Students applying to United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities may present transcripts or other documentation of previous academic work for review by the Registrar prior to or at the time of admission. The Registrar, in consultation with the Dean of the Seminary, will review the documentation and will present an articulation of the transfer and/or advanced standing course credits being offered to the applicant.
Graduate level course credits earned at an institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting or a regional educational commission for which the student has earned a grade of 2.70 (B–) or better—or granted an exception in specifically validated circumstances by the Dean of the Seminary—may be accepted toward completion of a United degree.
Course credits from another institution that did not count towards a completed degree may be applied to a maximum of two-thirds of the required course credits for a United degree. Transfer course credits that counted towards a completed degree at another institution may be applied to a maximum of one-half of the required course credits for a United degree. Credits from United courses that count towards a United degree, either completed or in progress, may be applied to a maximum of two-thirds of the required course credits for a second United degree. In any combination of cases, at least one-third of the required course credits for a United degree must be completed at United and must be applied exclusively to that degree.
Transfer credits from another institution shall only be accepted towards a United degree for courses completed no more than seven years prior to enrollment in a United degree program. Credits from degree courses that a student completed at United prior to enrollment in a degree program shall be automatically accepted with no age limit prior to enrollment, but these courses shall be reviewed as needed to determine applicability to current degree and concentration course requirements.
All graduate courses offered by the member institutions of a network of schools accredited by the Association of Theological Schools are pre-approved for transfer credit to United. Since the list of network member schools changes periodically, the student must contact the Registrar to confirm which schools are current members of the network. The student must receive approval from United’s Registrar for a network school course to substitute for a required United program course. Any other completed network school course credits will be transferred to United as elective credit. The student must contact the Registrar of the network partner school to register for the course. To receive United credit for the course, the student must submit to United’s Registrar a transcript from the partner school that includes the completed course.
Please see the Transfer Course Credit, Advanced Standing, and Concurrent Enrollment section of the Student Handbook on the Academic Resources page for details on all opportunities for applicants to apply course credits from another institution towards a United degree.