Acceptance of credit from other institutions and its applicability toward a degree from Indiana University will be determined by the Office of Admissions. Credit toward the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education may be granted for courses taken at an approved institution provided such courses are equivalent to courses offered at Indiana University. No transfer credit is accepted from any school that is not accredited by a regional accrediting agency. No more than 60 credit hours earned at a community college will apply toward a degree at Indiana University. No transfer credit will be allowed for work that has earned a letter grade lower than C. No passing grades (P) earned at another institution will be used in computing the grade point average at Indiana University. To maintain the integrity of the teacher education programs, students are strongly urged to complete all professional education requirements on the Bloomington campus.

Students who earn the Statewide Transfer General Education Core (STGEC) milestone at any campus of any Indiana state public institution of higher education prior to matriculation at Indiana University Bloomington will not be subject to IU Bloomington GenEd Common Ground requirements. Students who transfer to IU Bloomington after partially completing STGEC requirements at another IU campus or at another Indiana state educational institution will have their transfer credit applied, course by course, to IUB GenED Common Ground requirements in accordance with established course articulations and transfer credit policies. (Courses that are associated with a particular STGEC competency area at one institution or campus will not necessarily apply to that (or any) STGEC competency area at another institution or campus.)

Completion of the Statewide Transfer General Education Core does not add to, subtract from, or alter degree requirements. This includes school requirements, major requirements, minor requirements, or requirements for an undergraduate degree. Students must therefore work closely with an advisor to determine what relation, if any, exists between requirements for general education and other degree requirements.

Students who complete a Transfer Single Articulation Pathways (TSAP) program at Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University are eligible to be directly certified into the School of Education and admitted to the Teacher Education Program. These students will follow program requirements in place at the time of their matriculation.

Students who transfer to IU Bloomington after partially completing TSAP requirements will have their transfer credit applied, course by course, to university and School of Education requirements in accordance with established course articulations and transfer credit policies. Certification to the School of education and/or admission to the Teacher Education Program will be contingent upon completion of the stated requirements.

Unofficial transfer credit evaluations completed by anyone other than the Office of Admissions is not a contract; it is an estimate of whether past coursework and experiences meet current Indiana teaching license requirements. Individual faculty members and advisors do not have the authority to determine program substitutions. Final approval is granted by the Academic Standards Committee.