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Passport Program |
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The
Academic Passport
is a transfer program designed to
facilitate the transfer of students of Pennsylvania community
colleges to State System of Higher Education universities, and to
support the transfer of undergraduate credits earned by State System
students to other System universities. Students who meet the
established criteria will be granted an Academic Passport,
which will guarantee admission to the university and the fullest
consideration of transfer credits.
Academic Passport Criteria
and Privileges
Students
transferring with an Associate Degree:
- Students who have earned a
Pennsylvania community college Associate in Arts (AA) or and
Associate in Science (AS) degree, which has a liberal
arts/science component of a minimum of 30 credits, will be
granted an Academic Passport and will be guaranteed
admission to the university if the student has earned a minimum
QPA of 2.0 from all institutions attended. (The
student must apply for admissions in accordance with the
established university policy on admission.)
- Guaranteed admission to the
university through Academic Passport does not
necessarily guarantee admission to specific academic programs.
Some academic majors may require higher admission standards than
the Academic Passport requirement.
- For those students holding the
appropriate associate degree, the letter grades of “D” or above
are acceptable to the university. Some academic majors may
require that the letter grade of “C” or above be earned for
specific course-work.
- Academic Passport
students must meet all of the established program admission
standards required of indigenous students.
- In the acceptance and
application of transfer credits for students holding an Academic
Passport, the university will strive to apply all credits earned
at the community college towards the completion of the
baccalaureate degree. In certain circumstances, such as a
change in major or intended program of study, it may not be
possible to apply all credits earned at the community college.
Students
Transferring From Other State System Universities:
- Students transferring from other
State System universities who have attained a 2.0 QPA or higher
in a minimum of 12 credit hours of college level course-work and
hold a minimum 2.0 QPA from all institutions attended hold an
Academic Passport and are guaranteed admission to the
university. (The student must apply for admissions in accordance
with the established university policy on admission.)
- Guaranteed admission to the
university through Academic Passport does not
necessarily guarantee admission to specific academic programs.
Some academic majors may require higher admission standards than
the Academic Passport requirement.
- For those students holding the
Academic Passport, the letter grades of “D” or above
are acceptable to the university. Some academic majors may
require that the letter grade of “C” or above be earned for
specific course-work.
- Academic Passport
students must meet all of the established program admission
standards required of indigenous students.
- In the acceptance and
application of transfer credits for students holding an
Academic Passport, the university will strive to apply all
credits to the completion of the baccalaureate degree. In
certain circumstances, such as a change in major or intended
program of study, it may not be possible to apply all credits
earned.
Academic
Passport Student Appeals Process
All questions and appeals regarding
the transfer of credits to Slippery Rock University of
Pennsylvania should be directed to the Transfer Services area of
the Office of Admissions. All questions will be reviewed by the
University's official credit evaluators and, if need be, will
also be reviewed in consult with the Chairperson of the
student's Academic Department. If a course syllabus is needed
to further investigate the student's appeal, it will be the
responsibility of the student to provide this information. The
Office of Admissions will strive to respond to the student with
a final determination within a two week (or less) period of
time.
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