Transfer Course Approval Process

Current Students Taking a Transfer Course during Winter or Summer Term

Students who wish to obtain credit for work taken at another institution must complete the Transfer Course Approval form (PDF). If a course is to be applied towards a GCR, the student must fill out the GCR Petition form. If a course is to be applied toward a major/minor/concentration, the signature of the department chair is required (students should speak to their faculty advisor to initiate the process).

Approval of courses for fulfillment of GCRs is dependent upon the presentation of course descriptions, syllabi, and other relevant course material to the Goucher Registrar and the Curriculum Committee via the GCR petition form.

Only credits with grades of C- or better will be accepted.

For J-term courses, forms should be turned in by the deadline. This is normally in November for January courses, and in April for summer courses. Forms turned in after the deadline may not be approved prior to the time students must enroll in the course. If this occurs, students will not know prior to registering, if the course will be accepted for transfer to Goucher.

 

Process

  1. Print and fill out a Transfer Course Approval form (PDF) from the Office of the Registrar.
  2. Get your advisor's signature on the form. Sign and turn in the form in the Office of the Registrar.
  3. If you want the course to be approved to fulfill a GCR requirement, you must fill out the GCR Petition form.
  4. If you want the course to be approved to fulfill a major or minor requirement, the signature of the chair of the department is required (speak to your faculty advisor to initiate the process). Sign and turn in the form in the Office of the Registrar.
  5. You will be notified by the Registrar´s office with the approval status of the transfer course through your Goucher email.
  6. After completing the course, request that an official transcript be sent to Goucher College. Secured, electronic transcripts should be sent directly from the other college to transfer@goucher.edu 
  7. When the official transcript is received at Goucher, it will be matched with your transfer course approval form and entered on your Goucher transcript. Please allow up to three weeks from receipt of the transcript for this to occur.