Transferring to OU

Students enrolled in a graduate certificate, master’s, or doctoral degree program may transfer up to 49% of the credits required for the program, provided the transferred credits meet the requirements below. Credits to be transferred:

• are being transferred from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S., or its equivalent from an international institution

• are verified by an official transcript

• are graduate level numbered 5000 or above (or equivalent) with satisfactory grades (at least 3.0, B, Satisfactory or Pass)

• have not been used for any other degree or awarded certificate

• have been taken within three years of when the graduate certificate will be earned or six years of when the master’s degree or doctoral degree will be earned, except when revalidated* by the student’s Oakland University graduate program and approved by the Graduate School .

*At least 51% of the credits required for the credential must be earned at Oakland University. Thus, if students are receiving a credit reduction because of a master’s degree or graduate certificate that was awarded at another institution prior to entering the program, the number of credits that may be transferred to Oakland will be reduced. Students transferring credit must still take Oakland coursework evaluated with a letter grade in order to achieve the minimum GPA of 3.0 as transferred coursework does not factor into the Oakland GPA.

* Students should refer to individual graduate program standards and requirements for details.