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Common Data Set

1998 - 1999

D. Transfer Admission

Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?  Yes

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?  Yes
 

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 1998.
 

  Applicants Admitted applicants Enrolled applicants
Men 143 97 67
Women 11 5 5
Total 154 102 72
 

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall
 

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?  Yes

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?  24 semester hours
 

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:
 

  Required of all Recommended for all Recommended for some Required for some Not required
High school transcript X        
College transcript(s) X        
Essay or personal statement         X
Interview   X      
Standardized test scores X        
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) X        
 

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):  2.0

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):  2.0

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.
 

  Priority date Closing date Notification date Reply date Rolling admission
Fall         X
Winter         X
Spring         X
Summer         X
 

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?  No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

 

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:  C

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

number _____ unit type:

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

number _____ unit type:

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate's degree:   N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree:

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:
1 - A transfer student must have completed a minimum of 2 semesters as a full-time student (minimum of 12 hours each semester) maintaining a GPR of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale).

2 - Students are required to earn at The Citadel a minimum of one half the semester hours prescribed for their major course of study.