Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

ADMISSIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AAMU, 2012-2013 ~ 10 ~
Credit is awarded to students who have earned grades on “conditional admission.” Transfer and special students who are admitted to
the University on a “conditional” basis will have one semester to remove the “conditional” status. If the “conditional” status is not
removed, the student will be notified of his ineligibility to register for the next semester.
Transfer Students from Alabama Public Two-Year Colleges
The STARS Transfer Guide is to be honored for a period of four years from the date printed off the web site by all other public
institutions of higher education within the state that offer programs in the specified discipline. Students should keep a copy of this
guide for verification purposes. The STARS Transfer Guide remains valid and is guaranteed only if the student continues in the major
specified on his/her transfer agreement. Changes made by accrediting and/or other regulatory agencies could result in specific
requirements being added to the Transfer Agreement (i.e., No Child Left Behind Mandates). Any changes made by an institution in its
degree programs will affect the transfer student in the same manner as the students native to the University.
Bulletin Year Issue - The students who use transfer guides will be graduated under the Bulletin in effect on date that the guide is
printed unless they choose to go under the Bulletin in effect at time of transfer. This issue is covered in item #1 on the actual transfer
agreement that prints out at the end of the transfer guide.
The STARS program governs the transfer of credits from Alabama public two-year institutions to Alabama four-year institutions.
Students at the public two-year institutions who have a STARS Guide, can transfer all courses listed on that Guide from public twoyear
institution to any public four-year institution, including Alabama A&M University. There is a STARS Guide for every program
offered at AAMU. Courses on the Guide will transfer and count toward half (50 percent) of the courses required for a specific degree
program. The courses on the Guide are accepted under the same standards as courses taken at AAMU. If a “D” grade is acceptable for
an AAMU course, then with the STARS Guide, the student can transfer the course from the public two-year institution with a “D.”
Students intending to transfer to AAMU are encouraged to consult with their advisors and obtain a STARS guide from the
AGSC/STARS Website, http://stars.troy.edu/stars/stars.htm
Transfer Students
Request that the registrar of each institution which you have attended forward an official copy of your transcript to the Office of
Admissions. Students transferring from other postsecondary institutions must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (“C”) at the
last institution attended. Students who have 12 transferable credit hours or equivalent quarter hours of acceptable academic credit at
the college or university level may be admitted to AAMU as transfer students. Students with fewer than 12 transferable credit hours
will be admitted as a high school graduate and must request high school transcript and ACT/SAT scores; however, appropriate hours
will count toward the AAMU degree.
Transfer/Readmit
Alabama A&M University students who have attended another institution(s) after leaving the university must apply to return. Students
must request that the registrar of each institution attended forward an official copy of your transcript to the Office of Admissions. An
official copy of your transcript(s) must be in the Office of Admissions by the deadline date stated for the application, except from
those school(s) in which applicant is currently enrolled. Transfer/Readmit students are considered for admission only when they have
been in good standing with the institution from which they are transferring. This means that the student must have a cumulative grade
point average of 2.0, and cannot be on probation or suspension. Students must provide official transcripts from all institution(s)
attended and list each school on their application for readmission to the university. Colleges or universities attended will be reviewed
based on the last institution attended first. Students must comply with all university guidelines governing re-entry and transfer student
status.
Students who are re-admitted to the University after a two-year absence will be governed by the Bulletin under which they are readmitted.
Re-Entry
A student who has not attended AAMU for one or more semesters and who wishes to return should consult with the Office of
Admissions to determine enrollment status and to apply for readmission.
International Students
In order to ensure that required long distance coordination may be completed in time to accommodate admission for the desired term,
admission applications must be received by the following deadline dates: Fall, May 15; Spring, October 1; Summer, March 15.
Entering international students must provide an affidavit of financial support. Students must have maintained a grade point average of
“C” in core courses; must have earned five passes on a national or a local examination; and must have attained a minimum score of
500 on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). A letter of recommendation from an applicant’s principal or college