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Transfer Articulation

Transfer of Credit:

Transfer of credit is awarded for academic courses completed at regionally accredited institutions, or in candidacy for regional accreditation by one of the following regional accrediting associations:

•  New England Association of Schools & Colleges
•  Middle States Association of Colleges & Secondary Schools
•  North Central Association of Colleges & Schools
•  Northwest Association of Colleges & Schools
•  Western Association of Schools & Colleges (Senior College & Junior Colleges)

All transfer work is evaluated first by the Transfer Articulation Office in the Office of Admissions to determine overall acceptance of credit. The final applicability of transfer of credit rests with the respective academic advisor. Admission to FGCU does not guarantee acceptance into all programs or courses offered by the University.

General guidelines for Awarding transfer credit:

•  Credit is not given for technical, vocational, physical education or pre-college courses, or for courses completed below a grade of D.
•  Courses with a transfer grade of C or below may not be used toward completion of Gordon Rule requirements (FAC 6A-10.030).
•  Transfer credits will not be computed into a student’s FGCU grade point average.
•  If credits are in quarter hours, they will be converted to semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by .67. As an example, a four quarter hour course will only be awarded 2.67 semester credits.
•  Accreditation status and evaluation of credits from an institution outside of the U.S. must be made by an international credential evaluation agency with associated costs to be paid by the student.
• We suggest you contact one of the following: Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. in Miami at 305-273-1616, Fax (305) 273-1338, or email info@jsilny.com. Website: www.jsilny.com , World Education Services at 305-358-6688, email south@wes.org or AACRAO website http://www.aacrao.org/credential/individual.htm
•  All transfer credit evaluations are completed after admission to the University as a degree-seeking student and prior to the student’s orientation. Only official transcripts will be articulated.

Articulation Agreements:

Receiving your AA from a Florida public community college ensures that you will meet the general education requirements and begin as a junior at FGCU. This is guaranteed under the statewide Articulation Agreement which became effective in 1971.

Applicants with an Associate of Science (AS) degree from a Florida Community College in certain programs of study are guaranteed to enter FGCU as upper level students with a minimum of 60 transferable hours. A list of the articulation agreements are as follows::

College of Business:

• AS in Business Administration to BS Management - a statewide articulation agreement with all community colleges and public institutions

College of Health Professions:

• ASN to Nursing to BSN Nursing – all public Florida Community Colleges
• AS in Allied Health Sciences such as Cardiovascular Technician, Dental, EMT, Respiratory Care, Radiology Technician, Health Sciences, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy to BS Health Sciences – only in Manatee CC and St. Petersburg College

College of Professional Studies:

• AS in Paralegal Studies or Legal Assisting to BS Legal Studies – only at Edison College, Broward CC, Florida CC at Jacksonville, Florida Keys CC, Hillsborough CC, Palm Beach CC, Pensacola Jr. College, Santa Fe CC, Miami Dade College, Tallahassee CC, and St. Petersburg College
• AS in Criminal Justice to BS in Criminal Justice – only at Edison College, St. Petersburg College, Tallahassee CC, South Florida CC, Indian River CC, and Palm Beach CC
• AS in Criminal Justice Technology to BS in Criminal Justice - all public Florida Community Colleges

In order to access your transfer articulation, you must log in to Gulfline https://gulfline.fgcu.edu/ with your UIN number and PIN number.

If you have any questions after looking over your transfer of credit, please contact the Transfer of Articulation Office in the Office of Admissions (Susan Parker sparker@fgcu.edu or Starr Bannworth sbannwor@fgcu.edu) or contact your Academic Advisor.