Master’s Programs
The School Dean or designee uses the following criteria to evaluate proposed transfer credits at the graduate level; exceptions may be made at the Dean’s discretion:
- Completed within seven (7) years prior to acceptance at NU unless programmatic accreditation requires otherwise.
- Credits must be earned with a grade of “B” or better or an equivalent satisfactory grade unless otherwise indicated by program or accreditation.
- A maximum of twelve (12) semester credits or eighteen (18) quarter credits may be transferred from a graduate-level program. Many graduate programs have lower transfer limits. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- No more than nine (9) semester credits or thirteen and a half (13.5) quarter credits can be applied to specialization courses. Many graduate programs have lower transfer limits. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- Must be equivalent to content in the required NU course as demonstrated by the transfer course description and/or syllabus
Post-Master’s Certificate Programs
The School Dean or designee uses the following criteria to evaluate proposed transfer credits at the doctoral-level:
- Completed within seven (7) years prior to acceptance at NU unless programmatic accreditation requires otherwise.
- Credits must be earned with a grade of “B” or better or an equivalent satisfactory grade unless otherwise indicated by program or accreditation.
- A maximum of three (3) semester credits or four and a half (4.5) quarter credits may be transferred from a doctoral-level program. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- Must be equivalent to content in the required NU course as demonstrated by the transfer course description and/or syllabus
Note: Credits earned at NU have the same time limits stated above for migration and application to current programs and degree plans, based on the date the corresponding course grade was posted.
Juris Doctor Program
For information about the Juris Doctor program’s transfer credit limits please see the Juris Doctor Catalog and Handbook.
Education Specialist Programs
The School Dean or designee uses the following criteria to evaluate transfer credits at the Education Specialist level:
- Completed within seven (7) years prior to acceptance at NU unless programmatic accreditation requires otherwise.
- Credits must be earned with a grade of “B” or better or an equivalent satisfactory grade unless otherwise indicated by program or accreditation.
- A maximum of twelve (12) semester credits or eighteen (18) quarter credits may be transferred from an advanced graduate or doctoral-level program. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- No more than nine (9) semester credits or thirteen and a half (13.5) quarter credits can be applied to specialization courses. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- Must be equivalent to content in the required NU course as demonstrated by the transfer course description and/or syllabus
Note: Credits earned at NU have the same time limits stated above for migration and application to current programs and degree plans, based on the date the corresponding course grade was posted.
Note: Students who complete NU’s EdS program may be eligible to apply up to 30 credits from the EdS program to NU Sanford College of Education Doctoral programs. School Dean (or their designee) approval is required to determine number of applicable credit credits from EdS to the selected doctoral program.
Doctoral Programs
The School Dean or designee uses the following criteria to evaluate transfer credits at the doctoral level; exceptions may be made at the Dean’s discretion:
- Completed within seven (7) years prior to acceptance at NU unless programmatic accreditation requires otherwise.
- Credits must be earned with a grade of “B” or better or an equivalent satisfactory grade unless otherwise indicated by program or accreditation.
- A maximum of twelve (12) semester credits or eighteen (18) quarter credits may be transferred from a doctoral-level program. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- No more than nine (9) semester credits or thirteen and a half (13.5) quarter credits can be applied to specialization courses. Please consult program description for program specific transfer limits.
- Must be equivalent to content in the required NU course as demonstrated by the transfer course description and/or syllabus
Note: Credits earned at NU have the same time limits stated above for migration and application to current programs and degree plans, based on the date the corresponding course grade was posted.
Note: Students enrolled in the Dissertation Completion Pathway (DCP) will be eligible to transfer in all doctoral coursework as long as it aligns to the chosen program of study, culminated in doctoral candidacy, and the student was not dismissed for academic reasons. The DCP leadership will conduct a transcript review to ensure program alignment and students have achieved doctoral candidacy at a previous institution for a degree program and specialization offered at NU to determine transfer of credit applicability.
Note: Students who complete a Master’s degree program at NU may be eligible to satisfy a maximum of 6 doctoral credits in their doctoral program using credits from their conferred Master’s degree. Students must receive written verification from the School Dean (or their designee) at the time of application to their doctoral program that courses from the conferred Master’s degree meet requirements for the doctoral program.
Example: MBA-5102 could be used to satisfy BTM-7101.
Graduate Credit from Foreign Institutions
The University may accept transfer or waive credit if an official course-by-course evaluation from an approved credential evaluation agency is supplied. NU will accept credential evaluations through any evaluation agency accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). In addition, credential evaluations by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) are also accepted.
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