How do I receive credit for courses taken prior to entering the Graduate Program?
To receive credit for graduate-level courses taken prior to entering the JMU graduate program, you must submit a request to your major advisor during the first semester of enrollment. This transfer request applies to courses taken at JMU (through Outreach Programs) as well as at other accredited institutions. No more than 1/2 of a graduate program’s total required hours may be transferred including those taken at JMU prior to acceptance into the graduate program. Students may not transfer in more than 9 credit hours from institutions other than JMU. Approval of Transfer Credit forms are available in the CGOP office or at http://www.jmu.edu/cgop/gradforms.shtml. Only grades of “B” or better are transferable. Courses taken for pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory are not transferable. Academic work taken more than six (6) years for master students or eight (8) years for doctoral students, before the date at which the advanced degree is awarded may not be used to satisfy degree requir
