Under extraordinary circumstances, a student in a degree program at Felician University may be given permission to earn credits from another accredited institution of higher learning (hereafter referred to as “visiting institution”). Under no circumstances will a student be permitted to earn more than a total of 6 credits at another institution, and none of these credits may be earned in the student’s major field of study. In addition to the above stipulations, the University’s residency requirement (please see University Residency Requirement) mandates that matriculated students must complete the last thirty credits of their degree program at Felician University. However, Study Abroad credits are excluded from the stipulations listed above.
The student applying for such permission must file the Special Permission to Complete Course Work at Another Institution form (available in the Registrar’s office) and obtain all of the required signatures (approval must be obtained before registering at the visiting institution). The student must:
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Obtain a description of the intended course from the most recent edition of the university catalog of the visiting institution. This description, as well as a signed letter specifically explaining the reason(s) for the request, must be attached to the Special Permission form;
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Obtain all of the required signatures listed on the Special Permission form (Advisor, Department Chair/Program Coordinator, Dean of the School, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Registrar); and
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Request, within two weeks following the completion of the course, that the visiting institution forward an official transcript of the student’s course work to the Registrar’s Office.