Transfer Credit FAQs

KSU will accept all undergraduate college level courses from regionally accredited institutions. Courses taken in Ohio prior to fall 2005 must have been passed with a "C" or better, or a "D" or better from fall 2005 forward. Courses taken outside of Ohio must have been passed with a "C" or better if taken prior to fall 2010 or a "D" or better if taken fall 2010 forward. This includes web-based courses.

There are majors that require a specific grade in some coursework or as a prerequisite for enrollment in a subsequent course. For instance, a student must have earned a "C-" or better in English Composition I before taking English Composition II OR Accounting majors must earn a "B-" in Financial Accounting. Transfer students are held to these academic program requirements and must have earned the specified grade in the equivalent transferring course. In the second example, a transfer student majoring in Accounting who earned a "C-" in the equivalent to Financial Accounting at their previous, Ohio institution in fall of 2006 would have the credit transferred, but it would not meet the requirement for the major.  

You can check the Transfer Credit Guide to see how your courses transfer to KSU. You can check the Ohio Board of Regents website for statewide equivalencies (TAGS).

You will receive an email at your @kent.edu address when your official evaluation has been completed or updated, so be sure to set up your FlashLine account when you are notified of your admission.

Students who wish to transfer graduate level credits into a Kent State University graduate program must obtain approval from their program using the "Transfer of Graduate Credit" form, available on the Graduate Studies Forms Library page.  Visit the Transfer of Graduate Credit catalog policy page for more information regarding transfer of graduate credits.

If you are looking for Transfer Pathways, also called articulation agreements, you can check out our list of pathways here.

Kent State accepts the following regional accreditations:  The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Middle States Association (MSA), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), North Central Association (NCA-HLC and NCA-CASI), New England Association (NEASC-CIHE and NEASC-CTCI), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACCJC and WASC-ACSCU). If you are unsure whether your current school has one of these accreditations, there are a number of places you may be able to locate the school's status, including the school's website, the school's catalog, your transcript, the school's registrar's office or the website of the above accrediting agencies.

We can help you transition from another institution, including closed, unaccredited and for-profit schools. If you don’t find your school located in our Transfer Credit Guide, contact us through our inquiry form and we can have a transfer counselor reach out to you and discuss how Kent State can help you transition. 

For questions about Kent State's own regional accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), please refer to our Accreditation, Assessment and Learning committee website.

Kent State University is a Military Friendly institution and awards college credit for basic military training, military courses and military occupations. All eligible credits must be recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), which recommends appropriate credit hours to be awarded. We honor all ACE credit recommendations and also honor the State of Ohio Military Transfer Assurance Guide (MTAG) equivalencies as well. Kent State also accepts DANTES Standardized Subject Test (DSST), Defense Language Proficiency Tests (DLPT) and more. To earn Kent State University credit, request your military transcripts at the Joint Services Transcript website. 

For further information, see our Military Students page to learn about military credit evaluations.

Kent State awards AP, IB and AL credit. 

Review additional AP credit information at the Credit Transfer Office AP website. 

Review additional IB credit information at the Credit Transfer Office IB website.

A-Level exams are reviewed for credit eligibility through our Office of Global Education by sending the exam reports with your admissions materials. Please contact the Credit Transfer Office for questions regarding these credits at 330-672-8950 or use our inquiry form.

If you are applying as an undergraduate student and you took CCP (post-secondary) coursework somewhere other than KSU, you will need to have official transcripts forwarded to the Admissions Office at the Kent State University Campus in which you are applying. Contacts for regional admissions can be found on the Campus Locations page. Information about international admissions can be found on the International Admissions page.

If you took the courses at Kent State, then your coursework is already part of your academic record.

Review KSU's University Advising and Testing webpage for information about which CLEP exams are offered.  If you are interested in Credit By Exam (CBE), visit the registrar's Credit by Exam webpage. If you have earned CBE from your current school, they will transfer to KSU if they appear on the transcript. To receive CLEP credits, you will need to request your scores be sent to Kent State University, school code 1367.

If you have attended an accredited institution, KSU will accept international transfer credit where a "C" or better has been earned in classes completed prior to fall 2010 or a "D" or better starting fall 2010. For admission and other important information, international students should contact the Office of Global Education at 330-672-7980 or visit their webpage.

Kent State operates on the semester system and grants credits in semester hours. The academic year consists of two fifteen-week (plus a final exams week) semesters, fall and spring. There is also a summer term consisting of four sessions: a three-week intersession, two five-week sessions and an eight-week session. If you are transferring from a school that is on the quarter system, it is helpful to know the hour conversion. A quarter-hour of work equals two-thirds of a semester hour. For example, if you have earned 36 quarter hours, it is the equivalent of 24 semester hours. While it may seem that you have lost hours, you haven't since it takes fewer semester hours to complete a degree.

5 quarter hours = 3.33 semester hours

4 quarter hours = 2.66 semester hours

3 quarter hours = 2 semester hours

2 quarter hours = 1.33 semester hours

1 quarter hour = 0.66 semester hours

Visit the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Credit page for additional information.

If you have further questions regarding the East Central Regional Center for the Ohio College Tech Prep program of study, you can find more information at the College Tech Prep website.

Your Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) can be accessed through your FlashLine account using the "GPS Audit and Plan" link. Follow these instructions to view your TCE. 

The Credit Transfer Office determines which credits are added to your Kent State student record. The college of your major program evaluates the applicability of those courses to your major program. To determine if your courses would benefit from further review, contact your program advisor to initiate the course review process using your course syllabus. You can also ask further questions about syllabus review and appeals by contacting us through our online inquiry form.