Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit
Credit in transfer may be accepted only for courses which are comparable to courses offered in the School of Arts and Sciences, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, and/or Robins School of Business curriculum at the University of Richmond. Moreover, the coursework must have been taken at an institution accredited by a regional accrediting agency or the international equivalent at the time the work was taken, and a grade or equivalent of C (2.0) or better must have been earned. In the Robins School of Business, all upper level courses (including all Business Core courses, Finance, Marketing, Management, International Business, Accounting courses above 201, and Economics courses above 102) must be taken at an AACSB accredited school or as a part of a University of Richmond approved study abroad program in order to be considered for transfer credit towards the major/minor.
Approved credit earned at another institution will be converted to the University of Richmond unit (one unit is the equivalent of 3.5 semester hours) and applied to the record accordingly. Up to five 3-semester hour courses will be transferred in as one unit; additional 3-semester hour courses will be transferred in as .86 units. Coursework accepted in transfer shall be applied to specific degree requirements subject to the discretion of the academic department concerned. Units awarded are added into units required for graduation, but grades are not calculated in the grade point average.
Students entering the University of Richmond as first-year students must complete 28 units of University of Richmond-approved work toward the undergraduate degree, which includes approved exchange and study abroad programs, approved visiting away and off-campus programs as well as courses taken through dual degree and cross-registration programs. Students entering as first-year students must complete at least 17.5 units in residence at the University of Richmond.
Students entering the University of Richmond as transfer students (having matriculated after graduation from high school as a degree-seeking student at another post-secondary institution) with at least 6.82 units of transfer work will have the 28-unit requirement prorated.
Transfer students who attended another institution for one year must earn 23 units of University of Richmond-approved work toward the undergraduate degree which includes approved exchange and study abroad programs, approved visiting away and off-campus programs as well as courses taken through dual degree and cross-registration programs. Transfer students who attended another institution for one year must complete at least 17.5 units in residence at the University of Richmond.
Transfer students who have attended another institution for one and one half years must earn 20.5 units of University of Richmond-approved work toward the undergraduate degree which includes approved exchange and study abroad programs, approved visiting away and off-campus programs as well as courses taken through dual degree and cross-registration programs. Transfer students who attended another institution for one and one half years must complete at least 17.5 units in residency at the University of Richmond with one exception: they may apply up to 1 unit earned on an approved exchange or study abroad program towards the 17.5-unit residency requirement.
Transfer students who attended another institution for two or more years must earn 17.5 units in residence at the University of Richmond with one exception: they may apply up to 4 units earned on an approved exchange or study abroad program towards the 17.5-unit residency requirement.