Transfer Credit, Proficiency Testing and Other Options
in Meeting the Transfer Module
Transfer Credit, Proficiency Testing and Other Options
in Meeting the Transfer Module
in Meeting the Transfer Module
Certain alternatives to formal Kent State coursework may be recognized in the fulfilling of the 36-37-hour Transfer Module requirements.
1. Credits earned for specified courses within the Transfer Module course list through external credit
conferring testing programs, such as the CEEB Advanced Placement and CLEP subject examinations, will
be applied toward the fulfillment of the Transfer Module requirements as appropriate for the specific
courses for which credit is received.
2. Courses transferred from accredited postsecondary institutions will be applied toward fulfillment of the
Transfer Module requirements as appropriate for the specific courses for which credit is awarded.
3. The university’s Credit-By-Examination (CBE) program may be utilized in fulfillment of Transfer Module
requirements within the conditions, guidelines and policies established for that program and for the
course(s) for which credit is sought.
4. Proficiency, as established by placement examinations or other recognized procedures and mechanisms
for this purpose, can be used to fulfill Area I and II of the Transfer Module requirements. For example,
students who are placed into ENG 21011 and complete it with a passing grade will have met the Area
I Transfer Module requirement. It is assumed that students who are placed at and pass the higher level of
one of these sequenced courses have also mastered the content of the prerequisite course. While students
may meet the requirements of Area I and II through proficiency, minimum hours must be met in Areas
III, IV and V. Students meeting Area I and II requirements through proficiency must substitute other
courses, which shall be elective, to earn a minimum of 121 hours of appropriate coursework toward a
baccalaureate degree.
To fulfill the purposes of general education, any of the above alternatives to the fulfillment of the Transfer Module requirements by 36-37 hours of formal coursework at Kent State University must be exercised by the students within the first 60 hours of academic credits earned at and/or transferred to Kent State University.
Students who transfer to the university with more than 45 semester hours of applicable credits (including students with associate’s degrees in technology from the Kent State University Regional Campuses or those who transfer to bachelor-level programs from associate-level technology programs) must exercise such option(s) within the first calendar year of their Kent State University enrollment.
Questions concerning, and requests for application of, these alternatives to formal Kent State University coursework as a means of fulfilling the Transfer Module requirements shall be addressed to, and will be determined by, the dean of the college or independent school in which the degree program that the students are pursuing is located.
1. Credits earned for specified courses within the Transfer Module course list through external credit
conferring testing programs, such as the CEEB Advanced Placement and CLEP subject examinations, will
be applied toward the fulfillment of the Transfer Module requirements as appropriate for the specific
courses for which credit is received.
2. Courses transferred from accredited postsecondary institutions will be applied toward fulfillment of the
Transfer Module requirements as appropriate for the specific courses for which credit is awarded.
3. The university’s Credit-By-Examination (CBE) program may be utilized in fulfillment of Transfer Module
requirements within the conditions, guidelines and policies established for that program and for the
course(s) for which credit is sought.
4. Proficiency, as established by placement examinations or other recognized procedures and mechanisms
for this purpose, can be used to fulfill Area I and II of the Transfer Module requirements. For example,
students who are placed into ENG 21011 and complete it with a passing grade will have met the Area
I Transfer Module requirement. It is assumed that students who are placed at and pass the higher level of
one of these sequenced courses have also mastered the content of the prerequisite course. While students
may meet the requirements of Area I and II through proficiency, minimum hours must be met in Areas
III, IV and V. Students meeting Area I and II requirements through proficiency must substitute other
courses, which shall be elective, to earn a minimum of 121 hours of appropriate coursework toward a
baccalaureate degree.
To fulfill the purposes of general education, any of the above alternatives to the fulfillment of the Transfer Module requirements by 36-37 hours of formal coursework at Kent State University must be exercised by the students within the first 60 hours of academic credits earned at and/or transferred to Kent State University.
Students who transfer to the university with more than 45 semester hours of applicable credits (including students with associate’s degrees in technology from the Kent State University Regional Campuses or those who transfer to bachelor-level programs from associate-level technology programs) must exercise such option(s) within the first calendar year of their Kent State University enrollment.
Questions concerning, and requests for application of, these alternatives to formal Kent State University coursework as a means of fulfilling the Transfer Module requirements shall be addressed to, and will be determined by, the dean of the college or independent school in which the degree program that the students are pursuing is located.