Issues that Affect New Transfer Students
- During the first early registration period, transfer students will need a permit from COB Advising to override the 2.0 GPA required to register for any 3000/4000 level business courses. Students can get that permit a week or two prior to early registration in order to avoid problems during the registration period (permits are given in 2126 Raley Hall - through the 2nd floor student lounge).
- Transfer student must pay special attention to residency requirements. To graduate with a B.S.B.A. from Appalachian, students must take the following: a minimum of 60 hours at a four year school, 50% of business course work through Appalachian, nine hours of any minor through Appalachian and the last 30 hours through Appalachian.
- Transfer students should be aware of and understand the tuition surcharge. This is a North Carolina law (not an Appalachian policy) that requires students to be charged a surcharge of 50% for course work that is in excess of 140 attempted hours. Students should review the information about the tuition surcharge to fully understand what is included in the surcharge.
- Transfer students do not enter Appalachian State University already admitted to the Walker College of Business (even if the academic records are housed there). In addition to specific course work, earned hours, and computer proficiency requirements, students must earn a minimum cumulative GPA at Appalachian based on at least 12 hours graded A-F.
- Students must graduate in accordance with the degree requirements as recorded in the catalog/bulletin that is current at the time of their first registration or any subsequent edition (provided the student is enrolled during a period in which the catalog/bulletin is in force) except that any catalog/bulletin chosen must not be more than ten years old.
- Transfer students should be aware that the COB Advising Office cannot officially evaluate their transfer course work. Transfer evaluations are done by the Office of Transfer Articulation for on campus students and by the Office of Extension and Distance Education for applicants to the off-campus programs. Upper level courses or course work that is more than ten years old must be evaluated by the department chair
- Very little of the course work taken in an A.A.S. degree at a NC Community College will transfer to Appalachian.
- Beginning Fall 2010, the Walker College of Business policy regarding transfer credit for 3000/4000 level courses is as follows:
"The Walker College of Business (WCOB) does not award transfer credit for courses taken at the freshman or sophomore level toward courses offered at the junior or senior level at Appalachian State University. Transfer credit for courses that were taken at the junior or senior level from an AACSB International-accredited business program at a four-year university will be considered. Provided ASU’s Residency Requirements and course grade requirements are met, the final decision to award transfer credit rests with the departmental chair.
Contact
Academic Advising
Room 2126 Raley Hall
Phone: (828) 262-2700
Fax: (828) 262-6968
cobadvising@appstate.edu
Office Hours:
M-F, 8am to 5pm
(Summer) M-Th, 8am to 4pm
(Summer) F, 8am to noon
