Resident Transfer Credit

Students transferring from a Florida college system institution with an Associate of Arts degree will enter The University of Tampa with junior standing (minimum 60 credit hours) and all general education requirements will be satisfied. The general education requirement is defined as all Spartan Studies requirements. Students may only transfer a total of 64 credit hours from a two-year institution.

Credit is transferred for only those courses completed with a grade equivalent to a “C” (2.0 quality points) or higher. Students who earn credit on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis may not transfer those credits unless documentation is received stating that the grade is equivalent to a “C” (2.0 quality points) or higher.

Credit earned at a two-year institution is limited to 64 credit hours. Credit at the 300/400-level from a two-year institution will not be deemed equivalent without department approval at The University of Tampa.

Credit is awarded for college-level coursework completed at a U.S. institution of higher education accredited by one of the following institutional accreditors or its equivalent from a foreign institution:

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
• New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
• WASC Senior College and University Commission

Foreign institutions must be recognized by the Ministry of Education in that country. Courses must be similar in nature and content to courses in our undergraduate curriculum to be transferred. Courses that are remedial, technical, vocational, or doctrinal in nature are not transferable to an undergraduate degree.

While the UT GPA reflects grades earned only at The University of Tampa, transfer grades will be used in the calculation of graduation honors (refer to the Graduation Honors section of this chapter for full details).

The acceptance of credit is limited to that of a liberal arts nature. Credit earned in vocational, technical, or terminal-type courses is not acceptable, unless the equivalents of such courses are offered at UT. Supporting documentation may be required by the registrar to facilitate the transfer of credits. At the time of admission, credits earned more than six years previous, at UT or at other institutions, will be evaluated on an individual basis by the appropriate department head to determine if the credit is valid toward the current major.

All courses must satisfy the requirements of the UT Academic Experience set forth in the UT catalog. The decisions for transferring courses and credit hours to the University are made by the transfer coordinator in consultation with the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning and the appropriate academic department chair(s).