Transfer Students
Transfer students who have completed an applicable associate degree, a higher level degree or its equivalent, are exempt from freshman admission requirements. All other transfer students are subject to the freshman admission policy. Applicants must list all colleges attended on the application for admission. Failure to provide information about prior college attendance is grounds for disciplinary action, including immediate dismissal from the University.
To be classified as a transfer student, one must have attained a cumulative grade point average "C" or above on a 4.0 scale and earned a "C" average in the following 24 semester credit hours.
| 6 | English Composition |
| 6 | Laboratory Science |
| 3 | College Algebra or above |
| 9 | Transferable Electives |
Transfer students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 at the end of the last semester/quarter from the last university attended. To meet graduation requirements, a transfer student must have an overall "C" (2.00) average and only grades of "C" or above will be accepted for transfer credit. Transfer hours passed will be accepted if the transferring institution is accredited by its state and regional accrediting agencies. The University will provide each approved transfer applicant with an evaluation of previously earned credits. The head of the major department will determine the previously earned credits that will apply in the degree program. All students must complete their last 30 semester hours in residence at this University. A student taking his last 30 semester hours may not pursue courses of any type at another institution for transfer credit toward a degree without obtaining, in advance of registration, written permission from the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Courses taken without such permission will not be accepted. The applicant must have been granted honorable dismissal from the last institution attended.
Transfer students intending to work toward a degree at Mississippi Valley State University should carefully analyze all departmental information listed in the University catalog as well as the General University Requirements for Graduation.
Records from accredited colleges and universities are accepted for credit toward advanced standing. Credits will not be evaluated unless they are presented on official transcript from the transferring institutions where these credits were earned. Official records of all previous college work should be submitted to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment at least one month before registration to determine whether the courses meet the University's requirements. No course above a sophomore level will be considered transferable from a junior college. Acceptablity of transfer credits will be determined by the head of the department in which the student intends to major. A junior or community college graduate who transfers to Mississippi Valley State University should be able to meet the additional requirements to graduate from MVSU in two academic years. The last half of the total hours applied toward graduation must be earned at a senior college.