Transfer of Credit
Students who have attended other institutions (including dual credit courses taken while in high school) must request an official transcript to be sent to Central Methodist University (CMU). The transcript can be mailed or presented to the CMU Office of Admissions; it can be presented to an extended campus site in a sealed envelope from the sending institution’s Academic Records and Registrar office; or it can be delivered as an e-transcript through the National Student Clearinghouse or other recognized transcript provider. Any other form of transcript will be considered “unofficial” and will not be accepted for transfer credit. Official transcripts are required to transcript credit. Courses that cannot transfer are not used in GPA calculations.
The Office of the Registrar will transfer credit from nationally accredited institutions, which may be used to satisfy any course requirements where the courses or course categories are generally equivalent to CMU requirements, including as general electives. On a case-by-case basis, transfer courses at a 200 level from a nationally accredited institution are eligible for evaluation as a 300 level course at CMU by the discipline faculty, Division Chair, and Provost.
To determine transfer credit CMU will: 1) check courses with CMU equivalencies or check course descriptions with division chairs and/or the Provost, 2) transfer general education block and/or courses with institutions listed who are a part of the CORE 42 state program. Courses not in the CMU catalog but earned at a nationally accredited university, will be accepted as elective credit. Additional documentation, such as a course syllabus, may be requested before a final determination is made. Transfer courses will be added to the student’s file so advisors can see which courses transferred and whether they have CMU equivalencies.
A Transfer/Articulation Agreement or Transfer Guide outlines courses as part of a completed program taken at a community college or other institution of higher education, which apply toward degree requirements at CMU. CMU personnel work in consultation with the Office of the Registrar to establish a transfer agreement. Agreement drafts are submitted to the Office of the Registrar for consideration, which will consult with academic divisions and faculty as needed. Approved and final agreements will be posted to the University web site and with the Office of the Provost. CMU strongly encourages CMU students to get prior written approval (from the Registrar) before enrolling for any courses at another institution and then attempting to transfer the credit to apply to any CMU degree program. This will ensure that the proposed transfer coursework will apply to their degree programs as they intend. If students take courses at another institution without advanced written CMU approval (from the Registrar), CMU accepts no responsibility for the applicability of these courses to the student's degree program.
Current CMU Students Transferring Credit into CMU
CMU strongly encourages CMU students to get prior written approval (from the Registrar) before enrolling for any courses at another institution and then attempting to transfer the credit to apply to any CMU degree program. This will ensure that the proposed transfer coursework will apply to their degree programs as they intend. If students take courses at another institution without advanced written CMU approval (from the Registrar), CMU accepts no responsibility for the applicability of these courses to the student's degree program.
Students Transferring to Central Methodist University
CMU subscribes to the guidelines of the Coordinating Board for Higher Education of the State of Missouri. CMU welcomes students with course work or associate's degrees from other nationally accredited institutions and pledges to seek harmonious solutions to any problems that transfer students may encounter. Transfer credit from a nationally accredited institution may be used to satisfy any course requirements where the courses or course categories are generally equivalent to CMU requirements.
Transfer Policies
Transfer students may apply a maximum of four (4) hours of activity courses in Physical Education toward any degree.
CMU does not accept for transfer those courses in which failing grades (F) were received, nor withdrawn (W). Developmental courses (numbered below 100) are not transferred.
Any student who is classified as a visiting student or a non-degree seeking student will only have prerequisite courses verified but not transcripted.
Central Methodist University has a wide range of articulation agreements and transfer guides for partner institutions that may be found on CMU’s website. These agreements provide course level and program level information regarding transfer.