Attending Another Institution

Once you enroll as a degree candidate at Frostburg State University, you must request prior permission to pursue course work at another institution and transfer it into your program at Frostburg State. This procedure is for your protection to ensure that course work is transferable and is equivalent to the requirement you are trying to meet.

If you have 0-89 total credits earned (including previous transfer credit, credits in which you currently are enrolled at FSU or elsewhere, and the requested credits off-campus), you must follow these procedures:

1. Obtain a list of course offerings and catalog descriptions for the course(s) you want to take at another institution.
   
   
2. Complete the Authorization to Attend Another Institution Form in the Registrar's Office.
   
   
3. Have course equivalencies determined by the Transfer Credit Officer in the Admissions Office.
   
   
4. Return the form to the Registrar's Office for official signature.
   
   
5. Take the approval form to registration at the other institution.
   
   
6. After completion of the course work, have an official transcript forwarded from the other institution to Frostburg State University.

In addition to the steps noted above, the following special rules apply:

If you have 90 or more total credits (including previous transfer credits and credits in which you currently are enrolled at FSU or
elsewhere), you may transfer a maximum of seven additional credits of general education or general elective course work, provided that you still earn a minimum of 30 credits towards the degree at Frostburg State University. These credits may include courses that count toward the major or minor only if you will earn half of your major or minor credits at Frostburg State University. After you have a total of 90 or more credits:

1. Your academic advisor (or department chair/coordinator) must give prior approval for additional transferred credits of general education or general elective course work.
   
   
2. Your department chair or coordinator must give prior approval for additional transferred course work that counts toward the major or minor.

You cannot repeat a Basic University Requirement at another institution if you have received a grade of D, F, FX, CS, or WF in a course that meets that requirement through enrollment at Frostburg State University. Such course work must be repeated at FSU. An exception will be granted if you have not attended
Frostburg State University for at least five years and have earned an associate or bachelor’s degree at another institution during
your absence.

If you have 70 credits transferred from two-year colleges, you cannot transfer additional credit from a two-year college. This is a State regulation and no exceptions are allowed.

Exceptions to the rules specified above require a written appeal to the Academic Standards Subcommittee at least one month prior to the term in which you wish to study at another institution.