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Transferring Bachelor's Completion Credits

Make Your Credits Count

Your hard work shouldn’t go to waste. At Saint Mary’s, you can apply your previously earned college credits, work experience, and even military service toward a bachelor of science degree. We’ll help you make the most of what you’ve already accomplished to move forward faster.

Virtual Information Session

Learn about our programs, the admissions process and how your credits will transfer. This informational session will be facilitated by our transfer counselors.

Unsure if you can make it? Sign up and we will send you a recording after the information session.
Find an upcoming information session Watch a Recorded Session

Accelerated Programming

Finish your degree in less time than traditional college programs with our convenient scheduling and start dates. You can take as many as 12 credits per semester, online or in-person. All programs are available online. Some are offered on campus. Apply at any time – most programs begin classes six times throughout the year.

The Saint Mary’s Transfer Advantage

You need 120 credits to earn the bachelor of science degree, including a minimum of 30 credits from Saint Mary’s. The remaining general education credits can be completed at Saint Mary’s, or transferred from other sources.

  • Your past credits are always eligible – they never expire
  • Technical college credits are accepted
  • Transfer up to up to 90 credits (75% of your bachelor of science degree)
  • Transfer credits for prior learning
  • You can apply standardized tests such as CLEP or DSST toward your degree.
  • We accept military, industry, and business training via the American Council on Education (ACE) or PLA.

Make the Most of Your College Credits

No matter where you’ve attended college—whether in Minnesota or beyond—our transfer counselors are here to help you maximize your credits. We’ll create a personalized degree plan that provides an estimate of your transferred credits, showing you what you’ve already completed and what’s left to earn your bachelor’s degree.

Simply send us your unofficial transcripts, and we’ll put together your individualized plan—making your next steps toward graduation clear and straightforward.

Submit Your Transcripts View Transfer Guide (PDF)

Associates Degree Scholarship

Do you already have an Associates Degree? Whether you earned it last month or 30 years ago, you’re eligible for a $500 scholarship each semester (full-time student) or a $250 scholarship each semester (part-time student) on top of your other awards!*

To qualify, be a new enrollee with a previously completed associate degree from an accredited institution. Talk to a transfer counselor for further eligibility details and they can create a personalized degree plan, giving you a credit estimate of where you are at currently — and what you have left to finish your bachelor’s degree at Saint Mary’s.

*This is a non-need based scholarship, thus students are not required to complete a FAFSA to be eligible. However, scholarship recipients are still encouraged to complete the FAFSA to apply for other financial aid such as loans, grants, work-study, additional scholarships, and more.