D Transfer Admission

Common Data Set
2005-06

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

Last Updated: November 22, 2005

Mercer University has several distinct programs for undergraduate degree-seeking students: 1. Our "traditional" program is offered on our main campus in Macon, Georgia; it is a daytime program geared toward traditional age, first-time college students. 2. Mercer offers an evening and weekend continuing education program geared toward adults held at off-campus centers around the state of Georgia. 3. Our branch campus in Atlanta offers upper division undergraduate courses leading to a BBA in business. 4. Our Georgia Baptist College of Nursing offers undergraduate nursing degrees on the Atlanta Campus. Admission requirements and policies vary by program. The responses in this section are based on our dominate undergraduate program, the Macon campus traditional program.

CDS D1. Mercer enrolls transfer students. Transfer students may earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities, contingent upon review.

CDS D2. Number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2005:

	Applicants	Admitted applicants	Enrolled applicants
Men	139	132	52
Women	180	173	62
Total	319	305	114

Application for Admission

CDS D3. Transfer students may enroll Fall, Spring and Summer terms.

CDS D4. Minimum number of credits completed to qualify as a transfer: 9 semester hours

CDS D5. Items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

High school transcript	Required for those with less than 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of transfer credit
College transcript(s)	Required of all
Essay or personal statement	Not required
Interview	Recommended of all
Standardized test scores	Recommended of all. Required for those with less than 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of transfer credit
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	Required of all

CDS D6. Minimum high school grade average: n/a

CDS D7. Minimum college grade point average: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

CDS D8. Other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: None

CDS D9. Application dates for transfer students:
Priority Date:
Fall - August 1
Spring - December 15
Summer - May 1

Rolling Admission: Applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis for all terms.

CDS D10. Mercer does not have an open admissions policy for transfers into the Macon campus traditional undergraduate program.

CDS D11. No additional requirements for transfer admission.

Transfer Credit Policies

CDS D12. Lowest grade accepted: C

CDS D13. Maximum number of transferable credits from 2-year institutions: 96 quarter or 64 semester hours

CDS D14. Mercer does not have a limit on the number of hours awarded from 4-year institutions.

CDS D15. Associate level degrees not awarded.

CDS D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at Mercer to earn a bachelor's degree:
32 semester hours

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Common Data Set 2005-06

Common Data Set
2005-06