Transfer Students and Credits

Undergraduate Students 

1. Unless the circumstances are exceptional, no undergraduate student transferring to Converse University as a music major may be placed beyond the beginning of the junior year. 
2. All transfer students are auditioned in the performance area (see Auditions, Handbook section IV, A, 3.), and credit is evaluated in terms of established standards of the Petrie School of Music. Ordinarily, this audition should occur prior to registration at Converse, preferably during the preceding term, so that prospective students may be informed of their projected status and transferable credits. If audition prior to registration is not possible, the audition must be held during registration or as soon after as possible. Specific placement is determined by the Area Faculty. 
3. Transfer students also take examinations in music theory and music history to determine whether equivalent standards have been met in their previous studies. 
4. The application of all transfer credit to Converse degree programs remains tentative until approved by the Director of the Petrie School of Music. 
5. For students transferring to Converse, all course work attempted prior to enrollment at Converse and all course work taken at Converse will be used to determine the cumulative grade point average. A failing grade at another institution may be canceled by taking and passing a comparable course at Converse. 

Graduate Students 

1. In general, Converse does not accept transfer credits in any Performance Studies area at the Graduate level. For thesis majors in all areas, a similar prohibition applies to transfer credits in the major field of concentration. 
2. Transfer credits in other areas of the program of study must be approved by the Director of the Petrie School of Music and in ordinary circumstances are limited to six semester hours. 
3. Credits will not be accepted for transfer to the Converse graduate program if the credits are more than five years old at the time of their consideration.