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Transfer Guidelines

LSCPA accepts transfer coursework from regionally accredited colleges and universities, non-regionally accredited colleges and universities, military educational training facilities, foreign educational institutions, and limited non-collegiate training facilities.

1. Regionally accredited colleges and universities. Students must submit all official transcripts from all colleges attended.
2. Non-regionally accredited colleges and universities. Students must submit all official transcripts from all colleges attended. Official transcripts must be submitted. Additional documentation may be required prior to acceptance of credit. Coursework will be evaluated in terms of level, content, quality, comparability, and degree program relevance.
3. Military educational training programs. Evaluation of military credit is based upon the evaluation recommendations outlined in the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services manual. Students must submit either a Form DD214 or Form DD256, and a Military Transcript Summary.
4. Foreign educational institutions. Students wishing to transfer college level work to Lamar State College Port Arthur from foreign educational institutions must have their official transcripts evaluated by an evaluation service approved by LSCPA. Credit for courses taken at foreign institutions will be awarded according to the policies outlined for transfer students.
5. Non-collegiate training facilities. Credit may be awarded for successful completion of learning acquired from participation in formal courses sponsored by associations, business, government, industry, and unions to the extent that the material is applicable and official certification and/or documentation of skills or competencies achieved is provided. Transfer credit for work accomplished in a non-collegiate setting may also be granted upon individual review only for the programs listed and under the provisions expressed in the LSCPA Catalog. Many of the recommendations in the American Council on Education (ACE) publication, The National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs and Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions are used to determine the award of credit.

The following guidelines may determine the extent of transfer courses, the impact of transfer coursework on grade point average, status at graduation (honors), and transcripted grades.

1. Grades of ‘C’ or better will be accepted as transfer credit for a course within a degree plan.
2. Courses transferred and applied to a degree plan will be used in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
3. Grades of ‘D’ will be accepted as transfer credit for a course not within a major. Some programs have additional policies that will not allow a grade of ‘D’ to transfer. Students are advised to contact individual program advisors for policies about the transfer of a grade of ‘D’.
4. Grades of ‘F’ will not transfer to LSCPA.
5. Courses transferred and applied to a degree plan will be used to determine ‘honors’ upon graduation.
6. At least 25 percent of the semester credit hours required for the degree must be earned at Lamar State College Port Arthur.