Registrar: Credit Transfers
Course Equivalencies
Transfer credit equivalencies are frequently revised and are to be used as a guide only and do not guarantee that a specific course will transfer to Pacific. Formal evaluations of transfer work are made only from official transcripts by the Registrar's Office. Please refer to a current Pacific catalog when considering specific course requirements or prerequisites.
Pacific operates on a semester basis; transfer courses accepted from a quarter system institution will be calculated at 2/3 of a semester hour. Pacific accepts graded courses of "C-" or better. Transfer grades are NOT calculated into the Pacific GPA.
Transfer courses which may be acceptable but not equivalent to a specific Pacific course are identified by:
- "2TR" [lower division] in place of an actual course number, e.g., "HIST2TR"
- "3TR" [upper division] in place of an actual course number, e.g., "ART3TR"
- The prefix "GE" stands for General Education and is used when no specific department prefix applies, e.g. "GE2TR,GE3TR"
There is no limit to the total number of transfer credits Pacific may accept; however degree-seeking students must meet Pacific's residency requirement, which is:
- Students must complete at least 6 credits from Pacific University in upper division courses in their major and 6 credits from Pacific University in upper division courses for any minor. Individual departments may require a greater number of credits be completed at Pacific University. For these requirements, consult the list of requirements for each major or minor.
- Students must also complete thirty of the last forty hours counted towards their degree at Pacific University.
Transfer Students
Pacific accepts the Oregon Block Transfer AA degree as meeting junior standing and satisfying University Core requirements with the provision that a student must meet Pacific's Foreign Language and Comparative Cultural Core requirements. Pacific also accepts the Washington State equivalent of the Oregon Block Transfer AA degree with the same provisions. Questions about applying transfer courses to a specific major may be referred to a Department Chair for evaluation.
Students seeking credit from international institutions must provide an official credential evaluation in English from a Pacific-approved credential evaluation service.
Official transfer equivalency reports are based on official transfer transcripts and generated through the Registrar's Office at the time a student is admitted. Please contact the Admissions Office for further information.
Current Pacific Students
We recommend that you discuss transfer coursework with your advisor, a Department Chair, and/or the Registrar's Office before you take the course(s). We can help you find out what will transfer and how it might apply.
If the transfer course is for a Core requirement or for general credit towards the total required for graduation, the Registrar's Office can make the determination. If the course is specifically for a major or minor requirement, the Department Chair may need to be consulted.
Other Types Of Credit
ADVANCED PLACEMENT Credit toward graduation will be given for a score of 4 or 5 on the advanced placement test in any field. Credit awarded will be four credits in mathematics and the natural sciences and three credits in all other subjects. Actual placement in college courses depends on the student's preparation and is arranged through the relevant department.
Pacific does NOT accept vocational, remedial or developmental course credit.