Campus Snapshot for: Pepperdine University
Date: 5-29-15
1. What is the minimum number of transferable units required for transfer admission? No minimum. If you have
taken any college classes after graduating from high school, you are considered a transfer student.
2. What is the maximum amount of transferable units accepted
3. Is completion of a transferable English course for admission required?
64 units
YES
NO
4. What, if any additional College level English and/or writing courses beyond Composition for general education
are required for graduation (e.g. English Writing, Literature, Critical Thinking, etc.)
5. Is there an Ethnic studies course required for graduation that can be satisfied prior to transferring?
If yes, please list: ____________________________________________________
YES
NO
6. Is completion of a transferable Math course for admission required?
YES
NO
7. Is there a graduation requirement for Math beyond general education?
If yes, please list:
YES
NO
8. Must a transferable Math course be completed for graduation, assuming the major does not have a required
Math course?
YES
NO
If yes, list: One math course beyond College Algebra (Liberal Arts math, Calculus, Statistics) – student can also
take math course at Pepperdine- it does not have to be done prior to transfer.
9. Will Statistics meet graduation requirements?
YES
NO
10. Do you evaluate a student’s transcript prior to admission so students can assess how long it will take them to
graduate?
YES
NO
11. Does your institute accept a grade of “D” for a transferable course?
YES
NO
12. Does your institute accept a grade of “D” for a lower-division GE?
YES
NO
13. Does your institute accept a grade of “D” for a major-specific course? Some majors, see program specific for
more information.
YES
NO
14. Will certification of IGETC (a pre-approved General Education pattern for all California public four-year
institutions) satisfy your General Education requirements?
YES
NO
15. Will certification of the California State University General Education pattern (approved for all California Public
universities except those designated as part of the “UC” system) satisfy your General Education
requirements?
YES
NO
Revised Form 04-2015
16. Are there any other subjects, content areas, or competency requirements for graduation? YES
NO
If yes, list:
English Composition; Speech and Rhetoric; Research Methods/Foreign Language (up to 3
courses); Christianity and Culture (3 courses); Western Heritage (3 Humanities courses); American Experience
(Political Science and American History); Non-Western Cultures; Fine Arts; Literature; Laboratory Science;
Human Institutions and Behaviors (2 courses).
17. Is there a foreign language requirement for graduation?
YES
NO
18. Can the foreign language requirements be satisfied in high school, through credit by exam (E.g., AP, IB, CLEP,
SAT, etc.), foreign records or external exam?
YES
NO
If yes, list:
19. Do you have a minimum GPA requirement?
If yes, list:
YES
NO
20. Do you award military credit?
YES
NO
If yes, list the documents your campuses to determine military credit: Transferrable on a case-by-case basis.
21. Do you accept undocumented students?
YES
NO
22. Can the student gain residency at your campus?
YES
NO
23. Do you require a H.S. degree or G.E.D?
YES
NO
24. Do you accept SAT, AP, AS/AA in lieu of general education courses?
YES
NO
YES
NO
25. Is there a portfolio/audition requirement for the following majors?
Art
YES
NO
Education
YES
NO
Fashion Design
YES
NO
Graphic Design
YES
NO
Music
YES
NO
Theatre\Film
YES
NO
Other
26. Do you accept applications other than fall semester/quarter?
27. How many PE units do you accept as transferable?
Revised Form 04-2015
4 total (including Theory)
28. How many PE theory units do you accept as transferable? Transferrable on a case-by-case basis.
29. Please complete - Our school is NCAA
Div. I
Div. II
30. Please indicate your campus’ School Accreditation: WASC
Revised Form 04-2015
Div. III
NAIA
Not Applicable