How does Northern Arizona
University accept
Undergraduate and
Graduate Transfer Credits
(units)?
To meet the requirements of your particular degree plan, you may be able to use transfer credit that you earned at another institution. Transfer evaluators in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Orientation review your transfer transcript to determine your total number of transfer units and how those units will count toward satisfying Northern Arizona University’s Liberal Studies requirements; academic departments evaluate your transfer work to determine how any transfer courses may count toward your major and minor requirements.
We accept credit from regionally accredited four-year institutions on a credit-unit-for-credit-unit basis (adjusted for semester/quarter terms) for college-level courses with grades of P (credit awarded), C, 2.0 or better. Course equivalencies are established based on alignment of learning outcomes.
Northern Arizona University accepts only transfer credits, no grade point averages. The university accepts up to 64 transfer credits from accredited two-year colleges. These credits must carry grades of P (credit awarded), C, 2.0, or better. You may transfer courses from a two-year college as equivalent courses but only at the lower-division credit level.
If you transfer from an Arizona public college or university, you may follow the degree requirements in effect at the time you began your college work, provided your attendance has been continuous (as explained under Catalog to Use for Degree Requirements). Please review the requirements of the department in which you plan to enroll for additional information about transferring credits.
If you transfer from an Arizona public or tribal Community College under Northern Arizona University’s 1995-97 or any future Undergraduate Catalog and your transcript certifies that you completed the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC), you have satisfied Liberal Studies requirements.
AGEC to satisfy Diversity Requirements
Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Northern Arizona University who have completed an AGEC from an Arizona public or tribal Community College and are subject to a 2005-2006 or subsequent undergraduate catalog are considered to have met the Diversity requirements.
The Course Equivalency Guide (CEG), which is part of the AzTransfer.com System, indicates how the three public universities accept transfer coursework (numbered 100 or above) from Arizona public and tribal community colleges. The CEG is available on the web at www.aztransfer.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Admin_CEG.
We may accept credit from nationally accredited four-year or two-year institutions and from non-accredited institutions. Petitions for acceptance of credit from these institutions are to be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions & Orientation.
For Graduate transfer policy, please refer to the Graduate College website at http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/Transfer.asp.
