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Acceptance of Transfer Credits

Whitworth will accept undergraduate and graduate work in transfer from regionally accredited institutions. For institutions without regional accreditation, transfer of credit will be considered if the creditability of the institution can be supported by the "three-letter rule," which states that it is the responsibility of the student to provide three letters from regionally accredited institutions certifying that they will accept credit from the institution from which the student is seeking credit. A total of two-thirds credit will be awarded to non-regionally accredited Bible schools that hold an ABHE accreditation.

Maximum of 96 quarter (64 semester) credits accepted from any combination of regionally accredited two-year institutions.
Every student must complete a minimum of 32 at Whitworth. 94 semester credits accepted from regionally accredited four-year institutions, or combination of two & four year institutions.
Courses not accepted if: course was non-college level or vocational-technical, grade received was lower than a "C," course was graded incomplete or "no credit," course repeated significant content from previously taken course.
Credits will be accepted from Bible schools accredited by ABHE on a 2/3 basis providing grades meet the criteria stated in number 3 above.
Courses meeting Whitworth's General Requirements for Graduation indicated by codes below on the Transfer Equivalency Guide.

AD=American Diversity         NS=Natural Science
FA=Fine Arts                     OC=Oral Communication
FW=Fitness/Wellness          PE=PE Activity
GP=Global Perspectives       SS=Social Science
HU=Humanities                   WC=Written Communication
MA=Math & Statistics          WL=World Language
Courses taken at two-year institutions always transfer as lower division credit, but may fulfill upper-division major requirements if content is similar to a Whitworth offered course.