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EM / Transfer Credit

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Authorization To Take Courses at Other Colleges and Universities

General Information:

  1. Some students may wish to take a number of courses at other colleges and universities while they are away from the Columbus campus, especially during the summer.
  2. The student should initiate the process of requesting authorization. He or she is responsible for clearing matters of appropriate accreditation of the institution in which he or she plans to study with the Admissions Office as well as the number of hours that would be transferred to O.S.U.
  3. The student should provide the faculty member in charge of granting authorization with the latest bulletin from the institution he or she plans to attend in order to decide the appropriateness of the courses to be taken and its relation to the total program of the student.
  4. The granting of credit is dependent upon successful completion of the course and the completion and filing of appropriate paper work.

Procedures:

  1. The student makes an appointment to see the appropriate Transfer Credit Coordinator.
  2. The student comes with the latest bulletin from the institution he or she plans to attend and explains why he or she is requesting authorization for taking the course(s) in that institution.
  3. The Transfer Credit Coordinator verifies the accreditation of the institution. In case of doubt the Coordinator should call the Admissions Office.
  4. The Coordinator advises the student of his or her responsibility for verifying with Admissions and his or her college office the total number of hours to be transferred to O.S.U.
  5. The Coordinator reads the description of the course(s) from the bulletin and determines: (a) if the course(s) fit(s) into the general plan of studies, and (b) if the rules on prerequisites are observed.
  6. If everything is in order, the Coordinator fills out the form entitled "Authorization to Take Courses at Other Colleges and Universities," available in the Language Secretary's office. Two copies of the form should be made: one copy goes to the student with instructions to take it to his or her college office, and the second copy remains with the Coordinator.