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CDS 2021 Transfer Admission

CDS 2021 Transfer Admission

Fall Applicants 

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students? Yes

May transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned
from course work completed at other colleges/universities? Yes
D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking
transfer students in Fall 2021. Includes all who submitted any part of their application.

  Applicants Admitted applicants Enrolled applicants
Men 494 263 221
Women 895 421 295
Total 1,389 684 516

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll: Fall, Spring, and Summer
D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must
apply as an entering freshman? Under 18 hours, students must meet both beginning Freshmen and transfer requirements.  

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?
18 Credit Hours
D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

  Required of all Recommended for all Recommended for some Required for some Not required
High school transcript       X  
College transcript(s) X        
Essay or personal statement         X
Interview         X
Standardized test scores       X  
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) X        
D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale): 2.35 for those with fewer than 18 hours
D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify
(on a 4.0 scale): 2.0
D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

1. A student transferring to Southeastern must be eligible to reenter the college or
university from which the student is transferring.
   
2 Must have a 2.0 on all college work
   
3. Students with fewer than 18 hours must meet beginning freshman criteria. Those with
18 or more hours must have a “C” or higher on college-level English and Math
D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer
students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check
mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

  Priority date Closing date Notification date Reply date Rolling admission
Fall January 15  August 1     X
Spring  September 15 December 15     X
Summer January 15 May 15     X
D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?
Not Applicable
D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
All transfer applicants, including those with fewer than 18 hours earned, must provide
official transcripts from all previously attended colleges and universities.

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:
D
D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

N/A – Determined by Department & Deans (100 or 200 level courses only)
D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

N/A – Determined by Department & Deans (no technical/vocation courses and no varsity sports)
D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn
an associate’s degree: At least the final 30 hours; at least one-half of the hours required in the major
field or fields; at least 25% of credit semester hours must be earned through Southeastern.
D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at our institution to earn
a bachelor’s degree: At least the final 30 hours; at least one-half of the hours required in the major
field or fields; at least 25 % of credit semester hours must be earned through Southeastern.
D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

Military Service Transfer Credit Policies 

D18. Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: American Council on Education (ACE)                                YesCollege Level Examination Program (CLEP)                       YesDANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)                     Yes
D19.

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education
evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE):

Number: 45 semester hours

Unit type: Credits must be acceptable to the curriculum in which the student enrolls and must
not duplicate other college credit earned.

Honorably discharged veterans may be allowed credit for kinesiology and certain other
courses.

Credit may be granted for service schools where equivalence in terms of college courses
has been recommended for college credit in the “Guide to the Evaluation of Educational
Experience in the Armed Services,” published by the American Council on Education
(ACE).
D20.

Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of
Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)):

Number: 45 semester hours

Unit Type: Credit is given at Southeastern for CLEP General Mathematics Examination.

Transfer students with CLEP General Credit, other than mathematics, on their transcript
are encouraged to take the CLEP Subject Examinations or Departmental Examinations,
which the University accepts for credit.

Credit will be granted for CLEP Examinations in the course(s) are listed on the student’s
official transcript with a passing grade or the equivalent, and are within the policies
for credit at Southeastern.

Under agreement between Chauncey, a subsidiary of Educational Testing Services (ETS),
and the U.S. Department of Defense, Southeastern administers DANTES/DSSTs at the Office
of Testing. 

Credit will be entered on a student’s transcript upon receipt of an official transcript
from Chauncey group, provided the student achieves at or above the score accepted.
D21.

Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? Yes, in the University Catalog.
D22.

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:

1) Credit is not granted for National Guard service.

2) Students may not receive credit through CLEP in courses in which the student has
earned a final grade at an accredited college or university.

3) A grade of P will be given on DANTES (DSSTs) or CLEP and the course will not be
computed in the student’s average, and will not carry quality points nor translated
into grade “A”, “B”, “C”, or “D”.

4) Unsuccessful attempts on DANTES (DSSTs) or CLEP will not be recorded against the
student.
   

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