Transfer Credit

The School of Communication welcomes students who have successfully completed communication courses at other post-secondary institutions to have coursework evaluated for transfer credit equivalency. During the University's admissions process, official transcripts are reviewed for equivalent transfer credit through the Transfer Credit Center (read about Ohio State's Transfer Admission). After this initial evaluation, some coursework may need further evaluation by the academic department. At the request of the student, communication coursework can be evaluated by the School of Communication.

Transfer Credit Evaluations are not completed during appointments. All materials must be submitted via email to the School of Communication Transfer Credit Coordinator Jennifer Scott at scott.1512@osu.edu and the results will be emailed after the courses have been evaluated.


Evaluating Transfer Credit

Students must submit the following for COMM transfer credit evaluation:

  1. Complete the School of Communication Transfer Credit Evaluation Form [pdf].
  2. Submit a copy of your transfer credit report (found on BuckeyeLink).
  3. Submit a detailed syllabus for each course being reviewed.
  4. Including the name of the textbook, the author, a list of sections in the book covered, and a topic list breakdown.

All materials should be emailed to the School of Communication Transfer Credit Coordinator Jennifer Scott at scott.1512@osu.edu. The evaluation will be made within 7-10 business days of receipt of the syllabi. You will be emailed the decision to your OSU email account. NOTE: Materials submitted during week 1 and week 2 of the semester will be reviewed starting week 3 of the term. Decisions will be emailed 7-10 business days after that date.

The School of Communication can only evaluate Communication-department coursework. All other transfer credit must be evaluated by its respective department.

A maximum of 15 semester hours of transfer credit can be used to fulfill degree requirements for our Communication or Journalism majors. 


Where to Send Materials

Transfer credit evaluations should be submitted via email to the School's Transfer Credit Coordinator Jennifer Scott at scott.1512@osu.edu.


Resources for Transfer Students

Transfer Credit Center

Transferology

Transfer Credit Evaluation Form [pdf]


[pdf] - Some links on this page are to Adobe .pdf files requiring the use of Adobe Reader. If you need these files in a more accessible format, please contact schofcomm@osu.edu.