• Late request will not be given priority.  Requests submitted by the deadline will be processed before late requests.

• If you are registered for a summer course AT LOYOLA and that course ends up being canceled, we will accept a summer away request.

• If you are a graduating Senior and fail a course in the Spring 2008 semester, you may submit a summer away request. You must also submit a written appeal  to Dr. Ilona McGuiness, Dean of First-Year Students and Academic Services, requesting to complete your last course away, imcguiness@loyola.edu.  You will also need to reapply for graduation.  Please contact the Records Office (x2263) regarding the reapplication process.

• If you are in the Class of 2009, 2010 or 2011 and fail a couse in the Spring 2008 semester and wish to take a summer course, you may submit a request.  You should submit your request WELL IN ADVANCE of the start date of the summer away course.   We CAN NOT GUARANTEE the timeliness with which your request will be reviewed and approved/denied due to factors such as faculty summer schedules and freshmen orientation activities.

2008 Summer Transfer Course Request
Submit all summer requests by April 15
Courses must be approved BEFORE beginning coursework

Directions

Click “Submit.”   You will be redirected to a confirmation page. 

• AASC will review your form.  Your academic status, residency requirement, the transfer school’s accreditation, and the summer course’s class meeting hours and weeks will be verified.
• If approved by AASC, you will be sent a message to your Groupwise e-mail account telling you to pick up the form.  Take the form to the department chair for his/her review.  If denied by AASC, please review reason for denial.  It may be possible to submit another course for consideration.
• RETURN FORM TO AASC after seeing department chair.  If approved by chair, AASC will prepare an approval letter and send it to your mail stop or home/permanent address.  If denied by chair, return all paperwork to AASC.  You must obtain an approval letter before taking a summer course in order to earn credit for the course.
• Upon completion of the course, immediately request the transfer institution to send an official transcript t  Records Office, Maryland Hall 141, Loyola College in Maryland, 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210-2699.  Transcripts must be received by September 15, 2008.
• Students who wish to take summer courses outside of the United States must see Renée Harris, Office of International Programs, Maryland Hall 148 ( rharris@loyola.edu).  You must provide complete program and course information, as well as written verification that an official college transcript will be issued by the sponsoring program or institution.  A minimum QPA of 2.50 is required to take abroad courses.
• If you went abroad on a non-Loyola program and are a junior or senior (60 earned credits or more), then you may not take any further transfer courses due to Loyola’s residency requirement.

Summer Transfer Course Requirements

• Students may take a maximum of TWO, 3- or 4-credit courses (along with any associated 1-credit labs) away during the summer.
• Courses should be taken at 4-year, accredited institutions.  Business courses must be taken at AACSB-accredited institutions (see www.aacsb.edu).
• Distance-learning and/or on-line courses are NOT ACCEPTED as transfer credit.
• Arts and Sciences courses should meet for a minimum of 39 hours AND 4 weeks.
• Summer transfer courses must equal, credit-for-credit, Loyola courses. (Example: a 4-credit course at Loyola requires taking a 4-credit course at the away institution.)
• A grade of C or better (not C-) is required for all transfer courses.  Grades are not transferable, but are used to calculate honors at graduation.
• Summer transfer courses can not overlap with the Loyola academic term during which the student is enrolled.
• Students must complete at least 20, three-or-four credit courses at Loyola.  Of the last 20 courses, 15 must be taken at Loyola.  Five of the last 7 courses and at least one-half of the courses in the major and minor field must be taken at Loyola.  (Loyola College’s Residency Requirement can be found on page 65 of the 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalogue.)