Common Data Set - Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analytics

Common Data Set D: Transfer Admission (2018-2019)

Fall Applicants

D1.

Does your institution enroll transfer students?

Yes No

(If no, please skip to Section E)

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?

Yes No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in Fall 2018.

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men	1,875	1,229	943
Women	2,091	1,372	965
Total	3,966	2,601	1,908

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall Winter Spring Summer

D4.

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?		Yes No
If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?		30 semester hours of college credit

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

	Required of All	Recommended of All	Recommended of Some	Required of Some	Not Required
High school transcript
College transcript(s)
Essay or personal statement
Interview
Standardized test scores
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)

D6.

If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

D7.

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

2.25

D8.

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
GPA requirements are higher for some majors. Auditions are required for music and dance.

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

	Priority Date	Closing Date	Notification Date	Reply Date	Rolling Admission
Fall		07/01
Winter
Spring		11/01
Summer		05/01

D10.

Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?

Yes No

D11.

Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
Priority dates given are guaranteed processing dates. Applications received after those dates will be processed on a space available basis.

Transfer Credit Policies

D12.

Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:

C-

D13.

			Number	Unit Type
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:			76	semester hours

D14.

			Number	Unit Type
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:			90	semester hours

D15.

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree:

D16.

Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree:

D17.

Describe other transfer credit policies:

D18. Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits:

	Yes	No
American Council on Education (ACE)	X
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)	X
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)		X

D19.

			Number	Unit Type
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE):			30	credit hours

D20.

			Number	Unit Type
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)):

D21.

	Yes	No
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies on your website?	X
If yes, please provide the URL where they can be located:
https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/registrar

D22.

Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:

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