Siena Heights University
For graduate students, an Audit (AU) indicates no credit earned and no grade points awarded. An AU is utilized
when course requirements extend beyond the session of initial registration.
Transfer Credit
All documentation, except as otherwise specified by University policy, submitted to Siena Heights University for
the purpose of determining the acceptance of credit will be evaluated as follows:
1.
Accepted credit will be determined by the Registrar. Such credit will be transcribed and will be
applicable toward the elective credit required for the degree and, where found applicable, toward
the Liberal Arts requirements or major requirements.
2.
Accepted credit will be determined only from "Official Transcripts" and other appropriate
documents.
Official Transcript definition:
a.
Issued to Siena Heights University and sent directly from the issuing institution
to Siena Heights University.
b.
Issued to Siena Heights University and sent directly from a third party transcript
service; i.e. Parchment.
c.
Hand-carried in a University-sealed envelope from the issuing institution to the
Admissions’ Office or Registrar’s Office and opened by a designated University
official.
i. Including Academic Advisors from CPS site locations.
ii. Including Admission or Registrar staff at the Adrian location.
iii. Including designated Graduate College officials.
3.
A course for which the grade point is less than a 2.0 on the grade point scale will not be
accepted by Siena Heights University unless that credit:
a. has been included within an associate degree awarded by an institution other
than Siena Heights University.
b. has been earned at the institution awarding the associate degree.
c. is part of a baccalaureate degree.
For example, a course for which a "C-" grade has been earned and for which that grade has
been defined as a 1.70 will not be accepted.
4. All accepted credit, which may be applicable, will be subject to further evaluation by the
chairperson in whose department/program a major or minor will be completed. Some programs
will not accept "D" grades in transfer to their major or minor.
5. Completion of any course, either at Siena Heights University or at another institution, which
duplicates a course or courses previously accepted in transfer will result in the loss of the
transfer credit accepted.
6. Siena Heights University does not issue transcripts until the first letter grade at Siena Heights
has been recorded.
Technical Training Transfer Credit
Transfer credit for Allied Health and Technical Training from programs not accredited by North Central or another
regional accrediting body will be approved for a Bachelor of Applied Science degree major if all the following
apply:
1. The credit award is at least thirty-five credit hours.
2. A program was completed as defined by the sponsoring school.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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