Transfer in your credits and take advantage of our flexible online class schedule to complete your degree quickly, without altering your already-busy schedule.
Up to 90 credits may transfer toward the 120 credits required to earn a B.S. at Indiana Ï㽶ÊÓƵ University, depending on the degree program being pursued and how and from where the credits were earned.
IWU's Transfer of Credits Policy was designed so you can transfer as many course credits as possible toward earning your B.S. degree. To determine which course credits will transfer, we consider the institution's Accreditation and the Course Requirements.
Courses must meet the following criteria in order for the credits to transfer:
Courses from regionally accredited schools are handled differently than those from schools that are nationally accredited. ( is a quick explanation of the difference between these two types of accreditation.) All earned course credits from regionally accredited schools are considered for transfer.
IWU has well-established policies to award credits for courses from nationally accredited schools. We evaluate them on an individual basis. For example, RNs graduating from an ADN program at a nationally accredited school can earn up to 80 transfer credits, allowing them to enter IWU's RN-BSN program with an advanced standing equal to a second semester junior. We ask students to submit transcripts from all prior college studies so the maximum amount of credits can be awarded.
Credits awarded by any school for life experience or portfolios will not transfer. If you desire this type of credit, you will be asked to assemble for evaluation a portfolio of prior work, additional training, and life experience.
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Generally speaking, courses must be from properly-accredited institutions and meet the following criteria in order for the credits to transfer:
The enrollment process is simple. Enrollment counselors are available to personally assist you each step of the way.
Here is an abbreviated list of the steps most students will take:
Once your payment plan has been established, you are ready to start taking classes!
National accreditation, though it sounds broader in scope, is quite different from regional accreditation.
While many national or international accrediting agencies perform valid accreditation of specific programs (IWU holds several such national accreditations), the majority of national accreditations are technical or specific to a profession, rather than academic in nature.
Yes. For undergraduate students, we provide the opportunity to obtain credit for prior learning and experience. The process involves careful documentation in the form of a portfolio (a collection of evidence) of prior training and experiences that demonstrates their legitimate equivalency to specific college-level coursework.
Up to 40 credit hours of portfolio credit can be documented in this manner for most programs.