Transfer Information for Graceland University

Program Description

2025-2026 Catalog - Please refer to the current Graceland University Catalog for a complete list of requirements and refer to the Graceland General Transfer Credit Policy for complete transfer information. This guide is for the Independence Campus in Independence, MO only. Please consult the catalog if looking for Lamoni Campus programs. You may contact admissions@graceland.edu with any questions about the additional programs. 

To be considered for acceptance into Graceland University – Independence, general education courses are required to be complete. 

• General education courses can be satisfied by transferring in with an Associate of Arts (AA) or an Associate of Science (AS) Degree. 
• Students without the degree will follow the alternative general education requirements outlined in the catalog here. To follow the Alt GE plan, a minimum of 48 semester hours must be transferred in.  
  • 3 s.h. in each of the following areas: speech, college-level mathematics, and natural science.
  • 6 s.h. in college composition.
  • 9 s.h. in each of the following areas: humanities (literature, philosophy, religion, art, music, theatre, and foreign language courses) and social sciences (economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science/government, geography, history). 
• Official transcripts are required and must be received directly from all accredited and non-accredited secondary and post-secondary institutions.
• All work transferred from two-year institutions will be considered lower division. However, some two-year college courses may meet the intent of specific upper division courses at Graceland. In this case, the courses are assigned a lower division number “0000” and the upper division course is included on the academic record as “WV”. The intent of the course is met, but the hours will not count toward the upper division requirement.
• Students must have earned a grade of D- or better for transfer courses to be accepted for credit at Graceland University.
• No coursework completed at other institutions (transfer work) is included in the calculation of the Graceland University GPA.
• An unlimited number of collegiate-level sh. may be transferred to Graceland University. However, only a limited number of developmental, remedial, physical education activity, vocational-technical, music ensemble and English as a Second Language sh. are acceptable. 
• All graduation requirements as outlined in the current catalog must still be met by students who wish to transfer work to Graceland. 
  • 120 semester hours
  • 39 upper division semester hours (3000 and 4000 level courses)
  • 2.00 grade point average on all work and 2.00 average in major(s)
  • 30 of the last 60 semester hours taken immediately prior to graduation must be through Graceland University
  • A recognized major or equivalent 

It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check for updates to all transfer information. This transfer guide is provided as a service and is updated as needed. Degree requirements at the four-year colleges are subject to change by those institutions. To ensure you have the most accurate information about the program, you must meet with an advisor at the transfer institution.