credit for this work experience by taking the Credit for Work Experience (CWE) examination. Students may obtain credit for many undergraduate courses in the current university catalog through the CWE by Exam Program.

Through a CWE examination, students must demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge or skills in their working careers that would normally be acquired by taking an undergraduate course. Some courses may also require an additional submission demonstrating skills that are part of the learning outcomes of the course but are not tested for in the CWE exam.

Course credits earned by taking a CWE exam may not be counted toward the fulfillment of the 30-unit academic-residency requirement nor toward the credit-hour load in any term. The units for courses successfully completed through a CWE exam will be counted towards graduation but no GPA points will be awarded.

Grades earned through a CWE exam will be recorded as: High Pass (satisfies the graduate foundation course grade requirement of Bor better), Pass (satisfies the undergraduate grade requirement of a grade of C- or better) or Fail. The student’s academic record will show that the course, whether successfully passed or not, was taken as a “non-course equivalent.”

Students may take a CWE examination only two times for any one individual course. Students may not use the CWE process for any course that they have previously attempted or completed at the university or other post-secondary institution. As a matter of policy, a CWE exam will not be offered for a course in which credit may be earned through CLEP.

Information on registration procedures for completing courses through the Credit for Work Experience examination process may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. A nonrefundable fee of $500 will be charged for taking a CWE examination. See the Registrar’s Office for more information regarding the payment of the fee.

Graduate Transfer Credit

Candidates for master’s degrees may transfer up to six 300–400-level units to the advanced program from graduate coursework completed at other regionally accredited institutions. Students who have earned a master’s degree at a regionally accredited institution may be eligible to transfer up to 12 graduate-level units to a GGU master’s degree with the approval of the appropriate department chair or program director. All foundation program course requirements may be transferred if applicable courses were completed in prior academic coursework. Students should note that certain 300–400-level course requirements may not be fulfilled by courses taken at other institutions, as designated by the faculty. Exceptions to these requirements will be made only on petition to and approval by the Committee on Admissions and Academic Probation (CAAP).

Students who have completed graduate work at another institution may be admitted with up to six units of advanced program (300- 400-level) credit when courses submitted for transfer credit meet all of the following criteria:

• They are taken at the graduate level.

• They are applicable to your GGU degree objective.

• They are taken at a regionally accredited institution with admission requirements comparable to those of GGU.

• They are approved by the appropriate faculty member.

The following guidelines on graduate transfer credit should also be noted:

• Courses completed with grades of B or better by students in graduate status are acceptable. (Courses with grades of B- are not acceptable for transfer).

• The transcript shows that graduate units were given. (The units must not have been used toward completion of a bachelor’s degree).

• Cooperative education units earned may be transferred with faculty approval.

• Professional Military Education (PME) or training courses evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) may qualify for transfer credit. In considering the ACE recommendation, the university determines what level and amount of credit to accept.

• Courses taken by correspondence are not acceptable for advanced program graduate transfer credit.