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Transfer Admissions
Applicants intending to transfer to Our Lady of Holy Cross College from accredited colleges and universities must be considered in good standing at the last school attended. Credit may be transferred only for courses in which a grade of C or P was earned and which will apply directly to a program of study at Our Lady of Holy Cross College. Official evaluation of transfer course work will be performed only upon completion of the admission process. Transfer students with less than 12 hours of completed college credit will be considered first time freshmen. Applicants in this category must refer to the guidelines for admission under Freshmen admission in the Catalog.
Transfer students with 12 or more hours of completed college credit and who attained a grade point average of 2.0 or higher from their previous institution will be granted unconditional admission to the College.
Transfer students with 12 or more hours of complete college credit and who have attained a grade-point average of 1.75-1.99 at their previous institution will be granted conditional admission to the College. The students will be allowed to take courses according to their individual abilities and needs as specified by the College.
Students not meeting any of the minimum requirements above may be admitted by exception, up to 10% of the incoming class. These students will only be allowed to take courses according to their individual abilities and needs as specified by the College. They will not receive credit for any other courses taken while still under the "admitted by exception." Suspensions at another college or university will be honored at Our Lady of Holy Cross College for the length of the suspension. Students on academic suspension may be admitted to the College only as non-degree seeking students. Under no circumstances will course work completed in a non-degree seeking status be applied to any degree or certification program at Our Lady of Holy Cross College.
Note: Students must officially change their academic status at the Registrar's office from non-matriculating to undergraduate after the suspension period is over.
Applicants who have been permanently suspended at another institution cannot be admitted to a degree or certification program until the expiration of three regular semesters excluding summer from the semester in which the suspension occurred.
Application Procedures
In addition to a completed application form and fee, the following items must be received by the College within the published deadlines:
- official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended, regardless of whether credit was earned or not (Note: Transcripts must be sent directly by the institution and may not be submitted by the applicant.);
- official scores from the ACT or SAT if the applicant has not completed the equivalent of English 101 (English Composition) and Mathematics 205 (College I Algebra). Test scores may not be more than two years old;
- official high school transcript or an official transcript of the general education development diploma if the applicant is transferring solely from a two-year college.
