Transfer Credits to TESU

Thomas Edison State University has one of the most flexible transfer credit policies in the country.

  • If you studied at an accepted institutionally accredited community college, you may transfer and apply up to 90 credits.
  • If you studied at an accepted institutionally accredited four-year institution, you may fulfill all your degree requirements with transfer credit except the two required courses from TESU:
    • SOS-1100: Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today
    • Capstone Course
  • If you have studied at more than one institution, we can accept your credits, provided the institutions have an accepted institutional accreditation.

Get a full evaluation of your credits when you apply.

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Noncollegiate Providers


Thomas Edison State University generally accepts the credit recommendations of ACE (American Council on Education) and NCCRS (National College Credit Recommendation Service), however the University reserves the right to determine which recommendations will be accepted.

The University will accept a maximum of 90 undergraduate credits for a baccalaureate degree and 45 semester hours for an associate degree from noncollegiate providers regardless of the source of the credit. See FAQs.

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