Overview
Scripps accepts transfer credit for undergraduate liberal arts courses comparable to those offered at the undergraduate Claremont Colleges (e.g., art history, psychology, economics, anthropology, history, politics, literature, etc.) from regionally accredited colleges and universities (including community colleges), in which letter grades of C or better are earned. In other words, if the discipline is taught at the undergraduate Claremont Colleges, we can consider it for transfer credit.
What don’t we accept? Vocational and technical courses, graduate-level courses, and courses in disciplines such as business and marketing, animal husbandry, automotive repair, etc. (because those aren’t taught at the 5Cs).
Yes, from regionally accredited colleges and universities in the US.
Yes, we allow this. Refer to the GE Guidelines to see how we define our requirements to inform your decisions.
With approval from your major/minor adviser, it may. If it is approved, be sure to include the course(s) on your senior major declaration form.
We will convert the credit to Scripps credit: 4 semester credits = 1.0 Scripps, 3 semester credits=.75 Scripps, etc. Quarter credits convert on a 6:1 ratio.
Regionally accredited colleges and universities. This includes community colleges and state and regional universities (both public and private).
Yes. The transfer credit form is found here.
Yes, you may. Liberal arts undergraduate courses taken at regionally accredited colleges and universities in which letter grades of C or better can transfer back to Scripps.
Not for GE or pure elective credit, but if you intend to use the transfer credit toward your major or minor, you will need your major/minor adviser’s approval.
For some GE requirements, you’ll need special approval. Natural science requires Keck faculty approval; race and ethnic studies and gender and women’s studies GE require a separate petition process. Those petitions can be found here.
Semester credits: 4:1 ratio (4 semester credits=1.0 Scripps, 3 semester credits=.75 Scripps, etc.,); quarter credits: 6:1 ratio (6 quarter credits=1.0 Scripps, 5 quarter credits= .84 Scripps, etc.).
Transfer credit does not impact your Scripps GPA.
Semester credits: 4:1 ratio (4 semester credits=1.0 Scripps, 3 semester credits=.75 Scripps, etc.,); quarter credits: 6:1 ratio (6 quarter credits=1.0 Scripps, 5 quarter credits= .84 Scripps, etc.).
Three semester credits (or four quarter credits) is the minimum required to satisfy a degree requirement, but it will convert to less than 1.0 full course. Keep in mind that all requirements might be met, but you need at least 32.0 courses to graduate, not 31.75.
Beginning of fall 2024, First Year students may transfer in a maximum of the equivalent of 4.0 Scripps course units of credit completed prior to enrolling at Scripps. Scripps allows up to 4.0 courses equivalent over the summer. Your final eight courses must be taken in residence while enrolled at Scripps; you can’t transfer in credit during your senior year because a student’s final 8 courses must be completed in residence.
Summer school at the 5Cs is considered resident credit and grades earned will factor into your Scripps GPA. We don’t do cross-registration during summer, so you’ll need to apply directly through those schools, and the billing is separate, too.
Yes, summer courses offered through Scripps (and any other of the 5Cs) will satisfy any requirement they normally would during the academic year.
Yes, grades earned in summer school at the 5Cs will factor into your Scripps GPA.
After you’ve completed the course(s), have an official transcript sent to the Scripps College Office of the Registrar. We’ll review the transcript and record transfer credit as appropriate.
We don’t maintain a list, but any regionally accredited college, university, or community college in the US can be considered for transfer credit.
Credit will not be transferred for courses in which you earn grades of C minus or lower. Letter grades A–D earned at any of the 5C’s summer school classes will be recorded as resident credit and factor into your GPA.
Scripps does not allow transfer credit during the academic year from schools outside the United States. Summer courses taken abroad can be considered via petition. Contact the Registrar for more information.
