Transferring Credit

Master of Science: 45 credits are needed in order to earn the master's degree.  Up to 22 credits earned at another accredited institution are eligible for transfer. 

Bachelor of Science: 180 credits are needed in order to earn a bachelor's degree. Up to 120 credits earned at another accredited institution, through military experience and/or coursework, or through ISSA are eligible for transfer. 

Associate of Science: 90 credits are needed in order to earn the associate degree. Up to 60 credits earned at another accredited institution, through military experience and/or coursework, or through ISSA are eligible for transfer. 

In order for previously completed undergraduate coursework to be eligible for transfer, it must have been completed with a grade of C or higher through an accredited college/university.

Credit awarded for experiential or equivalent learning, including credit-by-examination, shall not exceed 25 percent of the credits required for the degree and is only accepted into our undergraduate degrees.

Relevant NCCA-accredited or ISSA personal training certifications may be transferred in with successful passing of corresponding competency exams (BS - maximum of 4, AS - maximum of 2, Master Trainer certificate - maximum of 1).

In order for transfer credit to be awarded, we must receive an official transcript from the issuing institution. A completed application is required in order for a transfer credit evaluation to be conducted.

 

Request Official Transcripts 

College Transcripts

In order to have previously completed undergraduate coursework evaluated for transferability, please have an official transcript sent from each previously attended institution.

Electronic Delivery: https://www.parchment.com/u/registration/individual  registrar@lionel.edu
-or-Request official transcripts from previous institutions are sent to our institution:
Mail: Lionel University | ATTN: Registrar | 1015 Mark Ave, Ste 1013 | Carpinteria, CA 93013
Note: Electronic transcripts must be received via secure electronic delivery (i.e. Parchment Exchange, Docufide, Credentials Solutions, etc.). Transcripts that are received via fax or as email attachments are considered unofficial and will not be accepted. Unsealed transcripts received via mail will not be accepted.

In order for a transfer credit evaluation to be conducted, we must receive an official transcript. Evaluations cannot be conducted on the basis of unofficial transcripts.

Military Transcripts

In order to have your military training/experience evaluated for transferability, please go to the link below to request that an official transcript be sent directly to our institution:

College transfer credits are determined by the receiving institution. Each institution is responsible for determining its own policies and practices with regard to the transfer and award of credit. In order to appeal the results of a transfer credit evaluation, students must contact our Registrar's Office.

Please see page 37 of the Degree Course Catalog for information regarding inter-institutional transfer of credit.

 

Credit-by-Examination

The institution may award credit-by-examination upon consideration of scores from the following standardized examinations:

  • Chauncey Group International - DSST Program (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)
  • College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)*
  • Excelsior College Exams (formerly ACT-PEP, formerly Regents College Exams)
  • College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program
  • Relevant NCCA-accredited or ISSA LLC personal training certifications, upon passing a proctored competency exam with a 75% or higher (must correlate to Lionel curriculum; BS degree: max of 4, AS degree: max of 2, Master Trainer certificate: max of 1 )

Students must provide the institution with standardized examination results in the form of an official Score Report or Transcript. Award of academic credit toward the degree program is assessed on the basis of test scores and the appropriate subject area. The institution will award transfer credit for exams that are associated with the current Lionel University program curriculum - a maximum of 15 quarter credits will be awarded as credit-by-examination. The American Council on Education's "minimum score for awarding credit" is accepted as a reliable measure of college-level competence in introductory course content.

  • Our school's CLEP code is: 4898
  • Our school's College Board code is: 7682

We will need to receive an official score report directly from the testing organization in order to award credit-by-examination.

Official score reports should be sent by:

Electronic delivery: registrar@lionel.edu
-or-
Mail: Lionel University | Office of the Registrar |1015 Mark Ave Ste 1013 | Carpinteria CA 93013


Foreign Transcript Evaluation

Transcripts for comparable courses completed in a country other than the United States must be evaluated by an outside credential evaluation company before they are submitted to the institution. The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) members are acceptable sources for foreign credential evaluation and translation services.

The list of NACES members can be found here: http://www.naces.org/members.htm

The type of evaluation that we will need to receive is a "Course-by-Course" evaluation, which shows course subjects, titles, grades, and credits, along with US credit and grade equivalents for each of your courses. Most of the NACES members call this type of evaluation a "Course-by-Course" evaluation or will mention conducting a "course-by-course" analysis in the description of the evaluation.

Course-by-Course Credential Evaluation Results should be sent by:

Electronic delivery: registrar@lionel.edu
-or-
Mail: Lionel University | Office of the Registrar |1015 Mark Ave Ste 1013 | Carpinteria CA 93013

If you have questions regarding the transfer of credit, please contact our Registrar's Office.

 

NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT OUR INSTITUTION

The transferability of credits you earn at Lionel University is at the complete discretion of an institution to which you may seek to transfer. Acceptance of the (degree, diploma, or certificate) you earn in the educational program is also at the complete discretion of the institution to which you may seek to transfer. If the (credits or degree, diploma, or certificate) that you earn at this institution are not accepted at the institution to which you seek to transfer, you may be required to repeat some or all of your coursework at that institution. For this reason, you should make certain that your attendance at this institution will meet your educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which you may seek to transfer after attending Lionel University to determine if your (credits or degree, diploma, or certificate) will transfer.