TRANSFERS
TRANSFER OF CREDITS
Transfer credit will be based on a review of official transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended. Credits earned at other regionally accredited colleges or universities will be honored by Saint Joseph Seminary College for those courses in which a grade of C or above has been achieved and which are applicable toward its degree programs. Credits earned at Roman Catholic seminaries abroad will be honored by Saint Joseph Seminary College for those courses in which a grade of C or above has been achieved, as interpreted by transcript evaluation, and which are applicable toward its degree programs. Transferred credits carrying numerical grades will be interpreted according to the grading system in use at Saint Joseph Seminary College.
Students with international credit will be required to have their transcripts evaluated by the Office of International Educational Services of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). These transcripts must receive a course by course evaluation, with the cost for this evaluation borne by the students. AACRAO may be contracted by telephone at 202 293-9161, by FAX at 202 872-8827, or on the Internet at www.aacrao.com. Students should request the referral form for the course by course evaluation.
Students transferring to Saint Joseph Seminary College in good standing with their prior institutions will be considered in good standing with the Seminary College during their first semester. Students transferring in probationary status from a prior institution will be subject to the academic probation and suspension policies of Saint Joseph Seminary College and may be required to carry a limited schedule of courses during their first year of enrollment.
All transfer students will receive notification, in writing, of credits accepted from other institutions no later than the end of their first semester at the Seminary College.
CREDIT AND PLACEMENT BY EXAMINATION
Saint Joseph Seminary College participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of The College Board and awards credit and/or placement for the subject examinations sponsored by this program.
All freshmen and all transfer students who lack transfer credit for ENG 101 Freshman Composition I take an institutional English essay examination and the Multiple Assessment Programs and Services (MAPS) testing series in English grammar to determine the level at which the students should enter the sequence of courses. All transfer students who have not completed an English composition course or taken the required course in mathematics will be placed in accordance with the score the student receives on the exam. Credit will be awarded for courses in which the student has proven competency.
Students of superior ability and preparation, and students who have already gained a fundamental knowledge of subjects offered at the college, may be permitted to take advanced standing examinations in specific courses which, if passed with satisfactory grades, will enable the students to receive degree credit and to advance to higher level courses. A student may take such an examination only once for each course. No more than 24 semester hours may be gained by a student through examinations. Credit given by examination is not used in the computation of the grade point average.
Courses for which such examinations are offered are:
ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
Agreements with Our Lady of Holy Cross College and Loyola University, in New Orleans, makes it possible for a student to begin a program of studies at Saint Joseph Seminary College and later transfer with advanced standing to that institution.
TRANSFER OF CREDITS
Transfer credit will be based on a review of official transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended. Credits earned at other regionally accredited colleges or universities will be honored by Saint Joseph Seminary College for those courses in which a grade of C or above has been achieved and which are applicable toward its degree programs. Credits earned at Roman Catholic seminaries abroad will be honored by Saint Joseph Seminary College for those courses in which a grade of C or above has been achieved, as interpreted by transcript evaluation, and which are applicable toward its degree programs. Transferred credits carrying numerical grades will be interpreted according to the grading system in use at Saint Joseph Seminary College.
Students with international credit will be required to have their transcripts evaluated by the Office of International Educational Services of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). These transcripts must receive a course by course evaluation, with the cost for this evaluation borne by the students. AACRAO may be contracted by telephone at 202 293-9161, by FAX at 202 872-8827, or on the Internet at www.aacrao.com. Students should request the referral form for the course by course evaluation.
Students transferring to Saint Joseph Seminary College in good standing with their prior institutions will be considered in good standing with the Seminary College during their first semester. Students transferring in probationary status from a prior institution will be subject to the academic probation and suspension policies of Saint Joseph Seminary College and may be required to carry a limited schedule of courses during their first year of enrollment.
All transfer students will receive notification, in writing, of credits accepted from other institutions no later than the end of their first semester at the Seminary College.
CREDIT AND PLACEMENT BY EXAMINATION
Saint Joseph Seminary College participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of The College Board and awards credit and/or placement for the subject examinations sponsored by this program.
All freshmen and all transfer students who lack transfer credit for ENG 101 Freshman Composition I take an institutional English essay examination and the Multiple Assessment Programs and Services (MAPS) testing series in English grammar to determine the level at which the students should enter the sequence of courses. All transfer students who have not completed an English composition course or taken the required course in mathematics will be placed in accordance with the score the student receives on the exam. Credit will be awarded for courses in which the student has proven competency.
Students of superior ability and preparation, and students who have already gained a fundamental knowledge of subjects offered at the college, may be permitted to take advanced standing examinations in specific courses which, if passed with satisfactory grades, will enable the students to receive degree credit and to advance to higher level courses. A student may take such an examination only once for each course. No more than 24 semester hours may be gained by a student through examinations. Credit given by examination is not used in the computation of the grade point average.
Courses for which such examinations are offered are:
- Basic and Intermediate Latin
- Basic and Intermediate Greek
- Basic and Intermediate Spanish
- United States History
ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
Agreements with Our Lady of Holy Cross College and Loyola University, in New Orleans, makes it possible for a student to begin a program of studies at Saint Joseph Seminary College and later transfer with advanced standing to that institution.