General Transfer Credit Policies
Credit at Kalamazoo College is measured in terms of course units, in which a course counts as a single unit. Continuing Kalamazoo College students are limited to a maximum of four transfer and overload units during enrollment and degree completion. (AP, IB, and dual enrollment credits brought into Kalamazoo College at the time of enrollment are not included in this restriction.) New transfer students may transfer a maximum of 18 units to Kalamazoo College, including courses they transfer in after they are enrolled at the College.
All transfer credits must be earned from a regionally accredited institution with a grade of C or above (C- is not acceptable). The course numbers, titles, and grades will not appear on the Kalamazoo College transcript, although the number of units transferred in will. Credit transferred in from other institutions does not figure into the calculation of the Kalamazoo College cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Transfer units may be used to satisfy Area of Study, writing, language, quantitative reasoning, and physical education requirements and, at the discretion of the departmental faculty, may be used toward majors, minors, and concentrations. Transfer units may not be used to satisfy the cultures requirement. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Dual Enrollment Credit may not be used to satisfy either the First-Year Seminar or the cultures requirement.
All work to be considered for transfer credit must be submitted on an official transcript sent directly from the transfer institution to Kalamazoo College or in a sealed envelope with the registrar’s signature across the seal. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate scores must be sent directly from the College Board. The College reserves the right to deny transfer, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate credit not reported within the first year of enrollment.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Students who have earned an AP score of 4 or 5 will be granted one unit of credit for each subject area upon enrollment at Kalamazoo College. AP credits will apply toward graduation but may not be used to satisfy the First-Year Seminar or cultures requirements. Only one unit of AP or IB credit may be used to satisfy a Quantitative Reasoning or an Areas of Study requirement. AP credits may be used to satisfy major, minor, or concentration requirements at the discretion of departmental faculty. An AP score of 3 may be used to waive a prerequisite or for advanced placement at the discretion of departmental faculty, but college credit will not be granted. The specific distribution of AP credits in chemistry, computer science, economics, English, foreign languages, mathematics, physics, and psychology can be found under those departmental headings in the catalogue.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
Students with scores of 5-6-7 on the Higher Level International Baccalaureate examinations will receive credit in the same manner as Advanced Placement. IB scores of 5-6-7 on the Higher Level will count toward graduation and may count toward a major, minor, or concentration at the discretion of the departmental faculty. These credits may not be used to meet First-Year Seminar or cultures requirements. Only one unit of AP or IB credit may be used to satisfy a Quantitative Reasoning or Areas of Study requirement.
Dual Enrollment Credit
Dual enrollment credit is credit taken at a regionally accredited institution of higher education while a student is still in high school. While this credit may have been used to satisfy high school diploma requirements, it must have been taken at an accredited institution of higher education. All general transfer credit policies apply to dual enrollment credit. Students bringing dual enrollment credits into Kalamazoo College will be classified as first-year students for the entire first academic year, and will be required to follow all policies in effect for first-year students.
New Transfer Students
For students whose first full-time enrollment was not at Kalamazoo College, determination of transfer credit will be made at the time of enrollment. All credit is awarded by the Registrar in consultation with the departmental faculty. See the General Transfer Credit Policies for limits and restrictions on transfer credit. Transfer students must meet the Kalamazoo College residency requirement: a minimum of six full-time quarters on campus (18 academic units, not including the LACC and PE activity units), the last three of which must be in the senior year. The LACC requirement will be prorated (2.5 events per on-campus quarter) for any student who requires 9 or fewer quarters to complete the degree. See the Residency Requirement section under Academic Policies and Procedures for more information.
Credit at Kalamazoo College is measured in terms of course units, in which a course counts as a single unit. Continuing Kalamazoo College students are limited to a maximum of four transfer and overload units during enrollment and degree completion. (AP, IB, and dual enrollment credits brought into Kalamazoo College at the time of enrollment are not included in this restriction.) New transfer students may transfer a maximum of 18 units to Kalamazoo College, including courses they transfer in after they are enrolled at the College.
All transfer credits must be earned from a regionally accredited institution with a grade of C or above (C- is not acceptable). The course numbers, titles, and grades will not appear on the Kalamazoo College transcript, although the number of units transferred in will. Credit transferred in from other institutions does not figure into the calculation of the Kalamazoo College cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Transfer units may be used to satisfy Area of Study, writing, language, quantitative reasoning, and physical education requirements and, at the discretion of the departmental faculty, may be used toward majors, minors, and concentrations. Transfer units may not be used to satisfy the cultures requirement. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Dual Enrollment Credit may not be used to satisfy either the First-Year Seminar or the cultures requirement.
All work to be considered for transfer credit must be submitted on an official transcript sent directly from the transfer institution to Kalamazoo College or in a sealed envelope with the registrar’s signature across the seal. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate scores must be sent directly from the College Board. The College reserves the right to deny transfer, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate credit not reported within the first year of enrollment.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Students who have earned an AP score of 4 or 5 will be granted one unit of credit for each subject area upon enrollment at Kalamazoo College. AP credits will apply toward graduation but may not be used to satisfy the First-Year Seminar or cultures requirements. Only one unit of AP or IB credit may be used to satisfy a Quantitative Reasoning or an Areas of Study requirement. AP credits may be used to satisfy major, minor, or concentration requirements at the discretion of departmental faculty. An AP score of 3 may be used to waive a prerequisite or for advanced placement at the discretion of departmental faculty, but college credit will not be granted. The specific distribution of AP credits in chemistry, computer science, economics, English, foreign languages, mathematics, physics, and psychology can be found under those departmental headings in the catalogue.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
Students with scores of 5-6-7 on the Higher Level International Baccalaureate examinations will receive credit in the same manner as Advanced Placement. IB scores of 5-6-7 on the Higher Level will count toward graduation and may count toward a major, minor, or concentration at the discretion of the departmental faculty. These credits may not be used to meet First-Year Seminar or cultures requirements. Only one unit of AP or IB credit may be used to satisfy a Quantitative Reasoning or Areas of Study requirement.
Dual Enrollment Credit
Dual enrollment credit is credit taken at a regionally accredited institution of higher education while a student is still in high school. While this credit may have been used to satisfy high school diploma requirements, it must have been taken at an accredited institution of higher education. All general transfer credit policies apply to dual enrollment credit. Students bringing dual enrollment credits into Kalamazoo College will be classified as first-year students for the entire first academic year, and will be required to follow all policies in effect for first-year students.
New Transfer Students
For students whose first full-time enrollment was not at Kalamazoo College, determination of transfer credit will be made at the time of enrollment. All credit is awarded by the Registrar in consultation with the departmental faculty. See the General Transfer Credit Policies for limits and restrictions on transfer credit. Transfer students must meet the Kalamazoo College residency requirement: a minimum of six full-time quarters on campus (18 academic units, not including the LACC and PE activity units), the last three of which must be in the senior year. The LACC requirement will be prorated (2.5 events per on-campus quarter) for any student who requires 9 or fewer quarters to complete the degree. See the Residency Requirement section under Academic Policies and Procedures for more information.
