In order to transfer you must:

• Be in good standing at an accredited college or university
• Have a GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Show evidence of Christian commitment and academic potential
• Apply for admission
• Furnish transcripts of all previous college work.
  See Transfer Credit Policy.
• ACT or SAT-I scores and high school transcripts are not required unless you have completed fewer than 24 college semester hours

Transfer Credit Policy
The associate registrar evaluates transfer credits for all entering transfer students prior to the students' enrollment at Milligan College. Students who do not request a transfer evaluation prior to two weeks before the beginning of the term receive a copy of the evaluation during new student orientation.  

Transfer students must complete a writing sample to determine writing proficiency. If they have no ACT or SAT-I scores and no college-level (non-developmental) math course with a grade of C- or above, they also must take a math competency examination. The writing sample and the math examination are completed during new student orientation. Transfer students also must demonstrate computer competency prior to graduating from Milligan College.

For transfer courses, only the credit hours are posted to the student's transcript. No grades are recorded for the transferred credit. Quality points for transfer credits are not included in the Milligan College grade point average. Milligan College does not accept any transfer credit for courses at other institutions for which a grade below a C- was earned. The minimum number of credit hours earned at Milligan toward a bachelor's degree shall be 45.

After matriculation, for undergraduate students in traditional programs, no transfer credit will be allowed for: Freshman and Sophomore Humanities (HUMN 101, 102, 201, 202); Christ and Culture (BIBL 471); Old and New Testament Survey (BIBL 123, 124).

Milligan College will award transfer credit, subject to approval of the Registrar's Office, for a maximum of 16 semester hours of dual enrollment credit (college or university credit earned concurrently with high school enrollment). Additional (non-dual enrollment) college credits may be earned prior to enrollment at Milligan College with the approval of the registrar.  

The transfer of credits after matriculation requires advance advising and approval. A matriculated student may receive credit from another institution only if appropriate signatures are secured before taking the course. “Appropriate signatures” are defined as the signature of any one of the three registrars and, if deemed necessary by the registrar, the signature of the student's adviser or area chair.  

A student transferring from another college must be in residence during the three semesters (may include one eight-week summer session) immediately preceding graduation and must successfully complete not fewer than 45 of the 128 required semester hours through instruction at Milligan College. A minimum of one-third of the hours within a major must be earned at Milligan College to receive a degree from Milligan.  

Students enrolled concurrently at another institution must count the number of hours with the hours at Milligan College in determining a full load for the semester.

Source: 2007-08 Catalog
 

Writing & Math Proficiency
Transfer students are evaluated for writing proficiency on the basis of an essay written during orientation. Transfer students who have not completed a math class must also take a mathematics proficiency examination during orientation. Performance on these proficiency examinations determines placement in developmental studies courses. Transfer students who have not completed a computer course must take a computer literacy exam. Students will be contacted during the summer regarding the exams they must complete.