SAGU Admissions
Transfer Students
Credit for courses that have been earned at other accredited colleges or universities with a grade of “C” or above may be transferred into undergraduate studies at Southwestern. Courses completed with a grade of “D” or below will not be accepted in transfer. Official transcripts must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office in order to transfer credit. The University determines acceptable transfer credit from other institutions based on evaluation of course content as described in the catalogs of those institutions and in consultation with appropriate academic units at SAGU as necessary for clarification. Transfer credit may only be received for course work completed at regionally accredited institutions, or institutions which satisfy Southwestern’s Unaccredited College Policy. A lower-level course that is transferred for an upper-level course does not count towards the upper-level hour requirement.
New/Returning Transfer Student
For policies concerning transfer credit for new and returning students, please refer to section below titled Admission Requirements.
Current Student
Current students planning on transferring in courses from other colleges must check with the Registrar’s Office before taking any external course work. All transfer credit counts toward the student’s cumulative grade point average.
Admission Requirements
New Student
Transfer students will observe the same application process as other students. An official transcript from each college attended must be sent directly from each college to the Admissions Office. Transfer students are expected to be in good standing and eligible to re-enroll in the last school attended. Any enrollment permitted without an official transcript is only conditional and no credit will be allowed until a satisfactory transcript is on file. Any student in this category will be considered a freshman until official transcripts are received and processed.
Waiving High School Transcripts and ACT or SAT Scores
Students transferring into Southwestern with 21 hours of applicable transfer credit from an accredited university may have their High School transcripts and ACT or SAT scores waived. Applicable credit is defined as credit that applied to the student’s degree program at Southwestern. Southwestern reserves the right to request transcripts or scores from students, regardless of total number of credits transferred.
Strategies for Student Scucess
On-campus students transferring into Southwestern with 21 hours or more may also have the course GES 1122 Strategies for Student Success waived. Although the course requirement is waived, the hours must be made up in the student’s general electives. GES 1122 Strategies for Student Success is a required course for all Distance Education students and must be taken during the first semester of enrollment.
Academic Status
When determining a transfer student’s academic status, the total number of hours attempted and cumulative grade point average from all transfer schools will be used. Any student transferring into Southwestern whose cumulative grade point average falls below Southwestern standards will be placed on the appropriate academic status. If deemed necessary, a student may be given provisional admittance and must abide by in part or full of the following:
- Enroll in and successfully complete developmental courses as determined by ACT/SAT scores.
- Enroll in no more than 12-13 credit hours for each of the first two semesters.
- Achieve at least a 2.0 GPA in order to enroll in the next semester and achieve at least a 2.0 GPA for the year in order to enroll in the next year.
- Enroll in and successfully complete GES1122, Strategies for Student Success.
- Enroll in a one (1) hour, Credit/No Credit class through the Achievement Center each of the first two semesters. (GES 0011 AIM I, GES 0021 AIM II, or GES 0031 Crossroads)
Returning Transfer Student
Students returning to Southwestern, who have taken courses from other colleges since their previous enrollment, must submit official transcripts from each college. Both previous credit from Southwestern, as well as all transfer credit will be used to determine a student’s current academic standing.