TESU Associate Degrees Transfer Credit Rules

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TESU Associate Degrees Transfer Credit Rules as of 2025:

• Minimum of 15 credits from regionally accredited (RA) colleges or universities.
  
• Maximum of 45 credits from NCCRS and ACE (e.g. Sophia) approved courses.
  
• Maximum of 15 credits from graduate courses.
  
• Maximum of 54-57 total transfer credits;
  • The 3 credit course, "SOS-1100 Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today" must be taken at TESU for all associate degrees.
    
  • The 3 credit course, "APS-2950 Associate Capstone" must be taken at TESU if included in the degree program. (Some TESU associate degrees do not have a capstone)
    
• Minimum C grade for English composition courses and all area of study (AOS) courses.
  
• Minimum D grade on all other transferred courses. Courses marked D-, F, U, W or I are not accepted. (Only grades earned at TESU will count towards your GPA)
  
• Duplicate transfer credits will only be applied to degree requirements once.
  
• TESU reserves the right to determine the appropriate equivalency and application to a degree program for any course.