a 1 semester hour course at Lawson State. Exceptions must be requested by the student and approved by the advisor, appropriate chairperson/associate dean/dean and the dean of instruction. 6. The criteria for awarding credit for work completed at international colleges and universities are the same as for institutions within the United States. International students who earned credits at foreign colleges or universities may submit official, evaluated documents for consideration of credit. The following credentialing services may be used: World Education Services, Inc. www.wes.org or Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. www.ece.org. Evaluations should be forwarded to LSCC directly from one of these providers. Those without prior college credit must have high school documents evaluated / translated. 7. Credit may be awarded based on previous formal training. Examples include military training, Community College of the Air Force, Police Academy, and Fire College Certifications.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR TRANSFER OF CREDIT
Transfer credit will be evaluated and recorded by the Records Office once all official transcripts are on file. Transfer credit for courses with a grade of “D” cannot be accurately determined until all official transcripts are on file and the cumulative grade point average has been calculated. Students should have all institutions attended forward an official transcript to our office as quickly as possible to facilitate this process. Students may check their transfer credits online through their Lawson State Community College MyLawson accounts. Transfer credit will be awarded based on the following criteria. 1. Coursework transferred or accepted for credit toward a program must represent collegiate coursework relevant to the formal award, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in the institution’s own degree and certificate programs. A course completed at other regionally or duly accredited post-secondary institutions with a passing grade will be accepted for transfer as potentially creditable toward graduation requirements. 2. A transfer student from a collegiate institution not accredited by the appropriate regional association or duly accredited post-secondary institution may request an evaluation of transfer credits after completing 15 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above. 3. A transfer grade of “D” will not be accepted. 4. Courses included in the Approved Alabama General Studies Committee General Course Listing for which Lawson State Community College does not have an equivalent course will be accepted as a core requirement for the appropriate core area in the General Education Core. 5. The transfer course must be 6 or more quarter hours or 4 semester hours to satisfy the requirements of a 4 semester hour course at Lawson State; 4 or more quarter hours or 3 or more semester hours to satisfy the requirements of a 3 semester hour course at Lawson State; 3 or more quarter hours or 2 semester hours to satisfy the requirements of a 2 semester hour course at Lawson State; 2 or more quarter hours or 1 semester hour to satisfy the requirement of
INITIAL ACADEMIC STATUS OF TRANSFER STUDENTS
1. A transfer student whose cumulative grade point average at the transfer institution(s) is 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale will be admitted on Clear academic status. 2. A transfer student whose cumulative grade point average at the transfer institution(s) is less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale will be admitted on Academic Probation . The transcript will read ADMITTED ON ACADEMIC PROBATION . 3. An applicant who has been academically suspended from a duly accredited postsecondary institution may be admitted as a transfer student only after following the appeal process established at the institution for "native" students who have been academically suspended. If the transfer student is admitted upon appeal, the student will enter the institution on Academic
Probation . The transcript will read ADMITTED UPON APPEAL-- ACADEMIC PROBATION.
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