The Director of Admissions will consider community/junior college graduates and
transfer students whose transcripts indicate eligibility to return immediately to the
school last attended and whose grades show evidence of ability to do college-level
work.
A student is considered a transfer student only after 12 semester hours or 16 quarter
hours have been successfully completed (2.00 average on a 4.00 system is considered
successful) at an approved institution. Courses must be comparable to courses
offered at Mississippi College.
Special Information for Transfer Students
Transfer students should know the following:
Credit from Junior/Community College. The last 65 hours applied towards
graduation from Mississippi College must be earned at a senior college, regardless of
the number of semester hours taken at the junior/community college level. This
means that courses earned at a junior/community college over and above the first 65
hours are accepted as a credit only. Such "credit only" courses do NOT have to be
repeated and will satisfy requirements if the course is so specified at MC.
Grades Transferred from Another Institution. Grades earned on transfer work from
other institutions will be shown on the permanent record at Mississippi College but
will not be used in calculating the grade point average at Mississippi College.
Mississippi College does not accept for transfer the hours earned with D grades at
another institution unless the grades earned on other courses accepted for transfer
from that institution pull the average up to C level.
Normally, Mississippi College allows full credit on a course taken at another
regionally accredited institution if a comparable course is offered at Mississippi
College. Evaluation of transcripts is done by personnel in the Office of the Registrar.
Dual Enrollment. Students may not be simultaneously enrolled at Mississippi
College and any other institution. Special permission for dual enrollment may be
granted only by appeal to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Approval to Take Courses at Other Institutions. Once enrolled at Mississippi
College, a student must have prior approval of any course to be taken elsewhere for
credit at Mississippi College.
Required Hours Taken at Mississippi College. The last 33 semester hours must be
taken in residence at Mississippi College. A minimum of 12 semester hours must be
taken at Mississippi College in the student's major field and 6 hours in the minor;
but not more than 45 semester hours may be transferred for credit toward a
bachelor's degree on a major in any department.
Restricted Admission for Transfer Students
Students who have accumulated a deficit of 15 to 29 grade points from the last
institution(s) attended will be considered for admission to Mississippi College on
restricted admission. Also, those students who have been suspended from their
previous institutions and have sat out of school the required amount of time may be
admitted to Mississippi College by the Committee on Enrollment Appeals on a
restricted admission status. Restricted admission students must earn a 2.00 grade
point average on their first 12 hours, and the 12 hours may be taken in one semester
or over several semesters. Earning a 2.00 grade point average over the first 12 hours
will result in the lifting of the restricted admission status; failure to earn a 2.00 grade
point average over the first 12 hours will result in suspension from Mississippi
College. The committee on Enrollment Appeals will not address an appeal for a
suspended student for a minimum of one year after the student was dismissed.
All candidates for transfer admission should submit the following:
- Application. A completed application form.
Completed applications should be returned to the Office of Enrollment Services by August 15 for
the fall term, between September 15 and January 1 for the spring term, and two weeks prior
to registration for each summer term. Early application is encouraged because decisions regarding
admission are made on a rolling basis as applications are received.
- Transcripts. Official transcripts from colleges attended to date mailed to the
Office of Enrollment Services directly from each college attended. Student
copies are not acceptable.
- Photo. Photograph requested, not required.
- Mumps, Measles, and Rubella (MMR) Immunization Certificate. One immunization in the past ten years, or two in a lifetime required.
- On-campus Housing Fee. Students seeking campus housing are required to submit a $100 fee and a photograph is requested.
