Transfer Articulation Guidelines

• The school must be regionally accredited.
• The minimum grade for transfer is C-.
• Courses must be considered college-level and relevant to a liberal arts degree.
• A maximum of 64 semester credits may be transferred from two-year colleges.

• The school must be regionally accredited
• The minimum grade for transfer is C-
• Courses must be considered college-level and relevant to a liberal arts degree
• A maximum of 64 semester credits may be transferred from PSEO course work
• The total number of credits transferred from PSEO, CIS, AP, IB, CLEP and DSST may not exceed 64 semester credits

• The school must be regionally accredited
• The minimum grade for transfer is C-
• Courses must be considered college-level and relevant to a liberal arts degree
• The total number of credits transferred from PSEO, CIS, AP, IB, CLEP and DSST may not exceed 64 semester credits
• An official transcript must be received from the college or university awarding college credit (not the high school)

• Generally, the minimum score required is 4. In some cases (mostly foreign languages) a score of 3 is accepted.
• Each accepted exam receives 4 semester credits.
• A maximum of 20 semester credits from AP exams may be transferred.
• The total number of credits transferred from PSEO, CIS, AP, IB, CLEP and DSST may not exceed 64 semester credits.
• English (Language and Composition and Literature and Composition) exams do not meet Hamline's first-year writing requirement.
•  Check if your AP scores qualify for credit. 
•  Request AP scores from College Board. 

• Credit is granted for the higher level exams only
• The minimum required score is 4 or 5 depending on the subject area
• Each accepted exam receives either 4 or 8 semester credits, depending on the exam
• A maximum of 20 credits from IB exams may be transferred
• The total number of credits transferred from PSEO, CIS, AP, IB, CLEP and DSST may not exceed 64 semester credits
• English A exams do not meet Hamline's first-year writing requirement
• Check if your IB scores qualify for credit
• Request IB scores from IB

• Scores at or above the American Council on Education's recommended score (usually 50) may receive academic credit
• English Composition CLEP exams do not meet Hamline's first-year writing requirement
• A maximum of 16 semester credits from CLEP exams may be transferred
• The total number of credits transferred from PSEO, CIS, AP, IB, CLEP and DSST may not exceed 64 semester credits

• Scores at or above the American Council on Education's recommended score (usually mid- to upper-40s) may receive academic credit
• Credit is subject to approval by the appropriate academic department at Hamline
• Technical Writing DSST exams do not meet Hamline's first-year writing requirement
• A maximum of 16 semester credits from DSST exams may be transferred
• The total number of credits transferred from PSEO, CIS, AP, IB, CLEP and DSST may not exceed 64 semester credits

• Academic credit is granted for course work completed through a Hamline-approved study abroad program
• Grades must be equivalent to at least a C- to be eligible for transfer
• Transcripts from study-away experiences should be sent to the International and Off-Campus Programs Office where they are evaluated for credit and grade equivalencies

Transcripts from foreign schools (except those from a Hamline study abroad program) must be submitted to an outside agency for course-by-course evaluation and processing before a Hamline evaluation can be completed. The agency must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). These organizations usually charge students a fee for evaluation services. Three commonly used agencies are:

•  World Education Service (WES) 
•  Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)  
•  American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) 

• Credit is granted for courses from Joint Military Transcript (JST) and the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
• Courses must be considered college-level and relevant to a liberal arts degree
• A maximum of 32 semester credits from military transcripts may be transferred
•  Request a transcript from JST
•  Request a transcript from CCAF