Why ACU?

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ACU’s credit transfer process is streamlined through our Transfer Portal, a one-stop location for navigating the steps toward completing your transfer. Here you can see exactly how your credits will transfer, track your deadlines and progress, and find resources to ease your transition to ACU.

To secure your place at ACU Online, complete an application for your desired program. Submit your $50 application fee and official transcripts from each college you’ve attended. If you have completed fewer than 24 transferable credit hours at your previous institution(s), you should also include your official high school transcript or GED diploma.

You may submit unofficial transcripts through the application portal for pre-evaluation, but you should request that all official transcripts be sent to onlineadmissions@acu.edu or by mail to:

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ACU Transfer Track is a specialized program that provides a seamless transfer process for students from partner community colleges to ACU Online. 

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To be eligible for an undergraduate degree from ACU, you must complete at least 40 credit hours of coursework through ACU Online. You can transfer up to 80 credits in most programs. No more than 66 may be credits from a community, junior or other two-year college. At ACU, we deeply value your hard work and accomplishments at previous institutions—and we look forward to the new aspects of learning you will uncover as an ACU student.

The ACU team evaluates your completed courses and other academic achievements through various criteria including institutional accreditation, comparable ACU courses and grade letter received. Grades from transferred courses are not counted toward your GPA at ACU.

Learn more about transferring courses and our credit evaluation process.

You may also exemplify your expertise by obtaining College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credits. ACU will evaluate your previous CLEP examinations in a variety of subjects for up to 30 hours of credit toward your online degree. 

In recognition of your commitment to learning and growth, you may be eligible for course exemptions upon transfer to ACU. If you transfer with 24–59 credit hours, the regularly required BIBL 101 and 102 courses will be combined into one course, BIBL 103. Additionally, if you transfer 60 or more credit hours, you will be exempt from taking an advanced BIBL course.

Because ACU is a member of the Service Members Opportunity College Organization, you can request to have your military training evaluated by the American Council on Education. We will then follow their recommendations for credit equivalencies in accordance with our degree and transfer policies. Contact your advisor for an unofficial evaluation today at 855-219-7300.

Check out our Military & Veteran Students page for more information. 

Our Locked-In Tuition program guarantees you’ll pay the same price for all Undergraduate and select Graduate/Doctoral degrees.

At ACU, our nationally recognized online degree programs are designed for busy working adults just like you. Our programs are intentionally structured to allow you to balance work, life and other commitments. As a student of ACU Online, you are part of a vibrant, virtual, Christ-centered community.  

Abilene Christian University is a diverse, welcoming, academically rigorous community redefining what it means to be a Christian university in the 21st century.

Founded in 1906, we’re a private, non-profit university committed to innovative, energized learning. In 2015 we launched our Dallas campus, home to our online graduate and undergraduate programs that serve the educational needs of working adults. 

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