ADP Transfer Credit
Messiah University will generally accept courses for transfer credit which meet the following criteria:
- Course must be taken at a regionally accredited institution
- Course must be collegiate-level (developmental and remedial courses are not transferable)
- Original official transcripts from all institutions must be submitted for review
In addition, a grade of C or higher must be obtained in the course for it to be transferable.
Messiah’s General Education transfer equivalencies
We have an online transfer course equivalency database to help discern how credits will transfer. It contains courses from Colleges that have transferred to Messiah University in the past. It is not all inclusive, but contains courses that have either been asked about or have successful transferred. Some guidelines for using the database:
- In the “school” section type in the most significant word in the title (ex: Bucks), click “contains” or “begins with” and then click on Go.
- Verify the University name in the box at the top of the page. If it is not correct simply click on the down arrow and choose the correct University.
- Search for your courses
If you are trying to look up which courses you can take at your current institution to fulfill a specific requirement at Messiah, leave the option “Sort by: Messiah University Subject and Course #” selected, and search for that requirement in the right-hand column.
If you are trying to look up a course you have taken/will take and want to see if it has already been approved to transfer to Messiah, select “Sort by: Your College Subject and Course #,” and search for that course in the left-hand column.
- The list you see are courses that have been approved next to their equivalent Messiah course.
Students who have taken University-level courses in high school may possibly receive University credit for them by taking the AP Examination of the University Entrance Examination Board, if their high school offers it. Granting such credit may reduce the number of semester hours students need for graduation. Official socres of AP test results should be sent to the Messiah University Registrar's Office for evaluation.
To view a list of course equivalencies, click link below.
Students who wish to verify knowledge of college-level work in a given discipline may take the CLEP test (Messiah is not an approved test site) and receive CLEP credit on the transcript. These credits are evaluated by the Registrar and may be applied to General Education and major requirements. Any student considering CLEP opportunities should contact the Registrar for further information.
To view a list of course equivalencies, click link below.
DSST exams are college subject tests that you can take to earn college credit for knowledge you acquired outside of a traditional classroom. There are 38 subject exams from which to select in disciplines such as Business, Humanities, Mathematics, Physical Science, and more.
To view a list of course equivalencies, click link below.
IB is a curricular program with university entrance examinations which may be taken in any country and recognized in any country. Students who have taken IB courses in high school may possibly receive University credit for them by taking the IB examination. Granting such credit may reduce the number of semester hours students need for graduation. Official transcripts of IB test results should be sent to the Messiah University Registrar's Office for evaluation.
To view a list of course equivalencies, click link below.