Transfer Courses and Grades
Once the student has identified and enrolled at MVNU, all courses that the student plans to take elsewhere for transfer back to MVNU must be approved in writing prior to enrollment at the other institution. General education courses must be approved by the University Registrar. Courses in the major or minor must be approved by the applicable department chair or school dean. The chair or dean must communicate the approval in writing to the University Registrar.
Transfer credit from other regionally accredited institutions may be granted for courses that apply to MVNU academic programs. Credit from non-regionally accredited institutions is evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may be accepted only as prior learning general elective credit. Once enrolled at MVNU, transfer credit is granted for those approved courses for which a grade of C- or better is earned. IMPORTANT: Some majors require a higher minimum grade than C- for the course to complete a requirement, so while the course may transfer back to MVNU with the C- grade, it may not necessarily meet the minimum grade requirement for a particular program at MVNU. Contact the applicable department chair or school dean for detailed information on required minimum grades.
Grades from accepted courses will not be factored into the student's cumulative GPA at MVNU. However, students on academic probation status may petition the applicable school dean with oversight of the student's chosen major program for a grade to be included in the student's computed GPA at MVNU. Approval must have been communicated in writing to the University Registrar by the school dean prior to enrollment at the other institution.
All transfer courses must be recorded on an official academic transcript and sent to the University Registrar after the final grade is posted in order for the course and grade to be posted on the student's MVNU academic record. Official academic transcripts may be sent electronically or in hard copy and must arrive directly from the other institution.