Students with an earned Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.A.),
Associate of Science (A.S.), or Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S) degree from other
institutions with Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) recognized accreditation.
When students apply for admissions to WCU they should indicate in their application
if they have either
- Already received a qualifying Associate’s Degree or
- will receive a qualifying Associate’s Degree in the near future
The WCU Transfer Team will note their “candidacy” for academic passport on their record
so that advisors and students are aware. The Degree Audit will also show general
education courses as satisfied by Passport.
When students complete their Associate’s degree, they should send a final transcript
showing the conferred degree (date the degree was awarded) to the Registrar’s Office
for a final review and to have their “candidacy” updated to an awarded Academic Passport
once admitted.
In order to have Academic Passport added to your Degree Audit, students must submit
a final copy of their official transcript that shows one of the respective degrees
conferred.
The Office of the Registrar will review your transcript and apply Academic Passport
to your Degree Audit.
Admission to a specific curriculum at WCU shall be determined by WCU based upon the
same criteria required for non-transfer students. Transfer students shall not be required
to repeat or retake courses that they have already successfully completed at another
school.
Credits earned by a Community College student as part of a qualifying degree program
(or credits earned at another System school) should be accepted and applied toward
completion of the baccalaureate degree requirements. WCU shall apply as many credits
as possible toward the satisfaction of lower division general education requirements.
WCU will try to apply the remaining credits to the transfer student’s major requirements.
The rest of the transfer student’s credits shall be applied to satisfy elective requirements.
- For students with an Associate degree up to a maximum of 45 general education credits
and liberal arts credits earned at the two-year college shall be used to meet lower
division WCU general education requirements.
- This applies even if WCU does not offer the specific course being transferred or has
not designated that course as general education. A course-by-course match shall not
be required.
Students shall receive an evaluation of credits prior to enrollment and payment of
tuition and fees.
Other things you need to know...
The Academic Passport does not guarantee entrance to a specific major or program.
WCU schools, colleges, and majors may have additional requirements for admission.
Accepting courses as meeting the General Education requirements does not imply that
they are equivalent to specific West Chester University courses. Equivalency in courses,
as indicated by the course number, is determined and granted by individual departments.
Nothing in this policy requires a department to grant equivalency if it does not exist.
Some programs require specific courses in mathematics and the liberal arts distribution
offerings as part of their degree program. Students must complete all courses that
are specified by their major/minor program as well as all university requirements
for graduation. Students should read the course catalog and consult with their advisor.
