Transfer Credit

The following criteria guide The College of Idaho’s decision regarding whether transfer courses or credits are accepted for transfer for its graduate programs:

  • Official transcript documenting successful completion of course(s).
  • Course syllabi or copy of course catalog with course description.
  • Course is a professional or graduate level course from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education institutional accreditor. (Graduates of non-U.S. accredited colleges/universities may need transcript/syllabi review by World Education Services, the Academic Credential Evaluation Institute, or another approved credential evaluation service.)
  • Course clearly meets the defined goals and objectives of a specific course being offered by the College.
  • Student earned a minimum of a B in the course.
  • Course was taken no more than seven (7) years prior to the transfer of credit application completion date.
  • Course must be equivalent to or greater than the amount of credit assigned to the specified College course.
  • No more than 45 percent of the graduate program’s total credits can be accepted as transfer credit (unless otherwise stated in an institutional agreement).