Advanced Standing
An evaluation of your courses taken at other institutions is completed when you have been admitted to GW and comes with your letter of admission. This evaluation will give you an idea of which credits will transfer to GW; however, final determination of how this credit will be applied to a degree must be obtained from your academic advisor. A meeting with your advisor upon acceptance is encouraged to help you determine which courses will fulfill degree requirements for your intended major.
A grade of C- or better is required to transfer credit. The University does place limitations on the amount of credit that will transfer from a two-year institution. GW school specific regulations on transfer credit can be obtained from the University Bulletin at www.gwu.edu/~bulletin or by contacting the appropriate Dean’s office.
Transfer students may earn up to 24 semester hours through the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) test, by scoring 6 or 7 on selected International Baccalaureate higher level exams, or by scoring above 50 on the subject examinations of the College Board College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). Official score reports must be sent from the testing agency. Be aware that credit earned by examination at other colleges or universities or examinations taken after having taken the appropriate college-level course will not transfer credit to GW. Please refer to the following charts for GW’s course equivalents and details.
After matriculation at the University, up to 30 credit hours of course work completed at institutions other than GW during GW-approved academic-year study abroad experiences can be transferred. No more than 9 credit hours in total can be transferred from summer or academic-year programs at other colleges or universities. No academic-year or summer transfer credit from two-year institutions is allowed after a student has earned 60 credits towards a degree.
