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Transfer Manual: Sources of Transfer Credit
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Institutions within the United States
The University of San Francisco evaluates and transfers credit from post secondary institutions that are accredited or candidates (as defined in the Handbook of Accreditationpublished by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges) for accreditation by the regional accrediting associations:
No other accrediting organizations are recognized by USF, nor is credit accepted in transfer from unaccredited institutions.
The accreditation status of an institution can be found in the publications Transfer Practices of Designated Educational Institutions published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education published for the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, American Council on Education (ACE).
The accreditation status must have been in effect at the time the student earned the credit. In some instances the date of accreditation listed in the books may not reflect the date an institution became a candidate for accreditation. In these cases it is the applicant's responsibility to secure evidence from the institution as to the date of its candidacy. WASC-SR (510) 632-5000 and WASC-JR (707) 569-9177 can be contacted for this information for the schools they accredit. The phone numbers of the other regionally accrediting bodies can be found in the back of the Transfer Practices book. Their web pages are: WASC - www.wascweb.org; MSA - www.msache.org; NCA - www.ncacihe.org; NEASC - www.neasc.org: SACS - www.sacs.org.
Institutions outside the United States
The University also evaluates work completed at recognized post secondary institutions outside the United States. US regional accreditation does not apply to these institutions other than American programs abroad which are sponsored by regionally accredited institutions. Under the auspices of AACRAO and the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA), there exists a library of guideline materials (World Education Series) which are commonly used by US institutions to recognize degree applicable work completed abroad. USF actively uses these publications. In addition, the University uses The International Handbook of Universities prepared by the International Association of Universities, IAU/UNESCO Information Centre on Higher Education.
Non-traditional Education Sources
Transfer credit may be awarded for work completed outside of a college setting (e.g. military training and corporate or workplace education courses). Please see the section on ACE and National PONSI credit recommendations in this manual.
AP, CLEP, and IB Exams
The only credit by examination accepted by the University of San Francisco are awarded via the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program examinations. Please see the appropriate sections in this manual.
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