6.6.3 Transferring Credit
(Approved November 16, 1994)(Amended January 17, 2007)(Amended January 25, 2012)(Amended September 15, 2021)
- Course Transfers within NPS
When a student changes curricular programs, credit towards graduation for courses taken as part of the former program may be granted by the Program Office, Academic Associate and Chair of the receiving academic unit, or his/her agent, responsible for the new program.
The receiving Program Officer will advise the Registrar upon approval to transfer course hour credits.
- Course Transfers from Another Institution applied to NPS Bachelor's
The Naval Postgraduate School is not currently admitting students for or awarding Bachelor’s degrees.
Courses completed at another accredited institution with a grade of "C" or better may be considered for credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the Naval Postgraduate School. Such course hour credits must be acceptable as applying directly to meeting degree requirements or as being appropriate electives.
A maximum of 108 quarter-hours of transfer credit may be allowed of which, at most, 18 quarter-hours will be accepted as upper division course hour credits. Not more than 90 quarter-hours will be transferred from a junior college; such course hour credits will be accepted as 1000 level course hour credits.
Appropriate courses taken at another accredited institution with a grade of ``B'' or better after receipt of a baccalaureate degree may be considered for transfer for credit toward a graduate degree at the Naval Postgraduate School provided the course was not used to meet requirements for an awarded degree from that or any institution.
Comparability of the nature, content, quality, and level of transfer credit, and the appropriateness and applicability of the credit earned to NPS programs must be determined by the academic unit responsible for the program towards which the credit will be applied. This information may be obtained from catalogs, course syllabi, and other materials, and from direct contact between knowledgeable, experienced faculty and staff at both NPS and sending institutions. Justification of comparability will be submitted to the Academic Council.
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Course Transfers from Another Institution applied to NPS Master's
Graduate credit for courses completed more than three years prior to admission to a graduate degree program will not be awarded on the basis of transcripts alone. Credit for such courses can be granted upon successful passage of a departmental examination. This procedure is distinct from course validation, where no course credit is granted.
Courses taken at another accredited institution before receipt of an undergraduate degree may be considered for transfer for credit toward a graduate degree provided:
The courses are the equivalent of courses numbered 3000 and above at the Naval Postgraduate School. The courses proposed for transfer are not necessary to meet the bachelor's degree requirements. The student has earned a "B" grade or better in such courses.
No more than 25% of the minimum course credits required for the graduate degree may be received as transfer credit. The Registrar shall transfer credit from another institution only upon approval from the Academic Council. Transfer credits based on courses completed at another institution shall not be used in computation of quality point rating.
A special dispensation exists for students in the Cooperative NPS/Test Pilot School program. Students in this program may be granted 12 hours of 4000 level credit upon graduation from the Test Pilot School phase of the program. Students whose course of study includes programs at the Test Pilot School and NPS are also eligible for this benefit.
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All coursework for an Academic Certificate must be NPS courses.