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colleges and universities, including two-year
colleges. For enrolled Wake Forest students
and students readmitted to Wake Forest,
transfer credit is accepted only from approved
four-year institutions. For transfer hours to be
accepted, the grade in any course must be C
or better. Courses completed at other colleges
or universities with the grade of C- or lower
are not awarded transfer hours in Wake Forest.
(Refer to the Requirements for Degrees
section of this bulletin for additional information.)
A maximum of thirty-six Wake Forest
hours can be earned from the Gymnasium,
Lyceum, French Baccalaureate, or equivalent
programs.
For students transferring courses on a
quarter-hour system, semester hours may be
assigned on the basis that one quarter hour
times 0.67 equals one semester hour. No
course may receive a higher conversion value
than the value of the Wake Forest course.
Applications for transfer credit from
distance learning courses are evaluated on
an individual basis. Only those courses approved
by the appropriate department chair
are accepted. No more than six hours may be
earned from such courses. It is the responsibility
of the student to disclose to the registrar
whether a class is a distance learning class.
This does not apply to courses taken over the
NC Interactive Video Network.
Dual enrollment courses, college level
courses taken at institutions other than Wake
Forest, are treated as transfer credit so long
as the given course meets the University’s
standard criteria for transfer credit.
independent Study, Individual Study,
Directed Reading and Internships
Such work is ordinarily reserved for junior
and senior students in the undergraduate
schools. Any student requesting approval
for such a course must possess a cumulative
grade point average of no less than 2.0 in
Wake Forest courses. All such course requests
must be approved by the appropriate department.
The academic requirements should be
completed during the semester in which a
student is enrolled.
The number of hours the student registers
for in an independent study, individual study,
directed reading, or internship course may
not be changed during the add period unless
approved by the sponsoring faculty member.
Approval of Overseas Programs
To receive academic credit for courses taken
outside the U.S. on a non-Wake Forest University
program, students must: 1) not be on
probation or suspension from Wake Forest,
2) obtain approval of the program from the
Center for International Studies before applying,
3) submit a declaration of intent to study
abroad by the established deadline, 4) fulfill
all required steps of the study abroad process
during the semester prior to studying abroad,
and 5) attend a mandatory pre-departure
orientation.
No student possessing less than a 2.0
cumulative grade point average in either of
the undergraduate schools will receive credit
in a non-Wake Forest study abroad program.
The Course Approval Form for Study Outside
the United States is available in the Center for
International Studies.
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