The maximum number of transfer credits allowed toward degree requirements is 60 credits which include AP, Study Abroad, and credits taken at another institution. No more than 15 transfer credits may apply to satisfy business core classes.
- Credit will transfer for courses in which grades of “C” (not “C-”) or better have been earned.
- Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grade at other institutions: Students are required to have the Registrar (not the professor) at the other institution certify that the “P” or” S” grade represents at least a “C” grade before credit could be granted. In some cases, an addendum to the transcript is required to provide an interpretation of grades.
VSB students are required to take MAT 1500 (Calculus I). If transfer students have completed any of the following calculus‑equivalent course sequences prior to transferring, the table below indicates how those credits will satisfy VSB’s calculus requirement and how they will apply within the student’s curriculum.
Course Title Credits Fulfilling VSB Requirement MAT 1312 Biocalculus 4 Non-Business or Free Elective MAT 1320 Calculus I for Liberal Arts 3 Non-Business or Free Elective MAT 1325 Calculus II for Liberal Arts 3 Calculus MAT 1500 Calculus I 4 Calculus - Statistics requirement: VSB students are required to take STAT 1430 (Business Statistics). For transfer students who have taken both STAT 1230 and STAT 1235 prior to transfer, credit will be given for STAT 1430 only. STAT 1230 will not fulfill any degree requirement.
- Quarter hours: Allocated best way possible, but total credits should not exceed 2/3 of quarter hours eligible.
- No credit is granted for physical education courses, professional development courses, or first-year student academic success seminars.
- Elective credit granted for courses which relate reasonably to a course offered by Villanova.
- Transferring institution must be regionally accredited and course(s) must relate directly to a Villanova course(s).
- No designated below first-year level courses will transfer.
- Courses must be at least 3 semester hours to be considered for transfer.
- All documentation must be submitted during the first-year at Villanova.