When a student would like to transfer to Northland, he or she needs to provide the College with official transcripts of all his or her prior course work. The College then completes a course-by-course evaluation. Only courses from colleges recognized by a regional accrediting agency, and completed with a grade of C- or better, will be evaluated.

A maximum of 65 credits will be accepted from all junior or two-year colleges. Students admitted to the Degree Completion Program can transfer up to 72 credits from junior or two-year colleges, 15 credits of which may be "technical" in nature.

Students who receive an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from an institution that required at least 32 general education credits, and who completed their general education courses with grades of C- or better, will have completed all Northland College liberal education requirements except Communication, Quantitative Reasoning (Mathematics), and Global Environment. These categories may be fulfilled if course work equivalent to Northland's requirements was accepted in transfer.

Courses that are repeated are counted only once in total credits earned. If a student is awarded transfer credit for a course, and then repeats the course at Northland, the transferred credits will be removed from the student's record. In addition, a minimum of 30 credits must be earned at Northland College, including at least 20 credits in a student's major field of study, to earn a Northland College degree.

Transfer students planning to pursue teacher certification will be required to meet certain state-mandated general education course requirements before they are eligible for student teaching. A personal interview with the Director of Teacher Education is strongly recommended for all transfer students planning to pursue teacher certification. See TEACHER EDUCATION for more information.

With Military Training

Transfer students with military training may receive college credit for this training as well as credit for studies completed at service schools, international institutions, and the U.S. Armed Forces Institute. For more information, contact the registrar's office.