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Transferring Credits

Alma College will accept credit earned from accredited colleges or universities in the United States. You may request a transfer credit evaluation once you submit a completed application for admission and your transcripts to the Admissions Office.

Guidelines are as follows:

  • Courses which are graded "C" (2.0) or higher will be accepted for credit.

  • A maximum of 68 credits (62 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) may be transferred from a two-year institution.

  • All transfer students must complete the final 34 credits at Alma College for the degree in residence.

  • Proficiency in English composition must be verified by successful completion of the proficiency measures prescribed by the English Department.

  • Proficiency in mathematics must be verified by successful completion of the proficiency measures prescribed by the Mathematics Department.

  • Transferred credit must be documented by receipt of an official transcript from each institution attended.

Alma College will evaluate all courses, including general education, for transferability. One semester hour at WHAT is equivalent to 1.1 credit hours at Alma College and one quarter hour is equivalent to 0.75 credit hours at Alma College. Specific information regarding alignment of Alma's general education courses with courses from your college can be obtained from Tore Skogseth, Associate Director of Admissions, at 1-800-321-ALMA.

I plan to transfer to Alma College in the future – what courses should I enroll in at my current college or university?

If you plan to transfer to Alma, it is a good idea to make course selections at your current college or university based on the graduation requirements for Alma College. Below you will find an outline of Alma’s general education requirements. All students are required to complete these types of classes in addition to the course requirements set forth in their academic majors and minors.

The following information is meant as a general outline of what type of classes you should be thinking about taking if you want to transfer to Alma College – it is not a list of approved transfer equivalencies.

Literacies

  • Composition: Students must pass the second class (of two) in the English Composition sequence.

  • Computation: Students take a math placement test at Alma College. This determines whether the student "places out" of the required mathematics course for graduation from Alma (MTH101- Basic Algebra) or if the student must take Basic Core Mathematics (MTH099), then MTH 101.

  • Foreign Language: Students must have taken two years of high school foreign language or take two terms of a college level foreign language (in each case, the terms must consist of the SAME foreign language – all Spanish, or all French, for example).

General Education Requirements

Note: Most academic classes at Alma College are worth four credits.

Arts and Humanities – 16 credits

  • Creative or Performing Arts (4 credits): Examples include Drawing, Photography, Ceramics, Acting, Musical Ensembles, and Creative Writing.

  • Literature (4 credits): Examples include Poetry, Prose, Drama, British Literature, American Literature, and Literature in a Foreign Language (Spanish, French or German).

  • Philosophy or Religious Studies (4 credits): Examples include Introduction to Values, The Gospel of John, Ethics in Business, Ethics in Law and East/West Christianity.

  • Humanities Elective (4 credits): Examples include Art History, Survey of Ancient Art, General Linguistics, Human Communication, Great Ages of Theatre, French, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin and Hebrew (please note that for a foreign language to count as a humanities elective, the second semester class is required).

Social Sciences – 16 credits 

  • History (4 credits): Taking a class at Alma College best fulfills this requirement.

  • Economics, Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology (12 credits): Students must take three classes in this area, but no more than two of the three may be from the same department (i.e.: two political science and one sociology or two economics and one political science, or one of each would be appropriate). Examples include Introduction to Sociology, Social Psychology, Marriage and Family, American Government, Comparative Politics, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics.

Natural Sciences – 16 credits

Students must take three courses in Life and Physical Science and two of these three courses must have designated science labs (life or physical science). Students must also take one class in Computational and Mathematical Science.

  • Life Science (4-8 credits): One or two classes (see note above). Examples include Introductory Biology, Environmental Studies (with a biological focus) and Introduction to Psychology (dealing with emotion, cognition and behavior).

  • Physical Science (4-8 credits): Students must take one or two classes (see note above). Examples include Introductory Chemistry, Environmental Studies (with a physical science focus), Astronomy and Geology.

  • Computational and Mathematical Science (4 credits): Examples include Liberal Arts Math, Statistics (including regression analysis and correlation analysis), Discrete Math, Introduction to Calculus and Calculus Programming (above the introductory level).

 

 

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