Transfer Student Information
Admission Requirements for Transfer Students
At least a 2.50 overall transfer grade point average is required for admission to the College of Business Administration for all majors except Economics. The Economics major requires a minimum 2.25 transfer GPA. Transfer students with less than a 2.50 (2.25 for Economics) may seek admission to another Kent College. After completing a minimum of 12 hours at Kent State University, with a minimum 2.50 GPA (2.25 for Economics), transfer students may seek admission to the College of Business Administration.
Transfer students with 60 or more semester hours (or the equivalent) and less than a 2.50 GPA (2.25 for economics) on a 4.00 scale are not eligible to take junior-and/or senior-level business coursework. Such students may have to take coursework that may not apply to the B.B.A. if full-time status is desired. Proper advising is imperative. Transfer students are expected to receive advising prior to scheduling classes. Failure to do so could result in a loss of credit hours.
Application of Transfer Credit
At Kent State University, the process for evaluation of transfer credit is a two-step procedure.
Step One
First, potential transfer students send the Kent Admissions Office an official copy of their college and/or university transcript(s). The students will then receive from the Kent Admissions Office an “Evaluation of Transfer Credit”, which indicates the coursework that will transfer (and specific Kent course equivalences in many cases). Although coursework may be listed on the “Evaluation of Transfer Credit,” it does not imply that all coursework will be used toward the business degree.
Step Two
The next step in this process requires that the students consult with an academic adviser in the Undergraduate Programs Office, 107 Business Administration Building, in order to determine the applicability of this transfer credit to the degree requirements of the College of Business Administration. (The students should bring their copy of the “Evaluation of Transfer Credit,” catalog[s], and previous transcripts to this conference.) It is expected that transfer students consult an adviser prior to registering for coursework at Kent, otherwise enrollment in courses is done at the students’ own risk.
Important: Transfer students with 60 or more semester hours (or the equivalent) and less than a 2.50 GPA (2.25 for economics) on a 4.00 scale are not eligible to take junior- and/or senior-level business coursework. Such students may have to take coursework that may not apply to the B.B.A. if full-time status is desired. Proper advising is imperative.
Students attending other institutions who anticipate transferring to Kent to pursue the B.B.A. degree are urged to consult the degree requirements in this Catalog. Students attending two-year institutions who anticipate transferring to Kent to work toward the B.B.A. degree should, as closely as possible, take work at the two-year institution which is equivalent to the “Pre ‘Major’ Program Requirements” shown at a later point in this section of the Catalog. Failure to follow this plan of study may result in significant loss of credit applicable toward the B.B.A. degree.
The College of Business Administration has prepared transfer guides for the major community colleges located in northeastern Ohio. Community college students interested in working toward the B.B.A. degree at Kent should obtain a transfer guide from their college counseling office, or by writing to the Undergraduate Programs Office. Careful adherence to the transfer guide will permit the first two years of the B.B.A. degree to be taken at community colleges, with whom we have transfer agreements, with no loss of credit in transferring to Kent.
Validation of Transfer Credit
Transferred business coursework that is not considered to be directly applicable to Kent coursework may be eligible for validation. Approved validation techniques include CLEP tests, credit by examination, and/or successful completion of advanced coursework in the same subject field. (“Successful completion” is defined as C or better work.) Please note that each of these options may not be available in all cases and that students must qualify for validation opportunities based on the information below. To determine the possibilities for validation, students are expected to meet with an academic adviser in the Undergraduate Programs office.
Credit by examination or CLEP to validate credit may be attempted by students transferring into the college with approval from the appropriate department and provided the testing is an option.
Another validation option is open only to transfer students who have a cumulative transfer grade point average of at least 2.25 and a grade of C or better in the course in question. To validate accounting courses, a minimum grade of B is required. This option is contingent on an advanced course being available. Students seeking to employ this option should consult with an academic adviser in the Undergraduate Programs Office before attempting to validate their transfer credit in this manner. The assistant dean for undergraduate programs must approve in advance all arrangements to validate transfer credit. In all cases, a catalog description, a course syllabus, and the name of the text and author are required for adequate review of the validation request.