Transfer Students
Transferring to NCU
Students from many different colleges and universities transfer
to Northwest Christian University each year. We are eager to
welcome you to our academic community and help you move forward in
your college career.
You must submit an application for admission by paper or online
(no fee to apply!), and official transcripts from ALL previously
attended colleges or universities in order to transfer in to
NCU.
Students with fewer than 24 semester (36 quarter) credits must
also submit final High School transcripts and official SAT or ACT
scores to be considered for admission.
Transfer Student Academic Achievement
Scholarship
The Transfer Student Academic Achievement Scholarship is a
$2,000 scholarship awarded to five incoming daytime undergraduate
transfer students at Northwest Christian University. Eligible
students must have a transferrable GPA of 3.5 or above, be admitted
to NCU for the upcoming academic year, and submit an essay in
response to a given question.
The competition includes an in-person interview with the
scholarship committee, chapel, campus tour, class visits, and
lunch. Students must attend the event in order to be eligible for
one of the five $2,000 scholarships.
Students returning to NCU or transferring in with a previous
Bachelor's degree are not eligible.
Quarter-Semester Credit Conversion
All quarter credits accepted at Northwest Christian University
are converted into and reported in semester credit hours. Semester
credits are calculated by dividing the total number of quarter
credits by 1.5.
Post Baccalaureate Students
If you hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
university and wish to complete a second bachelor's degree at NCU,
you must complete 8 semester credits of the Biblical and Christian
foundations in the core requirements and the requirements for an
academic major. A minimum of 30 semester credits from NCU is
required in order to graduate.
If you received your bachelor's degree from NCU you may complete
a second major upon completion of an additional 30 semester credits
in another subject field at NCU not closely related to a field
already completed.
College Credits earned in High School
Northwest Christian accepts college credit earned at your high
school when the courses are transcripted through an accredited
college or university and the grade earned is C- or better. In
order to transfer this credit to NCU you must complete the
transcript evaluation process by submitting final official
transcripts from the college or university as well as apply for
admission.
Transcript Evaluation and Credit Transfer
Once the application for admissions and all transcripts are
received an evaluation of your transcripts will be prepared. The
evaluation allows you to see how many credits will transfer in and
what NCU general education requirements are satisfied by your
previous courses.
Credit is granted only for college-level course work with a
grade C- or higher from a regionally accredited institution. Credit
transfer is considered on a case-by-case basis for courses from
institutions that do not meet this requirement.
The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree (AAOT) satisfies
all Northwest Christian University general education requirements
with the exception of Bible and Christian Theology and chapel
requirements. You must complete a minimum of 30 semester credits at
NCU to receive a Bachelor's degree.
Articulation Agreements & Transfer
Guides
An articulation agreement is a contract between schools as to
which courses transfer between them. NCU holds these agreements
with schools such as Lane Community College, Umpqua Community
College, and Pioneer Pacific College.
Transfer guides are a more informal tool, not an official
agreement, available if you are looking for guidance as to which
courses you can take elsewhere and successfully transfer to
NCU. In addition to those colleges that we have articulation
agreements with, transfer guides are offered for Chemeketa
Community College, Linn-Benton Community College, Southwestern
Oregon Community College, and Portland Community College.
2010-2011 Articulation
Agreements
2010-2011 Transfer Guides