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Transcript Evaluation

Upon receipt of all transcripts (official or unofficial), after a student has applied for admission to the University, Admissions may request an evaluation of credits from the Office of Academic Records. 

All evaluations will utilize the approved, degree-specific Academic Plan.

Academic Records will assess transcripts for accreditation validity and credit transfer into core curriculum and program requirements from specifically comparable courses that have received a C grade or higher.

  • This review will be based off the academic requirements established by the corresponding university catalog. Academic Records will review course descriptions for specific courses within the program and suggest transfer for equivalent courses.

  • The final authority for equivalent transfer credit remains with the NGU Registrar.

  • The final authority for transfer credit with a course substitution remains with the Program Dean.

  • Transcripts from regionally or CHEA-accredited institutions will be reviewed for transfer. Requests for transfer credit from nationally accredited schools will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for course description congruency. All credits covered in existing or new articulation agreements will transfer. Requests for transfer credit from non-accredited schools will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for course description and instructional faculty credentials.

  • Quarter credit conversion will occur during the evaluation.

  • The original course name and number will be placed within the Academic Plan to indicate a credit transfer.

  • Remedial work will not be transferred in.

  • The maximum number of transfer credits for undergraduate degrees is 90 credits. By extension, a minimum of 30 hours of credit must be taken at NGU to successfully complete the requirements for the Bachelor’s degrees.

  • The maximum number of transfer credits for a graduate or a post-baccalaureate professional degree is at least one third of the credit hours are earned at NGU. This policy applies to certificate programs, including undergraduate and graduate certificates.