Transfer Services

Transferability refers to the conditions under which the University accepts credits from other postsecondary institutions for inclusion in the student’s record.

Transfer credits are accepted only from the regional accrediting institutions listed below:

Preliminary Evaluation requests submitted directly to the Office of Transfer Services will be completed within 14 business days. During heavy articulation, the timeframe may be extended up to 20 business days. You can create your own preliminary evaluation prior to your application to Appalachian State University by utilizing the Transfer Equivalency Course Search.

Note: To graduate from Appalachian, an undergraduate student must complete the following in residence:

Students who have attended any college or university outside of the United States and wish to receive transfer credit at Appalachian will need to have their transcript(s) evaluated by a NACES-accredited foreign credential evaluation service.

The Office of Transfer Services will accept and review transfer credit from Joint Services transcripts. OTS will evaluate and post any acceptable coursework to the student’s record, following the current recommendation of American Council on Education for upper division level credit.

Articulation Agreements are formal agreements between two or more colleges and universities documenting the transfer policies for a specific academic program or degree in general.