The School of Continuing Studies (SCS) at Georgetown University offers transfer credit from regionally accredited colleges and universities. Credit for work done at another college or university is granted to each admitted transfer student on an individual basis through an extensive evaluation by the academic department in which the student is admitted.

At the discretion of the academic leadership in SCS, credit is granted for prior graduate work after successful completion of the first semester at SCS. Students may not transfer more than six credits toward a graduate degree. The following guidelines are used to inform the decision about which courses will be accepted for transfer into academic programs in SCS:

1. The accreditation of the institution. Only courses from regionally accredited institutions will be considered.
2. The grade in the course. Only courses that have an earned grade of B (3.0) or better will be considered.
3. The content of the course. Only courses that have content applicable to offerings in the SCS program will be considered.
4. Age of the course. In most cases, courses older than 10 years old will not be considered.

In order for credits to be considered for transfer into an SCS program, a final, official transcript from each institution previously attended must be received. Transcripts that are stamped student copy or unofficial copy are not acceptable, even if they are in sealed envelopes.

Upon the satisfactory completion of the student’s first semester, the transfer credits are evaluated and posted to the student’s record and contribute to the required number of credits necessary for degree completion. Transfer credit grades, however, will not appear on the student’s Georgetown transcript and are not considered when calculating the quality point GPA index.