Registrar

Courses and exams taken under the Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, CLEP and DSST programs may be applied toward advanced placement in the University and/or toward credit requirements for graduation and are considered “test credit”.  More information about Test Credits is available on the Transfer Credit Center: Test Credit.

Information about the exciting opportunities to study abroad while at West Chester University can be found with the Global Engagement Office. It is important to know that credits earned while abroad are considered "transfer credits" and must be evaluated by West Chester University.  Students must have coursework pre-approved to make sure it will apply to their degree plans.

 There are benefits to taking classes at another University within the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).
As a WCU student, you can register as a PASSHE visiting student and it will permit courses to be transferred across the System without loss of institutional residency, eligibility for honors or athletics, or credit towards graduation at WCU!

Which Universities are in the PASSHE state system? 
PennWest University, Slippery Rock University, Indiana University, Commonwealth University, Shippensburg University, Millersville University, Cheyney University, Kutztown University, and East Stroudsburg 

PASSHE Visiting Student Registration

Registering as a PASSHE visiting student permits courses to be transferred across the PASSHE State System, without loss of institutional residency, eligibility for honors or athletics, or credit towards graduation at WCU.

• WCU students do not need to complete a separate Transfer Credit Permission form. The grade and the credit earned at the teaching institution will be posted to the student's transcript after grading occurs.
• Courses taken as a visiting student are billed through the teaching institution and are not included in your WCU tuition for the term. 
• Students must be in good academic standing and undergraduate students must have earned a minimum of 12 credits at WCU prior to participation in a course share course.

Some courses each term may be eligible for a Course Share process, where students pay their home institution (WCU if you are a WCU student) for the course credits, but take the course through another PASSHE institution. After students submit the visiting scholar form, the WCU registrar’s office will communicate to the student if course share is an option.

PASSHE Visiting Student Registration Form

As a current West Chester students, classes taken at another college or university, such as summer classes,  must be approved prior to taking courses at another college or university by submitting a Transfer Credit Permission form .

Your request must be approved before any courses are taken elsewhere. The transfer credit permission form confirm the course will transfer, if passed, and how the course will be transfer back to WCU (i.e. equivalent course).

Upon completion of the course, students must send an official transcript to the Registrar's Office for evaluation and posting.

West Chester University and Cheyney University will provide the opportunity for students to enroll concurrently at both institutions. Please contact the

Registrar's Office

 

if you are interested in participating in this program. As part of this program, the two institutions will be able to coordinate consortium agreements to help facilitate the disbursement of financial aid.