- Courses must be transferred from accredited two and four-year institutions.
- Courses must be at the freshmen (100) level and above. (Remedial courses are not transferrable.)
- For the BSN program, please see specific BSN Traditional, 2 Year Nursing Transfer and 15-Month options for requirements and minimum and maximum number of transfer credits allowed.
- Courses must meet the Bellin College program requirements equivalency.
- Retroactive credits can fulfill general education elective requirements only.
- Retroactive credits may not be used to fulfill other degree requirements.
- Courses 10 years or older may not be accepted.
- Science courses taken beyond five years will be reviewed on an individual basis.
- Pass/fail grades will not be accepted.
- All College level courses that would meet general education course requirements for the requested option will be included on the credit evaluation to calculate the GPA for admissions.
- If the minimum cumulative GPA requirement of 3.0 in transfer courses is not met, additional coursework reflecting Bellin College required courses is required before re-applying. Contact the Admission Department for details.
- An acceptable applicant will obtain a grade of C or better in all courses that meet general education requirements for the requested option. A grade of C or better must be obtained in all science courses before final acceptance to the College.
- If multiple courses satisfy the same general education requirement, the course with the highest grade will be transferred.
- A required general education course should be repeated one time only. The applicant is not considered admissible if the repeated course grade is below a C. If this occurs, the applicant will be reviewed on an individual basis.
- Credits from Colleges using a non-semester system will be converted to semester credits and evaluated on an individual basis.
- Credits earned at a foreign university must be evaluated by Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or similar approved credit evaluation service. The applicant is responsible for the cost of this evaluation. The applicant must request the evaluation to be sent directly from ECE to Bellin College.
- An accepted applicant must report any transfer course or credit changes to the Bellin College Admissions Office. Changes in the applicant’s transfer college or university enrollment from the time of the initial credit evaluation must be reported as soon as possible. Admissions personnel will approve any changes to assure that admission requirements remain intact. Failure to alert the Bellin College admissions office of changes may nullify admission to the College.
An applicant who has been out of school for several years is encouraged to contact the Bellin College Admissions Office regarding eligibility.
All applicants are encouraged to refer to the Bellin College website or contact the Admissions Office for specific requirements relating to the required general education courses.