With permission of the program director and school dean, unless otherwise specified below, students can transfer a maximum of nine (9) credits of graduate work from another accredited graduate school, provided*

1. the courses requested for transfer were completed with grades of “B” or better and were not applied toward another degree,
2. the courses are offered only for graduate credit at the previous institution, and
3. the courses are judged appropriate by the program director for the degree program in which the student is matriculated at Monmouth University.

The grades of transferred courses are not used in the computation of the grade point average.

*Students in the Master of Arts in History or Master of Arts in Anthropology may transfer a maximum of 6 credits.

M.B.A.

Students in the Master of Business Administration program must complete a minimum of thirty credits or ten courses in the required and elective core of courses at Monmouth University. Courses requested for transfer will be accepted at the discretion of officially designated evaluators for the program in the School of Business Administration. Transferred courses must be from institutions accredited to offer graduate courses and must carry a minimum grade of “B.”

M.F.A.

Students who have successfully completed non-Monmouth English M.A. programs may submit an application for admission to the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Their applications should include a work sample, letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and official transcripts.

• If accepted, they will be permitted to have 15 credits waived from the completed M.A. program.
• Complete the supplementary 15 credits of graduate level English courses designated with course type EN.CW.
• Complete the remaining M.A. in English required credits before continuing on to the 18-credit M.F.A. curriculum.
• The minimum grade requirement for the waived credits, as well as the 15 creative writing credits is a "B" or higher.
• Students must maintain the total of 48 credits for the M.A./M.F.A. dual degree program as well as complete the same creative writing requirements.

M.S.N.

For Master of Science in Nursing students, the courses Pathophysiology (3 credits), Pharmacology (3 credits), and Advanced Health Assessment (3 Credits) must be 5 years old or less.

Waivers for actively practicing Nurse Practitioners will be considered on an individual basis if older than 5 years.

D.N.P.

Students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program may transfer a maximum of 12 transfer credits with a grade of B or higher from a CCNE-accredited doctoral program. A copy of the course syllabi is required for DNP faculty review.

C.M.H.C.

Students who transfer into the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, can transfer up to 3 courses (9 credits) with a B or better from their current or past (within 5 years) CACREP accredited  Mental Health Counseling graduate program.

M.S.W.

Students enrolled in the Monmouth University Master of Social Work Program who must complete fifty-four (54) credits will be able to transfer a maximum of twenty-four (24) credits in foundation level courses of graduate work from another CSWE-accredited M.S.W. program. Students will be eligible for these credits provided that:

• the courses requested for transfer were completed with grades of “B” or better,
• the courses are offered only for graduate credit at the previous institution,
• the courses are judged appropriate by the M.S.W. Program Director,
• the courses were completed within the five years prior to admission into the M.S.W. Program at Monmouth University,
• the courses are foundational courses and do not include field placement or any of the Social Work practice sequence courses, and
• the credits were earned at a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited graduate program.

Students who are enrolled in a Monmouth University M.S.W. Program with advanced standing and who request transfer credits will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

D.S.W.

Students enrolled in the Doctorate in Social Work in Human Rights Leadership program may request permission to take 2 courses (6 credits) at an outside institution, if the courses are approved by the DSW Program Director in advance.

M.S.E.D.

Students in Educational Leadership programs may transfer up to 12 credits, following all other university criteria, with the approval of the M.S.E.D. program director.

E.D.D.

Students in the Doctor of Education in Education Leadership programs may transfer up to 12 credits, following all other university criteria, with the approval of the E.D.D. program director. For certification credits applied toward a previous M.S.E.D. degree, either from Monmouth University or another accredited institution, up to 12 credits may be waived.

Certificate Programs

Students transferring into certificate programs are allowed to apply no more than 30 percent of the transfer credits into the program. All other restrictions stated above will apply.