Transfer Students
College work completed at an institution accredited by one of the regional accrediting associations, North Central, New England, Middle States, Northwest, Southern or Western, may be applied toward a degree at Midland Lutheran College provided the transfer courses correspond reasonably to those offered at Midland, and that a grade of “C-” or above has been earned in these courses. Acceptance of credit from unaccredited institutions cannot be assured, although exceptions are made in the case of certain special purpose institutions such as Bible colleges accredited by the American Association of Bible Colleges and nursing schools accredited by the National League for Nursing. Veterans should submit a copy of their DD-214, official military transcript and official CLEP or DANTES test results for evaluation. Students may transfer a maximum of 64 credit hours from an accredited community or junior college. In certain situations, transfer credit may be accepted provisionally and then validated by additional evidence, such as satisfactory work in residence. Final determination is made by the Office of the Registrar.
A transfer applicant suspended for academic insufficiency from the previous college attended may not be eligible for admission to Midland until after a waiting period of one semester, unless the student has been approved by the admissions committee or has satisfactorily completed nine credit hours at another college with a minimum grade of “C-” in each.
Students transferring from other colleges or universities are required to follow the regular admissions procedure, including the submission of an official high school transcript and an official transcript from each college attended. ACT scores are not required of transfer students. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA is required for acceptance.
Grades earned in classes at other institutions and transferred toward a degree at Midland are entered on the permanent record at Midland, but are not included in the computation of the grade point average at Midland. Under the same provisions, academic work in recognized two-year colleges will be accepted for first year student or sophomore credit.
In order to graduate from Midland, a transfer student must complete at least the last 32 credit hours in residence and maintain a 2.00 grade point average at Midland. Transfer students are eligible for academic honors upon graduation only if they complete at least 64 credit hours in residence at Midland.
iMpact, B.E.N.D. and clinical respiratory therapy transfer students are not required to meet the foreign language competency or the one credit-hour physical education activity course requirement within the core and general education requirements of the college.
Students who have previously earned a baccalaureate degree at another college may earn a second degree at Midland. To earn the second degree at Midland, the student must meet all degree requirements as enumerated in this catalog, including institutional, distribution and major course requirements, GPA and graded credit-hour requirements, residency requirements, and fulfillment of all financial obligations to the college. Credit counted toward the first degree may be counted toward the degree at Midland with the approval of the major department and the Committee on Academic Development.