Transfer Policies

General Policies for All Transfer Students:

• In general, UNC Asheville accepts all academic courses completed with a grade of C or higher from regionally accredited institutions. Courses of a technical nature, and those taken within an applied science curriculum do not transfer.
• Courses taken as pass/fail (graded S/U or P/F) are not automatically accepted unless it can be determined that the student would have received a C or better if the course had been assigned a standard letter grade.
• Transfer credit is not awarded for independent study, seminars or special topics. Students can appeal for credit if the courses could be used to fulfill ILS or major requirements.
• Transfer credit is NOT awarded for experiental learning, such as work experiences, internships, practicums, field work, or other life experiences.
• All students must complete at least 60 semester hours from 4-year institutions.
• All students must complete 30 semester hours from 300- and 400-level courses
• All students must complete their final 30 hours in residence at UNC Asheville
• Students must complete at least 1/2 of their major requirements at UNC Asheville
• Students seeking a second degree or post-baccalaureate certificate of major must complete at least 2/3 of their major requirements at UNC Asheville.
• Applied courses, whether technical or methodological (except in the fine arts), are not transferable unless they fulfill specific degree requirements and are approved by the chair of the appropriate department.
• Courses to satisfy General Education/Integrative Liberal Studies and major requirements are judged individually. They should be generally equivalent in information and methodology to courses in the university's core curriculum or major programs. In cases of doubt, the chairs of the appropriate departments will determine the equivalency accepted. Courses will be considered general electives if they are not part of the core curriculum or required for the major or minor.

Two Year College Transfers:

• Courses from 2-year schools cannot be counted as part of the 30 semester hours that must be completed at the 300-400 level even if the courses are used to fulfill upper-level requirements.
• Students transferring from a 2-year institution must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours at UNC Asheville.
• Students transferring with credit from more than one institution must complete at least 60 semester hours from 4-year institutions regardless of the amount of credit transferred from the 2-year school(s).
• Students must also complete all requirements as listed above in the General Policies for All Transfer Students section.

Four Year College Transfers:

• Students transferring from a 4-year institution must complete their last 30 semester hours at UNC Asheville.
• Students must also complete all requirements as listed above in the General Polices for All Transfer Students section.