While the absence of accreditation raises questions concerning the nature and quality of an institution’s programs, SPU recognizes that institutions may not seek accreditation for a variety of reasons related to mission, 赞助实体要求, 等. SPU will, therefore, review credentials from unaccredited U.S. institutions* for potential transfer of credit at your request, provided the institution:
- Is a degree-granting institution and normally provides a transcript of academic work.
- 使用分级系统 评估学习.
- Is an educational institution officially recognized 由一个U.S. federally recognized, non-regional accrediting agency.
You must include an official transcript and copy of the unaccredited institution’s catalog or the website where the catalog may be found, along with a written request for review.
If SPU determines that an institution’s credits are acceptable, specific credits may be transferred with the following limitations and conditions:
- Only college-level academic courses will be transferred. 职业, 技术, and practicum/internship courses will be transferred only with faculty approval.
- 被接受， a course must have received a grade of C (2.0)或更好.
- 课程可以申请 研究性课程, 大学的核心, Academic Inquiry and Disciplinary Writing (WRI) and foreign language requirements if course content is comparable to that of SPU courses that fulfill these categories, as determined by designated faculty members.
- 最多15个学分 在圣经研究中, 神学, or church history may be accepted by the University, and will transfer as elective credits only.
- 不得申请学分 to University Foundations requirements.
- Application of credits to major requirements is a determination made by faculty in the individual discipline.
- The maximum number of credits transferred, when combined with credit for community and 技术 college courses and testing programs, 不会超过90.
除上文所述外 conditions for students entering from accredited colleges 将. If you are transferring from an unaccredited college, you may be required to present acceptable scores on either the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I) or the American College Test (ACT).
*See how credit from international institutions transfers.