Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

Criteria for Acceptance of Transfer Credit
Lake Erie College will grant transfer credit according to the following criteria:
1. Official transcripts must be forwarded directly from the sending institution to the Office of Admissions of Lake Erie
College. An official transcript presented by the student in a sealed envelope from the sending institution may be
accepted in certain circumstances. Only official transcripts will be used in the evaluation process. A student may be
required to provide copies of catalog descriptions or course syllabi to allow proper evaluation of transfer credit.
Note: A registration block will be placed on a student’s account for the second semester if the official transcript is
not received. An official transcript is required even if courses are not transferable.
2. A maximum of 96 semester hours or 144 quarter hours will be accepted from a regionally accredited institution.
Credit will be accepted only from institutions that are accredited by one of the regional associations listed below:
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges
3. Only non-remedial courses with a grade of “C” or higher will be accepted. A grade of “C” is considered to be a 2.0
on a 4.0 scale.
4. Courses with a grade of “C-, D+ , D, D-” may be accepted in transfer if they are earned as part of an associate degree.
5. A course with a grade of “Pass” or “Satisfactory” will be accepted provided the grading policy of the sending institution
considers a grade of “Pass” or “Satisfactory” to be a “C” or higher.
6. Quarter-hour credits are converted to two-thirds of semester-hour credits. For example, 15 quarter credits would
transfer as 10 semester credits.
Lake Erie College has developed transfer agreements with several two-year institutions, such as Lakeland Community
College and Cuyahoga Community College. These transfer guides list the course equivalencies for Lake Erie College’s
general education requirements and for selected majors and are available from the Registrar’s Office.
International Students
Lake Erie College is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students. Prospective students who are not
citizens of the United States nor have “Permanent Resident” status are considered to be international students and are
not eligible for federal financial aid. International students are eligible for College-based academic funding and may be
eligible for some state funding depending on current visa or resident status.
The international applicant must submit a Certificate of Finances form officially demonstrating that the family or sponsor
is able to provide sufficient financial support for the student. This support should cover transportation, maintenance
and educational expenses for one year of study at Lake Erie College. Students looking to apply for need-based financial
aid need to submit the International Student Financial Aid application.
Students whose first language is not English must achieve:
• TOEFL: For degree-seeking undergraduate students, a paper score of 550, a computer score of 213 or an internet
score of 79 is required. Non-degree seeking students must produce scores of 500 on the paper test, 173 on the
computer test or 63 on the internet test.
• IELTS: for degree-seeking undergraduates, we require score of 6.0 or higher.
• STEP: We accept passing grades at the first and pre-first levels.
Students applying as freshmen will follow the application procedures outlined above for freshman admission; transfer
applicants will follow the procedures listed in the transfer section. All documents, transcripts, letters of recommendation
and essays must be accompanied by an official English language translation from WES (World Education Services, Inc.)
www.wes.org, ECE (Education Credential Evaluators, Inc.) www.ece.org, or AACRAO International Education Services
www.aacrao.org/international/ foreignEdCred.cfm. Students seeking transfer credit from a foreign institution must also
submit an official course-by-course evaluation by one of the aforementioned organizations.
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