EVALUATION AND TRANSFER POLICY
Please note the following guidelines for acceptance and suitability of transfer credit:
  1. An official transcript from each institution attended must be submitted to TFC’s Office of Admissions. For students currently enrolled in another institution, an updated complete official transcript must be submitted to TFC within 30 days of completion for the additional transfer work to be considered.
  2. The Registrar’s Office evaluates transferability of credit from institutions accredited by agencies authorized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The Registrar serves as the final authority in determining the general acceptability of work completed at other institutions.
  3. While much or all of a student’s transfer credit may be accepted at TFC, all of the transfer credit may not be applicable to the student’s major. The final transfer credit evaluation should be compared to the major program of choice listed in the catalog. Courses accepted in transfer that do not fulfill a specific course requirement in the chosen major count as open electives.
  4. Transfer course work must have at least two/thirds equivalent content and credit to be granted course equivalency. When this occurs, the lacking hour must be balanced with open electives to meet the total graduation credit hour requirement.
  5. Developmental or remedial courses are usually designed for institutional credit only and are therefore not eligible for transfer.
  6. Vocational and technical credit is accepted in transfer only when it bears a clear and direct equivalency to academic courses offered at TFC.
  7. Only those courses with a C- or better are considered for transfer. Grades and GPA do not transfer.
  8. Courses other than Physical Education activity courses that are graded on a Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis are generally not accepted in transfer.
  9. Credits transferred from institutions on the quarter system are granted the standard two/thirds equivalency according to the following: 5 and 4 quarter hours = 3 semester hours; 3 and 2 quarter hours = 2 semester hours; 1 quarter hour = 1 semester hour.
  10. Upon receipt of an official transcript from the transferring institution, the Registrar’s Office completes a transfer credit evaluation and sends the results to the prospective student. All acceptable transfer coursework is entered on the TFC transcript upon enrollment.
  11. Up to 16 hours may be accepted for work taken by correspondence from approved institutions. Courses taken by correspondence must be approved in advance and in writing by the Registrar. No correspondence courses in homiletics are accepted and no correspondence or on-line courses in Bible, theology, or pastoral ministry may be accepted without specific prior approval of the Registrar’s Office and the School of Bible & Theology, subject to its criteria on accredited institutions, academic quality, and examination methods.