For undergraduate students, transfer credit is granted only for academically valid post-secondary-level courses in which the student earns a grade of C- or higher. Passing or Satisfactory grades are accepted only if it can be confirmed via the official transcript key or institution's website that the minimum required grade to earn a P (Pass) or Satisfactory (S) is a C- or higher.

Credit is normally only awarded for courses taken at a similarly accredited institution. Juniata College does not award credit for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams, life experiences/Prior Learning Assessment, military or vocational training courses, physical education courses, or athletic participation.

Transfer credit is granted either as a direct equivalent to a Juniata College course or as generic credit.

Juniata College's academic residency policy requires that 30 of a student's final 36 credits in their undergraduate degree must be taken at Juniata College.

Exceptions may be made for students participating in cooperative programs, study abroad programs, and other Juniata-approved programs.

There is no limit on the number of transfer credits that can be awarded for courses taken prior to matriculation, which occurs on the first day of the student's first term enrolled as a degree-seeking student. After matriculation, students who wish to take courses at another institution are subject to the following limits:

Transfer credits earned prior to matriculation Additional transfer credits allowed after matriculation
0 to 23.99 15      (up to 8 may be used in the POE)
24 to 53.99 9        (up to 4 may be used in the POE)
54 to 86.99 6        (none may be used in the POE)
87 or more 0        (none may be used in the POE)
How to Transfer Credits Earned Prior to Matriculation

When a student enrolls at Juniata College as a full-time degree-seeking undergraduate, credits earned prior to matriculation can be transferred subject to all provisions of the transfer credit policy. Transcripts for these credits must be official and come directly from the post-secondary institution that awarded the credit, even if the courses were taken while in high school. At this time, the transcripts get sent to the Admissions Office at applications@juniata.edu. The Admissions staff completes the transfer credit evaluation, then sends it to the Registrar's Office to be transcribed onto the student's Juniata College transcript.

A transfer course automatically fulfills a Program of Emphasis (POE) or general education requirement if it is determined to be a direct equivalency for a Juniata College course that fills that requirement. Transfer courses that are not direct equates to Juniata courses can be approved to substitute for POE requirements. In addition, students can be awarded general education "step-down" waivers as detailed in this chart:

  First-Year Experience Waiver(s)  
FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE:    
First time-first year student with 6 or more English composition credits FYC-101  
Transfer student with fewer than 24 transfer credits but has completed 3-5 English composition or first-year seminar credits FYC-101  
Transfer student with fewer than 24 transfer credits AND has completed at least 6 English composition or first-year seminar credits FYC-101, FYS-102  
Transfer student with 24 or more total transfer credits FYC-101, FYS-102  
WAYS OF KNOWING OR SELF & WORLD:
These stepdown waivers are flexible and can be used to waive  any requirement within the category.
 Ways of Knowing Waivers Self & The World Waivers
12-23 total credits earned prior to matriculation none 1 waiver
24-25 total credits earned prior to matriculation 1 waiver 1 waiver
36-47 total credits earned prior to matriculation 2 waivers 1 waiver
48-59 total credits earned prior to matriculation 3 waivers 2 waivers
60+ total credits earned prior to matriculation 3 waivers 3 waivers
How to Transfer Credits Earned After Matriculation

1) If you are interested in browsing the transfer course databases, click the links below. These will show courses already approved by the academic departments and catalogued by the Registrar's Office, searchable by institution or by course.

U.S. Institutions International Institutions

If the course you are interested in taking does not appear on these lists, it just means that no student has transferred those credits to Juniata previously.

2) The student must complete a Request for Clearance of Transfer Credit form. This form must be completed and approved in advance of taking the course(s) at the other institution.

3) After completing the course(s) at the other institution, the student is then responsible for ordering an official copy of their transcript to be sent by that institution to the Registrar's Office. The transcript can be sent to Juniata in one of three ways:

  • Through a secure third-party transcript exchange service
  • By email to registrar@juniata.edu
  • By mail to Juniata College Registrar's Office, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA, 16652

Once the transcript is received, the transfer credit will be evaluated and transcribed, then the student will be notified when it has been processed.

Transfer of Graduate-Level Credits:

Master's students may transfer a maximum of one-third of the credits required to complete the master's degree program. The credits must be at the graduate level, the institution must similarly accredited, and the student must have earned a grade of B or higher.  

International Credits:

For credits taken at international institutions to be eligible for transfer credit consideration at Juniata College, the student must submit an official transcript and also purchase a third-party, course-by-course international transcript translation and evaluation. This evaluation must be obtained from a member of either of the two professional associations for credential evaluation services that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education:

The official transcript and the credential transcript evaluation should be sent to Reginald Onyido, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at onyidor@juniata.edu.

For more information regarding the credit transfer process, contact the Registrar's Office at 814-641-3165 or registrar@juniata.edu.