At the time of admission to a Fielding Graduate University academic program, Fielding will evaluate requests for transfer credit by admitted students' based on previous coursework completed at other regionally accredited institutions. Applicants who have international degrees/credit will need to have their international transcripts evaluated for degree/credit equivalency to a regionally accredited U.S. degree/school before Fielding will evaluate such credit for transfer. Applicants with international credit should contact the Fielding Admission Office for information about those organizations that Fielding utilizes and has approved to provide such evaluations.

The doctoral programs of HOD and ELC will also consider awarding transfer credit for workforce courses evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training program.

Previous course work must be evaluated by the program's Admission Committee as equivalent to a course or knowledge area in that program's curriculum, and must have been completed within the past five years.

In order to ensure academic excellence in our doctoral and independent-study programs, Fielding Graduate University does not give credit for prior experiential learning, or grant advanced standing in said programs. Generally, in our doctoral and independent study programs, students are required to complete course work and requirements as described in our on-line policy bulletin. However, previous academic study or professional experience may be utilized to demonstrate competence when completing assessments in certain programs. Students can negotiate an assessment in those programs whenever they are ready to demonstrate competence in a knowledge area.

Occasionally, enrolled students who are not granted transfer credit upon admission to Fielding Graduate University, may petition for an exemption of a specific requirement based upon prior work.

Regarding the transfer of Fielding credits to other schools: No school can guarantee that credits from courses are transferable, unless two schools have a consortium agreement in place. Transfer of credits is always at the discretion of the receiving school and depends on the comparability of curricula and accreditation.

Transfer Credit Request Form
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• Transfer Credit Request Form  

Articulation Agreements:

• CSU Stanislaus Community College Leadership certificate program to ELC doctorate
• CSU Sonoma to HOD doctorate
• Process Work Institute of Portland, Oregon to HOD doctorate
• Adult Education Masters at Oregon State University to HOD
• OSR program at Seattle University to HOD articulation
• Regis University to HOD articulation
• Royal Roads University to HOD articulation

Related policies and information:

• Transfer Credit Policy - Clinical Program
• Transfer Credit Policy - Media Program
• Transfer Credit Policy - Respecialization in Clinical Certificate
• Transfer Credit Procedure and Policy - ELC Ed.D.
• Transfer Credit Procedure and Policy - HOD Program
• Transfer Credit Procedure and Policy - OMD Programs
• Degree Requirements
• Transfer from one program of study to another
• Requests for Exemption from Requirements
• Student Complaint and Grievance Procedure
• ACE National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training

Page Revised 07/01/2008