Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

34 Additional information for students with transfer credit from the PSU Office of International Admissions: a. Students can be admitted as undergraduate students based on unofficial transcripts, but an official transfer credit evaluation can only be initiated after OFFICIAL transcripts are submitted. b. Students who are admitted based upon submission of unofficial transcripts are instructed to submit official transcripts in their admission letter. c. When official transcripts are received by International Admissions, the transfer credit evaluation for undergraduate students will begin automatically. d. Transfer credit evaluations for students applying for post-bac admission status are not automatic. A PSU academic advisor must specifically request a transfer credit evaluation for post-bac students. e. Transfer credit evaluations may take up to several weeks to complete, depending on the institution(s) where students completed previous work. f. Transcripts must be sent directly to PSU from the university where the courses were taken. g. Additional information abou t official documents h. Additional information an d FAQs UNIVERSITY STUDIES REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS Details about University Studies (UNST) themes and courses are presented in a later section. The following information applies only to students who have earned more than 29 transfer credits. A student who has earned more than 29 credits at another university, either in the U.S. or in another country, will be classified as having earned “transfer” credit for UNST purposes and may be exempt from one or two years of University Studies requirements. 30-59 credits = waived out of FRINQ; must complete 3 SINQs 60-74 credits = waived out of FRINQ; waived out of 1 SINQ; complete 2 SINQ For MCECS majors: For each FRINQ or SINQ credit waived, students must earn an equal number of Arts and Letters/Social Science elective credits. Maximum waiver credits are 27 (all FRINQ and SINQ). 6 IELP credits may count as Arts and Letters elective credits.