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About the Academic Passport

 

The Academic Passport will help ensure that you do not have to retake successfully completed college level courses  - unless you change your major or degree program.  If you are considering transferring from a Pennsylvania community college, Lackawanna College, or from one PASSHE university to another the Academic Passport makes the process easy. Only PASSHE universities can offer you this convenience, value, and commitment.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferring Credits with the Academic Passport 

Some basic regulations determine which and how many credits you can keep when you transfer to your new university. If you are unclear about any of the following regulations, you may contact the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) or the university to which you are transferring.

 

    • To be eligible for an Academic Passport, you must have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0. If you’re a Lackawanna College or community college student with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, you must have earned at least 30 credits in liberal arts courses.
    • Up to a maximum of 45 general education credits and/or liberal arts credits that you earned may be used to meet lower division university general education requirements. Your remaining college level credits will be applied to the major or accepted as electives. A course by course match will not be required.
    • You may transfer credits from courses in which you received a “D” only if your overall GPA at that school (or those schools) is at least 2.0. Universities that require a “C” or above for specific courses will continue to do so. 
    • You may not transfer remedial, developmental, or study skills courses. 
    • When you transfer, credits from occupational and vocational courses usually won’t be accepted. Courses in certain technical fields may transfer, depending on the program. Contact an adviser for more specific information.
    • You’ll receive an evaluation of your credits before you enroll and pay tuition and fees.
    • If you’re a Lackawanna College, community college, or PASSHE student, the Academic Passport guarantees that you can transfer to any PASSHE university, but it doesn’t assure your admission into specific programs. The universities maintain control over the admission process, especially in programs with limited openings for students and for which there are additional admission requirements.

Eligibility 

You are eligible to receive the Academic Passport if you have one of the following:  

    An Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a community college in Pennsylvania or Lackawanna College, ◦with a minimum 2.0 grade point average in all coursework and at least 30 credits of liberal arts courses

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At least 12 college level credits with a minimum 2.0 grade point average at another PASSHE university

    If you have earned at least 12 college level credits with a minimum 2.0 grade point average at one of Pennsylvania's 14 community colleges or Lackawanna College, and wish to transfer to a PASSHE university prior to obtaining the Academic Passport, you can still apply for admission and your liberal arts credits will be used to meet university lower division requirements.  

For more information, please contact the participating institution of your choice.