Transfer Student Admission
Transfer of Credit for Master's Programs
Students may transfer master's level courses from an institution approved by the Department of Education as an Institutional Accrediting Agency provided:
- A minimum grade of “B” was earned on all courses under consideration.
- The courses are equivalent to courses in the applicable degree program at Dallas Baptist University.
- Courses were completed within a six-year period prior to enrollment in a master’s degree program at DBU.
- None of the transfer work consists of correspondence or workshop courses not transcribed by an Institutional Accrediting Agency university, or credit earned through life and work experience.
Students may petition for transfer credit completed prior to the initial enrollment, thereby reducing the number of credit hours required to be taken at DBU for the degree. Evaluation and approval of transfer of credit shall be made by the director of the appropriate master's program and the Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions. A DBU graduate student may not apply for transfer of credit for classes taken at another institution after the initial enrollment at DBU except under mitigating circumstances and with evaluation and approval of the Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions, the Associate Vice President for Graduate & Corporate Affairs, and the director of the appropriate master's program.
Number of Hours Eligible for Transfer
Students may transfer to the following DBU Master's programs no more than 12 hours of master's level courses from another institution approved by the Department of Education as an Institutional Accrediting Agency:
- Master of Arts in Communication
- Master of Arts in International Studies
- Master of Arts in Leadership
- Master of Arts in Management*
- Master of Arts in Professional Counseling
- Master of Arts in Professional Development*
- Master of Arts in Psychology
- Master of Arts in Sport Management
- Master of Business Administration*
- Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction*
- Master of Education in Teaching*
- Master of Education in Educational Leadership*
- Master of Education in Higher Education*
- Master of Education in Reading and English as a Second Language
- Master of Education in School Counseling
- Master of Education in Special Education
- Master of Liberal Arts*
- Master of Science in Information Technology and Management
- Master of Science in Kinesiology
- Master of Science in Management
*Some concentrations may be available online
Students may transfer to the following DBU master's programs no more than 50% of the individual degree program. Also, no more than one-half of the credit earned in a completed degree program at another institution can be transferred into a single degree program listed below:
- Master of Arts in Children's Ministry*
- Master of Arts in Christian Counseling
- Master of Arts in Christian Ministry*
- Master of Arts in Family Ministry*
*Some concentrations may be available online