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Transfer Credits

Whether you are a transfer student or an incoming freshman, you may have already taken classes that fulfill college requirements, and we want you to have every opportunity for your earned credits to count toward your degree at SVC.

Please consult the lists below, but feel free to reach out with follow-up questions:

Registrar: 724-805-2889 or registrar@stvincent.edu

Admission: 800-782-5549 Ext. 2500 or admission@stvincent.edu

 

Community College Transfer Credits

Other College Transfer Credits

Please contact the transfer recruitment manager or the registrar for more information concerning credits from other schools.

 

AP: The Advanced Placement Program

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  • Any matriculated student at Saint Vincent College may be granted advanced standing credit via AP.

  • No charge will be made for granting AP credit.

  • Up to 62 credits may be earned via AP and similar evaluating mechanisms.

  • Students who have earned credit through AP should be aware of the limitations of AP. Academic credit does not guarantee thorough knowledge of a subject.  This is especially important for students in vertical sequence courses.

  • If a student chooses to take a classroom course for which AP credit has already been awarded, the grade for the course will replace the AP credit. No double credit is possible.  A faculty advisor can counsel a student to take a classroom course for the student’s own benefit even though the student has earned credit by AP in that subject area, but the faculty advisor cannot require that the student take the course.

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CLEP: The College Level Examination Program at Saint Vincent College

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  • Any matriculated student at Saint Vincent College may be granted advanced standing credit via CLEP.

  • Up to 62 credits may be earned via CLEP and similar evaluating mechanisms.

  • Credit will not be awarded for repeated CLEP Examinations.

  • Students who have earned credit through CLEP should be aware of the limitations of CLEP. Academic credit does not guarantee thorough knowledge of a subject. This is especially important for students in vertical sequence courses. The cutoff scores established at Saint Vincent College are at a "C" grade level.

  • If a student chooses to take a classroom course for which CLEP credit already has been awarded, the grade for the course will replace the CLEP credit. No double credit is possible. A faculty advisor can counsel a student to take a classroom course for the student's own benefit even though the student has earned credit by CLEP in that subject area, but the faculty advisor cannot require that the student take the course.

  • CLEP credit awarded to a student while matriculated at another 4 year accredited college will be accepted, ordinarily, at Saint Vincent College as advanced standing transfer credit.

  • To be eligible for credit through CLEP General Exams a student cannot have earned previously any credit in the content area of the General Exam.

  • To be eligible for credit through CLEP Subject Exams a student cannot have enrolled in and failed the equivalent course.

Dual Enrollment Classes

After accepting admission to SVC and before attending summer orientation, students must submit all official transcripts from colleges or universities where they earned dual enrollment credits to the registrar. These credits are evaluated the same as other transfer credit. Contact the transfer recruitment manager with questions.

Core Curriculum Transferrable Credit

Saint Vincent’s Core Curriculum has six student learning outcomes that can be fulfilled in a variety of courses, including ones from other institutions. However, to ensure all Bearcats share a common educational foundation, some core courses are unique to SVC and do not have transfer equivalents. This uniqueness is what makes your diploma from SVC distinctive.

Other core requirements (32 -35 credits) can be fulfilled with equivalent courses from other institutions and will be reviewed by our registrar upon request before or after applying. Contact our Registrar at 724-805-2889 registrar@stvincent.edu. 

Core requirements with no transfer equivalent 24-25 credits Core requirements eligible for transfer equivalents 32-35 credits
  • Advanced courses in humanities, science, and math (15-16 CR)
  • Listening Seminar (3CR)
  • Core Writing Course (3CR)
  • Capstone Seminar (3CR)

 

Intro courses in:

  • History
  • American Government
  • Literature
  • Language and Culture
  • Natural Science
  • Social Science
  • Math
  • Communication
  • Arts
  • English
  • Ethics

 *Courses that are specific to your major’s requirements may count toward your major credits and will be evaluated by our registrar.

 

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