Admissions Information

Terms of Admission

All offers of admission are conditional, pending receipt of final transcripts showing work comparable in quality to that upon which the admissions offer was based. All information submitted during the admissions process, including the application, the personal essay, any supplements, and any other supporting materials will become property of the University of La Verne and will not be returned to applicants or forwarded to third parties. The university reserves the right to select its students and deny admission at its sole discretion based on applicant’s qualifications and the best interest of the University.

The University reserves the right to deny or revoke admission at any time to any applicant who fails to disclose all colleges and universities previously attended completely and accurately. Failure to do so may be interpreted as falsification of documentation. Any applicant who is found to submit altered, forged, or falsified documentation to the University may be denied admission or have any offer of admission already made revoked, and no further applications will be considered. Findings of falsified admission information may also be used to justify disqualification or termination of enrollment for a current student, including revocation of course credit, grades, and degree.

Applicants who do not provide accurate academic history on the applications and wish to update it must obtain documentation by the institution in question confirming accurate enrollment information or verify via National Student Clearinghouse. This includes misaligned dates of attendance and any institution listed on the application the applicant added and wants removed.

Additionally, inappropriate behavior by applicants, including those that pose a threat or present a danger to the college community or other behaviors where it is considered to be in the best interest of the college to refuse admission, may be used as a basis to deny the student admission or revoke any offer of admission. Such behaviors may also be used to justify disqualification or termination of enrollment for a current student, including revocation of course credit, grades, and degree.

Offer of admission is valid for the semester for which the student has applied. Students who wish to defer their admission to another semester may do so after submitting their intent to enroll. Students who wish to enroll in a future term may defer their offer of admission for up to one year. An undergraduate applicant's offer of admission can be deferred up to one year, so long as the applicant has not completed any additional college-level coursework or has attended another institution that would alter the applicant's original record. Undergraduate applicants who wish to attend another institution and come back to University of La Verne later must reapply. 

Transcript Policies

The University of La Verne will accept unofficial transcripts to render an admissions decision, however, students are required to provide all final official transcripts to register for any future terms. A hold, preventing course registration, will be placed on the student account until all final official transcripts have been received. A full and complete academic history is required to administer a decision. Failure to provide all institutions an applicant has attended can result in revocation of admission or academic discipline. Please review the guidelines below as they pertain to what constitutes an official or unofficial transcript:

Category	Guidelines
Final Official Transcripts	Transcripts must be sent directly by the issuing institution to the University of La Verne. Transcripts in paper format must remain in their original sealed institutional envelope. Transcripts from degree-granting institutions must clearly state the degree earned and the date of conferral. Transcripts from non-degree institutions must show no classes in progress.
Official Transcripts	Transcripts must be sent directly by the issuing institution to the University of La Verne. Transcripts in paper format must remain in their original sealed institutional envelope. Transcripts may be missing degree conferral information from degree-granting institutions or show classes in progress at the time of printing.
Unofficial Transcripts	Transcripts may be uploaded or sent directly by the student to the University of La Verne. Transcripts in paper format may be provided in an unsealed or non-institutional envelope. Transcripts should be in PDF format and not submitted as a JPG, screenshot, or other type of photo.

All transcripts must contain applicant's full legal name, name of institution, dates/terms of attendance, course, grades, credits earned, and GPA.

Applicants who previously applied to the University may use official transcripts that the University still has on file if there has been no additional coursework completed since submission.

 The University of La Verne will evaluate military training for credit. Veterans and active-duty applicants must submit Joint Service Transcripts (JST) and/or Air University, formerly Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), transcripts.

Transcripts of coursework completed prior to admission that are not submitted before an admission decision is made will not be considered for transfer credit after admission has been granted.

 Additional Information: La Verne reserves the right to request additional information in order to make an informed admission decision.

Transfer Credit

Transfer of Courses for the Baccalaureate Degree

Students may transfer a maximum of 88 semester hours of credit towards the Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution recognized by the University of La Verne. Courses must be designated as baccalaureate level by the credit granting institution and have a grade of C- or above.  Transfer coursework is awarded credit only; grades are not transferred or calculated into students' GPA.

