Azusa Pacific University may award transfer credit for courses deemed baccalaureate level by the credit-granting institution, provided they are from schools or agencies recognized by one of the regional accrediting bodies or national agencies listed below. To see if you can be awarded credit for transfer work, view lists of pre-approved courses through Transferology—all other courses must be approved through a Transfer Credit and Course Substitution form submitted online and receive approval before registration for the course(s). In addition, students must complete transfer courses (including correspondence courses) with a grade of C- or higher to be eligible for credit. All accepted transfer work is recorded on a 4.0 scale. Quarter units will be converted into semester units; APU grants two semester units of credit for every three quarter units.

The university can give credit for no more than 70 units of coursework from a two-year institution or community college and 90 units from a four-year institution or a combination of both. Students must complete 16 of their final 24 units at APU.

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education
• New England Commission of Higher Education
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Higher Learning Commission
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission

APU may also accept a maximum of 24 units of non-general education elective credit from institutions accredited by the following faith-related or national organizations:

Faith-related or National organizations:

• Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
• Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
• Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
• Distance Education Accrediting Commission
• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

These units will apply as elective units, and are not applicable toward general education, major, or minor requirements unless otherwise approved.

Remedial courses and vocational/technical courses are not accepted. Courses taken through online agencies, services, and institutions will not be accepted to APU unless the host university is regionally accredited. Any coursework completed with a grade below a C- will not be considered for transfer credit to APU.

Students who reenroll at APU after leaving and spending two or more consecutive semesters at another academic institution may apply those transferable units toward their general education requirements. Only units transferred at reenrollment will be considered.

For more information on transfer guidelines, see General Education Information for Transfer Students.