Kentucky Transfer Module
** For students who reside in Kentucky, there is a statewide General Education Transfer Policy. The policy lets colleges and universities accept each other's general education requirements for transfer students. Courses that meet General Education Transfer Policy requirements are identified by each institution.
The Policy on General Education Transfer:
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Emphasizes aspects of general education requirements that are common among public institutions in Kentucky, and encourages completion of approved AA/AS transfer programs;
- Promotes the acceptability of general education credits as students transfer from one public institution to another; and
- Enhances cooperation among institutions with respect to academic advising for undergraduates who plan to transfer from one public institution to another.
The Kentucky Transfer Policy establishes two transfer components: the General Education Core Component and the Specialty Component. The 48 semester hour General Education Core Component provides a broad background of general education courses. The component is comprised of a 33 semester hour core component and a 15 semester hours block of unspecified general education courses.
General Education Component (48 semester hours) is made up of two sections, the General Education Core (33 semester hours) and the Specialty Group (15 institutional specific semester hours).
Student Responsibility and Access to Transfer Information
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The General Education Transfer Policy applies to students who are accepted for admission into one of KY's public higher education institutions. Students planning to transfer should be aware of the admission requirements of the institution into which they intend to transfer. Transfer certifications noted on a student's transcript will only be applicable upon admission into the receiving institution.
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Students are encouraged to complete their lower division general education requirements during the first two years of study and to plan their transfer by working with their advisor, reviewing institutional catalogs, and using the Course Applicability System to determine how their coursework will transfer (WWW.ky.transfer.org/cas/index.jsp).
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Since the provisions of this policy address only institution-wide lower division general education requirements, students are advised to be aware of the general education requirements of the college or school within the university and the general education requirements of the degree program to which they plan to transfer.
1. Communication (9 semester hours)
a. Written Communication -- 6 semester hours of Written Communication Courses - at NKU typically ENG 101 and ENG 291. See Academic Regulations/General Education Requirements for list of approved general education courses (pdf document).2. Humanities (6 semester hours)b. Oral Communication -- 3 semester hours of Oral Communication. See Academic Regulations/General Education Requirements for list of approved general education courses (pdf document).
The disciplines represented in this category must be different from those in Behavioral/Social Sciences. Courses may be chosen from the following: Fine Arts, Literature, Foreign Language, History, or Philosophy/Religion courses in the List of Approved General Education Courses. See Academic Regulations/General Education Requirements for list of approved general education courses (pdf document).
3. Behavioral/Social Sciences (9 semester hours).
At least two disciplines must be represented and must be different from those in Humanities. Courses may be chosen from the List of Approved General Education Courses for Behavioral/Social Sciences.See Academic Regulations/General Education Requirements for list of approved general education courses (pdf document).
Courses may be chosen from the List of Approved General Education Courses for Natural Sciences. See Academic Regulations/General Education Requirements for list of approved general education courses (pdf document).
Courses may be chosen from the List of Approved General Education Courses for Mathematics. See Academic Regulations/General Education Requirements for list of approved general education courses (pdf document).General Education Specialty Block (15 semester hours) Kentucky transfer students may transfer an unspecified (certain departments will have specific requirements) 15 semester hour block of general education courses to satisfy this component.
General
Education Transfer Certifications
A student transferring from a Kentucky public institution will be awarded 48 semester hours of general education transfer credit at NKU if "Fully General Education Certified." The 48 semester hours include the 33-semester hour Core Transfer Component and the 15-semester hour Specialty Block. A minimum grade of "D-" is required for students to be awarded transfer credit at NKU.
Core Component Certified (33 semester hours)
A student transferring from a Kentucky public institution will be awarded 33 semester hours of general education transfer credit at NKU if "Core Component Certified." Students must complete all five specified categories and be in good academic standing at the sending institution. The student must also hold a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and will need to fulfill all remaining NKU general education requirements.
A student transferring from a Kentucky public institution will be awarded general education transfer credit at NKU if "Category Certified" in some but not all of the five categories in the 33-hour Core Component. The student must hold a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher and will need to fulfill all remaining general education requirements.
For more information and a breakdown of the transfer framework for all Kentucky Programs for all state institution visit Kentucky Council for Postsecondary Education web site at http://www.cpe.state.ky.us/going2/going2_transfer_planning.asp or contact our admissions office.
** UPDATED CATALOG INFORMATION TO REFLECT REVISIONS TO TRANSFER POLICY
Last updated by
Mary A. Lepper on
June 9, 2004
11:21 AM