Transfer of Courses for Graduate Degrees

All students must request transfer credit for courses previously completed at La Verne or another college or university at the time of application. Students receiving Veterans Administration (VA) funding are eligible to receive transfer credit for previously completed courses only if they make their request during the semester of their admission. The following conditions must exist for transfer credit to be approved:

1. The course must have been taken within the last five years at a regionally accredited university or college.
2. The course must be a graduate level course. 
3. A grade of B (3.0) or better must have been earned in the course. 
4. The course must be sufficiently related to the student’s degree program at the University of La Verne as determined by the Program Chair/Director.
5. There is a limit of six semester hours which may be transferred into 30-35 semester hour degree programs.
   A limit of 12 semester hours may be transferred into a master’s program requiring 36 to 59 semester hours. Master’s degree programs which require 60+ units may transfer in a maximum of 25% of the program total. Doctoral programs may transfer in a maximum of 12 units. (A quarter hour counts as two thirds of a semester hour).
   
   Graduate students matriculated into a certificate program may transfer up to six semester hours of elective credit toward completion of the certificate. Requests to have transfer credit applied to the certificate must be submitted to the Department/Program Chair through the student’s advisor. The Department/Program Chair will evaluate the transfer credit using the same criteria for accepting transfer credits into a degree program and notify the Graduate Office or the Regional and Online Campuses Office to post the approved transfer credit to the student’s transcript.
6. Courses taken through the military may be transferred into a University of La Verne graduate program, consistent with the guidelines above. The number of graduate transfer credits allowed is subject to the guidelines established by the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.
7. Only courses which are accepted for transfer into a degree program are added to the student’s University of La Verne transcript.
8. The University of La Verne reserves the right to refuse transfer credit or limit the credits accepted toward any of its degree programs from accredited institutions, including those accredited by regional accreditation associations, if these credits are attributed to courses that do not meet the University of La Verne’s academic standards.

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)

Students, who earn an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or an Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree from a California Community College, can transfer their degree in total to the University of La Verne. Students will automatically meet the University of La Verne General Education requirements with the exception of the La Verne Experience requirement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion LVE 100, University Values LVE 200 (or an approved course), Community Engagement LVE 305 (or an approved course), and University Reflection LVE 400 in residence. Lower-division major requirements will be credited if the transfer degree program is deemed similar to a corresponding major program at the University of La Verne. Students must remain in the corresponding major program for the bachelor’s degree. Students who transfer the ADT should be able to graduate in 2 years. This assumes a student follows the degree pathway plan created for the student at the time of advising.

C-ID

The University of La Verne faculty utilize the California Identification supranumbering system (C- ID) to articulate courses whenever possible. The C-ID system allows courses to be articulated through the use of descriptors for commonly articulated transferable lower-division courses. Courses articulated through the use of C-ID descriptors are deemed equivalent to University of La Verne courses.

Course Duplication Policy

A student is not eligible to earn credit for a course if the course covers 50% or more of the same subject material that was covered in previously completed college level coursework or exam. Furthermore, a student is not eligible to earn credit in a course if that course covers material in the same general subject area of a more advanced course previously completed. For example, if a student has already completed intermediate Spanish, they cannot now enroll in a beginning Spanish class to earn credit.

Statute of Limitations of Courses

Each department may establish limits on the age of previously completed coursework in regards to the applicability of that coursework to the major requirements for the undergraduate degree. These limits are stated in the descriptions of individual program and major requirements in the Programs section of this catalog. These limits do not impact the transferability of coursework to general education or non-major elective requirements.

Advanced Placement Exam (AP) Transfer Credit

 The Office of the Registrar articulates up to 44 semester hours of credit for the Bachelor’s Degree and 21 semester hours of credit for the Associate Degree in subject area examinations offered by the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program. Exams are articulated during the evaluation of the student’s file upon matriculation. Credit can only be reviewed at the time the Office of the Registrar receives an official score report provided by the College Board.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Transfer Credit

 The Office of the Registrar will accept the IB diploma for students who have earned 30 points or more and grant 32 semester hours of transfer credit (sophomore standing). Students who do not successfully achieve the IB diploma will have the subjects individually evaluated as listed on their certificate. La Verne will award 4 semester hours for each subject in which a score of 4 or greater was earned for a maximum of 24 semester hours.

