Transfer from Other Colleges

Applicants from other institutions seeking admission to the University must present evidence of good standing from the institution last attended and official transcripts of all college work taken. The institution must be a college or university accredited by a Commission on Colleges of a regional accrediting association. Any applicant who has not received an honorable dismissal from the previous institution will not be considered for enrollment at Trevecca until a minimum of one semester of suspension has elapsed.

A grade of D- or above on transfer work will be accepted with the following qualifications: (1) A transfer course in which a D- or above has been earned will not be allowed to count toward a major or minor; (2) Applicants who transfer a D grade in a course equivalent to EGL 1100 English Composition I will be subject to the requirement of repeating EGL 1100 unless they have also completed the equivalent of EGL 2100 English Composition II; (3) Policy will apply only to work transferred from regionally accredited institutions of higher learning. Transfer students with grade point averages below minimum standards will be entered on probation. (Refer to the system of academic probation and suspension located in the Academic Policies section of the Catalog.)

Applicants should request that their official academic transcript(s) be mailed to the Office of SGCS Admissions. Transcripts must arrive prior to registration in ample time for an official evaluation of course credit to be completed. A credit evaluation of transfer credit is given to the student for advising purposes. The University is not responsible for accommodating duplicate course work that is discovered with the arrival of transcripts after the advising dates have passed.

Associate of Arts/Associate of Science Transfer*
Any student who has completed an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Fine Arts degree from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution prior to starting at Trevecca will be considered to have met all requirements for graduation from Trevecca Nazarene University, with the following exceptions:

  1. Students will be required to take one religion course.
  2. Students will be required to complete any prerequisites for upper-division courses.
  3. Students will be required to complete additional elective courses beyond the 3 hours of general education religion courses and required core and supporting courses in their major to satisfy the 120-credit-hour requirement for graduation from Trevecca.


Trevecca Nazarene University is a participant in the Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, nonprofit, Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. A student who completes all of the courses listed on a particular Transfer Pathway will earn an AA or AS degree at the community college. The student is responsible for following the TTP exactly to ensure transfer of hours. A minimum grade of “C” is required for courses to transfer. Admission into Trevecca does not does not guarantee admission into a specific program.

*This policy does not does not apply to students who have been awarded the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.

Transfer from Nationally- or Programmatically-Accredited Colleges
After one full-time semester of satisfactory work at Trevecca, a student may have credits earned at a college which has accreditation through a CHEA-recognized national or programmatic accreditor reviewed for acceptance as a basis for academic standing. See table for details.

Transfer from Bible Colleges
Trevecca Nazarene University will accept from Bible colleges accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). See table for details.

After one full-time semester of satisfactory work at Trevecca, a student may have credits earned at a college which has accreditation through a CHEA-recognized faith-related accreditor reviewed for acceptance as a basis for academic standing. See table for details.

Transfer from Non-Accredited Colleges
A student may have credits earned at a college without accreditation reviewed for credit by demonstration of competency through the prior learning assessment process, a departmental exam, or nationally recognized testing agency (e.g., CLEP). See table for details.

        What is transferred?    Credits count toward? 
Accreditation of previous institution  Timeline for acceptance  Must be degree-granting institution  Max accepted toward degree  Credit hours  Grade  GPA  Lowest grade accepted  Electives  General education requirements  Major requirements (at least 12 must be from Trevecca) 
Regional  Immediate  Yes  75%  Yes  Yes Yes  Yes Yes  Yes 
ABHE  Immediate  Yes  75%  Yes  No  No  Yes  Yes  Yes 
National (CHEA recognized) After 1 semester of satisfactory completion  Yes  49%  Yes  No  No  Yes  Yes  Yes 
Faith-based (CHEA recognized)  After 1 semester of satisfactory completion  Yes  49%  Yes  No  No  Yes  No No 
Programmatic (CHEA recognized)  After 1 semester of satisfactory completion  Yes  49%  Yes  No  No  Yes  No  Yes 
Other (not CHEA recognized)  After satisfactory completion of 1 course  No  See PLA  No  No  No  N/A  See PLA  See PLA  See PLA 
None  After satisfactory completion of 1 course  No  See PLA  No  No  No  N/A  See PLA  See PLA See PLA