Transfer Credit Policy for Currently Enrolled Students

Off-Campus and Online Consortium/Acadeum Course Policy

Once enrolled at SXU, students are expected to complete their coursework at the University. However, once enrolled at SXU, students are allowed to take up to two courses at another accredited institution or through the Online Consortium/Acadeum.

Beyond the two allowed courses, some circumstances might arise in which a student needs to take a course at another accredited institution or through the Online Consortium/Acadeum. The below reasons for taking an off-campus course are required for approval:

1. The specific course is required for the student's major, minor, or general education coursework AND
2. The student must take the course in the current semester in order to remain on track to graduate. The student must provide formal documentation that the course is required to be taken in the current semester in order to remain on track to graduate AND
3. The course is not currently offered at SXU OR
4. The student's course schedule cannot accommodate the current day/time/modality in which the course is currently offered. The student must provide formal documentation that their course schedule conflicts with the current day/time/modality offering.

Students who wish to take a course outside of SXU must contact the Transfer Student Services Center (A-208) to obtain an off-campus course approval form prior to taking the course. The student will complete the form and attach appropriate documentation. A staff member from the Transfer Student Services Center will review student eligibility and determine approval requirements in conjunction with the academic department.

Courses taken without prior approval will not be accepted for transfer credit.

Certain courses cannot be taken or are not available to be taken outside of SXU:

1. Courses in which the student failed or did not earn a minimum acceptable grade at SXU cannot be retaken for credit outside of SXU, although students can petition for department approval to retake.
2. Students cannot take a class outside of SXU at a higher level than they were placed by the SXU placement tests.
3. Students on academic probation cannot take courses outside of SXU.
4. PHIL 140, PHIL 150, RELST 202 are only offered by SXU.
5. MATH 112, MATH 135 must be taken at SXU, although students can petition for department approval to take MATH 112 and MATH 135 outside SXU.
6. Nursing students are required to take all science courses at SXU.
7. Capstones must be taken at SXU.
8. Other program-specific requirements exist: Students should consult the catalog, their academic advisor, and the department chair/director to determine the specific restrictions for their major or minor.

In addition, the following rules apply:

1. Course grades earned outside of SXU must meet the requirements of the University program into which they are being credited.
2. An official transcript must be submitted to admission@sxu.edu to receive transfer credit.
3. Courses from a different institution will not factor into the SXU GPA.
4. Courses taken from the Online Consortium/Acadeum will factor into the SXU GPA.
5. Transfer students who have already transferred in 70 credits from a community college or 90 credits from a baccalaureate college or university cannot take any additional courses from a different institution, but they can take additional courses from the Online Consortium/Acadeum.