General Certificate of Education Advanced-Level (GCE A-Level)

 The Office of the Registrar will award credit for each A-Level exam with a grade of A, B or C. A minimum of 4 semester hours of credit will be awarded for each successful A-Level result. Credits will fulfill specific general education requirements at the department’s discretion or will earn elective credit.

CLEP and DSST Exams

 Transfer credit for the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DSST exams are awarded based on the articulation of each individual exam and are reviewed for major or general education requirements by university faculty. Based on these reviews, articulation guides have been created and are available on the Registrar’s Articulation website. Furthermore, a combined maximum of 21 semester hours for the Associate Degree and 44 semester hours of credit by exam may be applied toward the Bachelor’s Degree (AP and IB credits do not contribute to this total). Exams are normally articulated as lower division credit, and duplication policies are followed as described below.

Exam Duplication Policy

 A student is not eligible to earn credit by exam if that exam covers the same subject material that was covered in previously completed college level coursework. Furthermore, a student is not eligible to earn credit by exam if that exam covers material that is the same general subject area as more advanced coursework that he or she previously completed. For example, if a student completes Calculus 1, he or she is not eligible to earn credit for a Pre-Calculus exam.

Vocational/Technical Transfer Credit Policy

 A total of 21 semester hours for the Associate Degree and 44 semester hours for the Bachelor’s Degree of vocational/technical courses may be transferred and applied toward a bachelor’s degree at the University of La Verne. These courses must be at the baccalaureate level as designated by the sending institution. Applicability of these units toward specific degree requirements is finalized by the Office of the Registrar.

Military Transfer Credit

A total of 21 semester hours of credit can be applied to the Associate Degree and 44 semester hours can be applied to the Bachelor’s Degree. Courses taken through the military may be transferred under the guidelines established by the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services and according to La Verne policy. Acceptance of credit is limited by the Vocational/Technical Transfer Credit policy.

Foreign Colleges and Universities Transfer Credit Eligibility

 In order for the University’s Articulation Office to facilitate faculty review of foreign course work for general education applicability, students must submit a detailed, course-by-course credential evaluation from an approved NACES institution. In cases where course descriptions are not available, students are encouraged to take available placement examinations to qualify for general education credit, or to work with an academic advisor to determine alternative modes of assessment (such as CLEP and DSST exams).

Transfer Credit for ESL and English Composition Courses

 La Verne will grant transfer credit for courses articulated to fulfill Written Communication, a sub-area stated within the La Verne General Education Requirements. The course must be completed prior to acceptance into La Verne. The Office of the Registrar will not grant credit for similar courses completed after a student has been accepted to La Verne until all prerequisite ESL courses required by placement criteria have been completed. ESL and Writing courses which the placement test indicates are needed must be taken at La Verne, but the University may grant elective credit for transferable ESL courses and English composition courses not equivalent to RCS 110 that was completed elsewhere prior to acceptance.

Academically Disqualified Students

Applicants who have been disqualified from a previous institution, including University of La Verne, are eligible to apply for undergraduate admission and will be reviewed holistically based upon their overall academic record. If you were academically disqualified from the University of La Verne and wish to reapply at the same academic level, you will go through an appeal process as part of your application review. Students may be required to submit an appeal as part of the re-instatement process. 

Waitlist

Impacted programs at the University of La Verne may implement a waitlist at the discretion of the faculty chair. A waitlist refers to the status of an applicant who is academically admissible but cannot be offered immediate admission due to enrollment limits in the intended program for the selected start term. Applicants placed on a waitlist will be notified and provided with a timeline outlining when they may be admitted or advised on how to defer their admission if space does not become available.

Fulfilling La Verne General Education via Transfer Work

In order to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of La Verne, all students must complete La Verne’s General Education requirements. General Education is comprised of three components: Critical Skills, Areas of Knowledge, and Values. Students may transfer course work to fulfill requirements/courses in the Critical Skills and Areas of Knowledge; however, all students are required to complete the Values requirements of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (LVDI), University Values (LVUV), and Community Engagement (LVCS) in residence.