Doctorate Transfer Credit Policy Students who have earned doctoral-level course credits prior to matriculation at the University of Arizona Global Campus may be eligible to transfer up to thirty (30) credits toward a University of Arizona Global Campus doctorate-level degree. This review may occur in the Transfer Credit Review Committee made up of members of the Office of the Registrar and Academics. Students will have the ability to appeal credit. Once admitted and/or matriculated into a University of Arizona Global Campus Doctorate program, students are not permitted to take coursework at other institutions and transfer it into the University of Arizona Global Campus, unless offered in an approved program or agreement. Transfer credits completed post Matriculation will not be considered for transfer. Students are responsible for reviewing applied transfer credit. Students may submit a Transfer Credit Appeal form with appropriate documentation to request any prior credits completed outside of the University of Arizona Global Campus to be re-considered for applicability toward a Global Campus degree program. Students earning credits outside the University of Arizona Global Campus post-matriculation must submit an Appeal to Apply Transfer Coursework Post-Matriculation form for the credit to be considered for applicability toward their Global Campus degree program.
The Office of the Registrar at UAGC maintains records of all previous education and training obtained from students as part of the initial transfer credit evaluation at enrollment in accordance with the Arizona Standards for Permanent Records. Any additional evaluation requested by students following enrollment is also maintained. The outcomes of all transfer credit evaluations completed are communicated to students along with the resulting shortened program of study, where applicable, as shown in their Student Portal. Documentation of the evaluation, granting of credit when appropriate, and the shortening of the program are maintained in the student record by the Office of the Registrar.
Please note: For students utilizing Veteran Benefits, the University of Arizona Global Campus must obtain a written record of prior education and training (including military training). Documentation of the evaluation, granting of credit when appropriate, and the shortening of the program are maintained in the student record by the Office of the Registrar.
Doctorate-level college credits completed are acceptable for transfer under the following conditions, unless offered in an approved program or under an agreement approved by the University of Arizona Global Campus:
- Credits should have been earned no more than ten (10) years before the date of admission to the degree program to which the credit is to be applied.
- Doctorate courses cannot have been used to satisfy the requirements for a previous graduate degree from other institutions.
- The course must have been a doctoral-level course, taken for equivalent doctoral-level credit at an approved accredited institution, and be at least 3-semseter credits.
- Credits earned outside the United States must be evaluated by an approved Foreign Evaluation Agency for equivalency to both content and degree level of the University of Arizona Global Campus course.
- The University of Arizona Global Campus does not accept for doctorate credit any credits earned as military credit, credit by examination, credit by correspondence, credit for life experience, or doctoral-level credit from non-accredited schools.
- Students must have earned a grade of “B-” or better for any transfer course.
- Research conceptualization and planning courses must be taken at the University of Arizona Global Campus. Degree programs may determine that certain courses are not eligible for transfer of credit.
Official transcripts are required for transfer credit to be considered. In addition, students may be required to provide a copy of the catalog description and/or the course syllabus from the institution where the credit was awarded to validate that the course satisfies the transfer credit criteria.