Transfer to BBS

Clarks Summit University believes that learning, wherever it occurs, should be recognized and integrated into a student’s degree program when that learning is found to be equivalent to that offered by post-secondary educational institutions and determined to be applicable for meeting degree and program requirements. Clarks Summit University makes every effort to transfer as many courses as possible, credit-for-credit. However, the student should be aware that all transferable credits may not apply to the degree program of choice.

Applicants who have completed courses in an accredited college, university or seminary, may receive transfer credit for courses which apply to one of the University degree programs, and which reflect the required grade according to college undergraduate, graduate, or seminary transfer policies. Credits from non-accredited schools are also eligible for transfer based upon above mentioned criteria. Only the credit is transferred into the degree program. The grade and grade points are not calculated in the student’s grade point average. Students who take a course at Clarks Summit University who have received transfer credit for an equivalent course at Clarks Summit University will forfeit the transfer credit.

Credits from both accredited and non-accredited institutions and other sources must be validated prior to awarding transfer credits. Evaluation of credits for transfer is done by the Registrar. The validation process considers the following:

• Acceptable course grade according to the individual undergraduate, graduate, or seminary credit transfer policies.
• The academic credentials of the course instructor.
• The course description and or content of the course.
• The acceptance of the credits by other reputable colleges, universities, or seminaries.
• ACE recommendations

For graduation, each degree has a policy of either a minimum number of credits that must be earned at CSU or a maximum number of credits that can be transferred in. The university reserves the right to adjust these requirements in exceptional cases. The policies are listed below:

• Associates degrees: a minimum of 30 credits must be completed at CSU
• Bachelor’s degrees: a minimum of 30 credits must be completed at CSU
• M.A., M.S.C., M.Ed., M.B.A. degrees (graduate school): a minimum of 2/3 credits must be completed at CSU
• M.A. degree (seminary): a maximum of 12 credits/4 courses can be transferred in
• M.Min. degree seminary):  a maximum of 12 credits/4 courses can be transferred in
• M.Div. degree (seminary): a maximum of 36 credits/12 courses can be transferred in
• Th.M., D.Min., Ph.D. (seminary): generally no transfer credits are accepted with few exceptions

Clarks Summit University grants credit for suitable scores in Advanced Placement (AP) exams, International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, College Level Examination Programs (CLEP) exams, Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) exams, and ACE approved training (including military experience).

CSU has entered into articulation agreements with the following institutions and organizations:

• The Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE)
• Acadeum
• Answers in Genesis
• Eleven:6
• FaithLife/Logos
• Forest Springs Camp & Conference Center, Inc.
• Miracle Mountain Ranch
• One Life Institute
• Score International
• Adult and Teen Challenge
• Teens for Christ
• New Tribes/Ethnos 360
• Penn View Bible Institute
• Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
• Word of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI)