Transfer Credit - Braniff Graduate School

Credits are transferable only from accredited institutions and must have been taken within the six years prior to acceptance in the program. Transfer of graduate credits earned at other institutions is not automatic. Some programs with special curricula rarely approve transfer petitions. Only courses with a grade of "B" (3.0) or better may be considered for transfer. When petitions are honored, no more than three hours may be transferred into a certificate program. No more than six credit hours may be transferred into a Master’s program.  No more than nine credit hours may be transferred into the doctoral program. Students who have already entered a Master’s program at the university must get prior approval from the Graduate Dean before taking courses at another institution for transfer of credits. Those who have earned graduate credits as "non-degree seeking" students in the Braniff Graduate School and who later apply for degree status in one of the graduate programs may count only nine of these hours toward their graduate degree. Art students may not count courses taken as non-degree seeking students toward the MA/MFA degrees.

In a program requiring one year of course work (24 credits, not counting the thesis or its equivalents) the transfer petition should be made before pre-registering for the second semester. In programs of a longer duration, the petition may be made any time after one full-time semester at the university or after completing nine credit hours, whichever comes first. All Master’s students must take a minimum of 15 credit hours of course work at UD, with the exception of graduate students in the Humanities program who must take at least 18 credit hours. The request for transfer credit should be made to the program director and requires the approval of the Graduate Dean.