Transfer Evaluations
Welcome to Philander Smith University! We are glad you have chosen to transfer here! You are considered a transfer applicant if you have attended another college/university and are a non-degree student who seeks an undergraduate degree. If you were previously admitted to PSU as an undergraduate, please apply for readmission. The Philander Smith University – College Catalog is your survival guide and is available 24 hours a day to keep you up to date on academic policies, course descriptions, and majors offered. A maximum of 62 credits can be transferred to PSU.
Below are some helpful links to make your transfer to PSU an easy process.
How PSU Accepts Transfer Credits
The Transfer Evaluation Process
The Office of the Registrar at Philander Smith University evaluates transfer credits for students who clear PSU admission criteria and who have declared a major. The complete files of students that have cleared the transfer admissions process will be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar for evaluation. Each file is processed individually, reviewing institutional catalogs and conferring with the Academic Departments for specific course equivalencies.
How PSU Accepts Transfer Credits
Philander Smith University accepts transfer credit from institutions of higher learning based upon the following considerations:
1. The educational quality of the institution from which the student transfers.
2. The comparability of the nature, content, and level of credit earned to be transferred to PSU.
3. The appropriateness and applicability of the credit earned to the programs offered at PSU in light of the student’s educational goals.
Upon receiving courses for transfer, the receiving institution will exclude grades in the calculation of Grade Point Averages (GPAs). This provision will be effective for course work presented for transfer to enroll in PSU. When posting transfer courses to the PSU record, all transfer courses are converted to PSU’s grading scale and repeat policy.
Students may earn college credit with grades of “P” for acceptable scores from non-traditional credit:
– Advance Placement
– CLEP
– Military Service
Under normal circumstances Philander Smith University does not accept credit from non-regionally accredited institutions of higher learning and students may be asked to provide information to determine the comparability of content and level of credit presented as transfer to that credit offered by PSU. Petition may be made by submitting the Class Substitution Form available in the Registrar’s Office. Credit may be awarded only after review and approval by the appropriate academic department chair of the academic department in which the course is taught and approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The application must be completed during the first semester at Philander Smith University.
Students who feel that they are competent in certain subject areas are encouraged to earn credit through a nationally recognized credit-by-examination program.
Faculty Advising
We encourage you to obtain faculty advising with regard to your degree plan prior to your first at PSU and then each semester thereafter. This will ensure that you don’t take the wrong courses or take them in the wrong order. By the end of your sophomore year, you should work with you advisor to fill out a “Degree Audit” which details the courses you have completed and those yet to be completed for your major.
To obtain a faculty advisor, call the department where you intend to major.
