Policies & Procedures

General Education

Transfer Equivalency for General Education Requirements - 1H3

1. Students Transferring to SIUE with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degree
   
   
   1. A transfer student with an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree from an accredited two-year institution in Illinois who has completed a program which conforms to the ICCB A.A. and A.S. Degree Models will be considered as having fulfilled all course requirements for the General Education program at SIUE except the Interdisciplinary course requirement. Similar consideration may be granted to a student with an A.A./A.S. degree from a community college outside of Illinois, or from a four-year institution regardless of location, provided that the program in which the degree was earned is substantially consistent with the requirements of the ICCB Degree Models. SIUE's General Education requirements will be considered as having been fulfilled regardless of the number of hours actually completed in each of the General Education categories with the following exceptions:
      
      
      1. The Interdisciplinary course requirement must be met at SIUE or at the upper division level at an accredited four-year institution.
         
         
      2.  All transfer students with an A.A. or A.S. degree who have not already had equivalent course work must satisfy the two-course Written Expression Skills requirement with a grade of "C" or higher.
         
         
      3. A student with an A.A. or A.S. degree will not be considered to have met SIUE General Education requirements if the student's academic records indicate that work from an unaccredited institution was applied toward the degree. Appropriately qualified personnel will perform a course-by-course evaluation of the student's academic work to determine completion of SIUE's General Education requirements. Credit will not be accepted for any work done at unaccredited institutions.
         
         
   2. No credit will be accepted for remedial or developmental courses.
      
      
      
2. Students Transferring SIUE Without a Degree
   
   
   1. A transfer student without a degree from an accredited institution must satisfy the requirements for the number of credit hours in each category of SIUE's General Education program. Credits accepted for transfer will be accepted for satisfaction of Advanced level General Education requirements only if the courses are comparable to Advanced GE courses offered at SIUE. Transcript evaluations will be conducted in accord with general guidelines provided by faculty from the appropriate GE area to determine the extent to which such courses may count as Advanced. The provisions in this paragraph also apply to SIUE students who wish to transfer credits to SIUE for courses taken at another institution.
      
      
   2. No credit will be accepted for remedial or developmental courses.
      
      

Approved by Chancellor effective 8/5/98
This policy was issued on November 5, 1998, replacing the February 1, 1996 version.
Document Reference: 1H3
Origin: CC 4-85/86; CC 5-85/86; OP 12/20/85; OP 2/12/92; OP 5/20/92; CC 3-98/99