Off-Campus Approval Policy
An Elizabethtown College student who wishes to transfer credits to Elizabethtown College must obtain permission in advance from the Office of Registration and Records. The College transfers credits (but not grades or quality points) for course work taken at another regionally accredited institution for which a grade of "C" or better is obtained. The College is not obligated to accept course work for which written permission was not obtained prior to enrollment at another institution.
Students can transfer courses from accredited institutions that are judged by the Registrar and the appropriate Department (in the case of courses for a major/minor) to be high quality, involve active delivery methods (ongoing exchange of ideas with an instructor) and are conssistent with the mission and program goals of Elizabethtown College. No online courses of independent study or correspondece courses can be transferred (i.e. LSU courses are correspondence courses).
Students who have achieved junior status (60 credits) either through work at Elizabethtown College or through a combination of work at the College and another institution(s) are not permitted to transfer additional credits from 2-year institutions to the College. Such students may transfer credits from 4-year institutions, but only upon the prior approval of the Director of Records. Students must request that the registrar's office of the transferring institution send an official transcript to the Office of Registration and Records at Elizabethtown College. Facsimile (FAX) copies and student-delivered transcripts will not be accepted.
Prior approval for off-campus courses is required for several reasons:
Students can transfer courses from accredited institutions that are judged by the Registrar and the appropriate Department (in the case of courses for a major/minor) to be high quality, involve active delivery methods (ongoing exchange of ideas with an instructor) and are conssistent with the mission and program goals of Elizabethtown College. No online courses of independent study or correspondece courses can be transferred (i.e. LSU courses are correspondence courses).
Students who have achieved junior status (60 credits) either through work at Elizabethtown College or through a combination of work at the College and another institution(s) are not permitted to transfer additional credits from 2-year institutions to the College. Such students may transfer credits from 4-year institutions, but only upon the prior approval of the Director of Records. Students must request that the registrar's office of the transferring institution send an official transcript to the Office of Registration and Records at Elizabethtown College. Facsimile (FAX) copies and student-delivered transcripts will not be accepted.
Prior approval for off-campus courses is required for several reasons:
- Online course option may NOT be transferrable
- The course may not be acceptable for an Elizabethtown College degree
- A student may not satisfy residency requirements
- Courses may not be repeated at another institution
- The institution may not be accredited by one of the regionally accrediting institutions; and
- The course may be in quarter credits rather than semester credits
