Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

49 TRANSFER STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDIES Students who have transferred credit to PSU from another college or university must either transfer credits equivalent to UNST courses or complete UNST courses to gain the credits necessary to graduate from Portland State University. The following information is sourced directly from th e UNST website . Students are placed in the University Studies program according to the number of transfer credits completed once enrolled in classes at Portland State University (PSU) as a formally admitted student. After registering for courses at PSU as a formally admitted student, additional credits completed at another institution will not change this placement. Note that Non-Degree (also known as “Quick Entry”) admission is not formal admission, and courses completed at PSU as a Non-Degree student are considered transfer credits for University Studies placement. As noted previously, credits earned through IELP classes are not counted in UNST placement. Placement in the University Studies program will be reflected on a student’s Transfer Evaluation and/or DARS report. As the table below indicates, students who transfer with 90 or more credits will have the lower-division portion of the University Studies courses waived (FRINQ and SINQ). Students exempted from lower-division UNST requirements must still complete the Upper-Division Cluster and Senior Capstone, a total of 18 credits. Note: The Upper Division Cluster requirement is a PSU requirement. There are no equivalent courses offered at other institutions. Three cluster courses must be chosen from the list of approved courses and may not come from the major department. Source: https://www.pdx.edu/unst/transfer-students-and-university-studies , February 9, 2018, © Portland State University 2018.