A transfer student is defined as any student who has previously matriculated as a degree candidate at another institution and has earned or is earning college-level academic credit at the undergraduate/graduate level. Students applying for transfer to Olivet University must follow the admission procedures. Students are responsible for making sure their official college transcripts from all schools attended are emailed directly from the issuing educational institution to the email address of the Admissions Office at admissions@olivetuniversity.ed or mailed directly from the issuing educational institution to the following address of Olivet University:
Olivet University
Attn: Admissions
36401 Tripp Flats Rd.
Anza, CA 92539
Coursework transferred or accepted for credit toward any OU degree must be relevant to the degree program, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in this university’s degree programs. In assessing and documenting equivalent learning and qualified faculty, OU personnel consult official institutional catalogs and employ recognized guides that aid in the evaluation for credit.
Such guides include those published by the American Council on Education, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs, or such services as are provided by AACRAO or the World Education Services (WES). OU accepts transfer credit from other accredited educational institutions and challenge examinations and standardized tests such as the College Level Placement Tests (CLEP) for specific academic disciplines:
Transfer Credit Award Requirements
Transfer credit is awarded based on specific requirements:
In order to assist students with curricular planning, the transfer evaluation process must be completed as soon as possible. Transfer courses are evaluated in the Office of Admissions for acceptance of core curriculum requirements and general elective credit. Transfer credits applied toward major requirements are determined in consultation with the appropriate academic divisions. After enrollment at the university, courses taken at another institution are evaluated for transfer by the Registrar's Office.
Olivet University reserves the right to notify applicants that they must have their non-U.S. academic transcripts evaluated by an academic transcript evaluation agency using a course-by-course report. Olivet prefers that transcripts be evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) or one of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member agencies. In such cases, credit and placement decisions are based on the recommendations of AACRAO or NACES . Please note that applicants are financially responsible for the cost of these evaluation reports.
Transfer Grades
Credit Hour Equivalencies
The credit hour minimums are based on courses from quarter calendar institutions. If a course at another institution is offered for fewer credit hours than an equivalent course at Olivet University, the student will be given transfer credit for the equivalent course at Olivet University but only for the number of credit hours earned at the other institution. In such cases, the student may need to take an additional course to fulfill credit hour requirements.
When semester credit is converted to quarter hour equivalents, a conversion factor of two- thirds is used. When conversions result in fractions, credit granted per course is reduced to the nearest whole number. Fractions are accumulated and reduced to the nearest whole number, and general elective credit is awarded for that total.
Instances of Fraud
Anyone found to have been admitted to Olivet University on the basis of false information will be immediately dismissed and will forfeit all financial payments made and academic credits accumulated during all periods of enrollment following that admission.