Admissions, Costs, and Financial Aid Jamestown College will be reviewed by the dean of enrollment management. Following review, the student will be notified of one of the following: 1. Admitted in good standing 2. Admitted conditionally 3. Denied admission Transfer Students Students transferring from other colleges or universities must follow the same procedure as detailed under the previous heading “Application Information.� In addition, a transfer recommendation from the previous institution is required. All courses accepted at Jamestown College for transfer credit toward the bachelor’s degree will be entered on the Jamestown College record and included in the computation of required averages for applicable scholarships or graduation honors. Jamestown College will accept any course for credit that corresponds to programs of study offered at Jamestown College from institutions which meet the criteria listed below. Whether a course corresponds to a program of study at Jamestown College will be determined by the registrar in conversation with the relevant department chair.
1. The institution must be accredited by a CHEA approved regional accrediting association of schools and colleges. 2. The institution must offer an Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Jamestown College will consider for credit only courses which satisfy the requirements for these degrees. Other courses will be evaluated according to our policies for courses from nonaccredited institutions. Only courses in which the student has earned a C- or better are eligible for transfer credit. 13
Courses graded only on a pass/fail basis will be transferred only if the student can provide documented evidence that he/she performed at a C- or better level in the course. Internships, credit for experiential learning, and advanced standing credit courses with a grade of Pass will be accepted for credit provided the courses meet all other transfer policies. Jamestown College standards will be applied in determining the transferred courses and grades that will satisfy requirements. Credits transferred from a junior college are generally classified as freshman and sophomore credits. A maximum of sixty-four semester credits of junior college work will be accepted toward the baccalaureate degree (unlimited credits are accepted from four year institutions). Exceptions may be granted by petition to the vice-president of academic affairs. Jamestown College accepts credit from foreign institutions. The required official academic transcript should be translated into English. In the event that a transcript can not be translated into English, the chair of the foreign language department at Jamestown College will interpret the transcript or locate another faculty member who can interpret the transcript. If the transcript can not be interpreted by someone at Jamestown College, the transcript will be evaluated by World Education Services or a similar professional service. The fee for the service will be paid by the student. Jamestown College will accept credit from a non-accredited institution on a course by course basis. Each course a student wants to transfer to Jamestown College from a non-accredited institution will be evaluated by the department chair of the corresponding department. The student will be required to provide a course description along with a course syllabus and other course materials as requested. If the department chair determines the course meets Jamestown College standards,