Policies

Policies

Transfer Policies

If you have taken coursework from other colleges and universities, you may be able to apply those credits to the degree you are pursuing at GCU.

Grand Canyon University strives to make the process of earning your undergraduate degree simple. To provide guidance and assistance, GCU has developed transfer policies that are helpful to know and use throughout the transfer process.

General Policies

Below are a few general policies that will assist you in planning which courses may or may not transfer into Grand Canyon University programs. You can read more about these in the University's Policy Handbook. 
Please note: Students transferring from GCU to another educational institution are subject to that institution's transfer credit policy.

• The University generally accepts courses from accredited, GCU-approved colleges, universities, or programs provided the work is not of a highly specialized nature and a grade of C or better is earned.
• No course with a grade below C will count toward the required number of hours for graduation for an undergraduate degree.
• No course with a grade below a B will count toward the required number of hours for graduation for a graduate degree.
• The University will not transfer courses with a course number less than 100, or those of remedial content.
• International college or university transcripts must be evaluated by a University-approved evaluation service, in which the student must secure.
• If the Office of Academic Records is unable to determine specific applicability for an acceptable course, general elective credit will be granted.
• Students of Grand Canyon University are required to complete one of the following UNV Foundational courses: UNV-103 for students entering with under 24 credit hours or UNV-303 for students transferring in 24 or more credit hours. This course cannot be met by transfer coursework.
• Students of Grand Canyon University are required to take CWV-101. This course cannot be met by transfer coursework.
• Students lacking the required minimum credits to graduate from their program, usually due to transfer credit (both undergraduate and graduate), may take one of the University's Service Learning courses to complete the difference in credits, regardless of category (major or electives). Students are required to meet the program graduation requirements of their degree including meeting the required coursework and any capstone requirements.