The College of Professional Studies accepts a maximum of 90 total transfer credits toward a bachelor’s degree. Eligible transfer credits are considered from one or a combination of the following sources: other regionally accredited institutions, CLEP, Credit by Examination, AP or ACE. Transfer credits are accepted on the basis of course equivalency and must have a course grade of C or higher. Normally, once a student is matriculated at CPS, all credits must be earned at Villanova. Transfer credits have no impact on cumulative grade point average. Transferability is evaluated and determined by the College of Professional Studies in conjunction with the Office of the Registrar as needed.
Procedure:
At application, prospective students must submit all official transcripts. Once student is accepted to CPS, all transcripts are evaluated by the academic advisor and approved by the Associate Director, Advising.
Guidelines:
Credits transferred from another institution of higher learning must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning and must have a grade of C or higher.
A maximum of 15 ACE credits are transferrable and must be from either Joint Military Transcript or Professional Education Courses offered by Villanova University.
Transferred ACE credits are accepted only for courses that are non-major requirements .
All transfer credits older than 5 years must be approved by Associate Director, Advising and/or Department Chair.
A maximum of 24 credits can be transferred as LFRE courses
CLEP examinations with a score of 60 or higher are accepted for the following subjects only:
- American Government
- History of US I
- History of US II
- American Literature
- English Literature
- General Biology
- General Chemistry
- Introductory Psychology
- Human Growth & Development
- Calculus with Elementary Functions
- Introductory Sociology
- Western Civilization II
Under specific conditions, students may consider Credit by Examination. AP credits are accepted with an examination score of 4 or higher.