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Students not meeting the minimum level for admission or placing into
Learning Support courses are allowed one retest. Non-traditional students who
fail to make a minimum score upon retesting on the COMPASS have these
options:
•
re-take theCOMPASSonly one timeeach semester
•
seek admittance to another institution, and then transfer to Clayton
Statebased on the transfer standards listed below.
Transfer Students
TransferApplicationProcedure
Any student who transfers credit to Clayton State from another college or
university is considered a transfer student. Like all applicants, transfers must
submit a Clayton State application form and immunization form by published
deadlines. In addition, transfer applicantsmust submit official transcripts from
all
colleges or universities attended regardless of whether the student has any
transferable hours from the institution. Official transcripts must arrive in sealed
envelopes. (Clayton State will accept electronic transcripts from certain
UniversitySystem institutions.) Student copies of transcriptsarenot acceptable.
TransferAdmissionStandards - RegularAdmission
Transfer studentswill begranted regular admission if theymeet the following
standards:
a. Have 30 or more semester hours of transferable credit. (Transfer
applicants with fewer than 30 hours must meet the admission
requirements for either a recent high school graduates [freshman] or
nontraditional student inaddition to the transfer admission standards.)
b. Have a cumulative transfer GPA of at least 2.00. (Transfer applicants
with aGPA below 2.00 should see the limited admission heading below
for possibleappeal.)
c. Be in good academic and conduct standing at the last institution from
which credit wasearned.
TransferAdmissionStandards - LimitedAdmission
Transfer applicants who have aGPA below 2.00 and/or who are not in good
standing at their last institution may submit an appeal for limited admission. If
admission is granted, the student will be on academic probation. Contact the
Registrar’sOffice toobtain theappropriateappeal form.
TransferApplicantsWithFewer Than 30SemesterHours
Special considerations apply to transfer applicants who have earned fewer
than30hours of transferable credit:
a. if theapplicant graduated from high school within the last five years, the
applicant must meet standards for recent high school graduates in
addition to transfer admission standards. Such applicants must submit
all high school transcriptsaswell as college transcripts.
b. if theapplicant graduated from high school more than five years ago, he
or she will be considered a non-traditional transfer applicant. The
admission decision will be based on a combination of transfer grades
and scores on required admission/placement tests.
