Transfer Friendly Colleges/Universities

University Partners

CSU has established agreements with these institutions for your convenience. Our university partnerships are designed to enhance your educational experience by providing you with a direct route to further your education all the way to the doctorate level.

Capella University

CSU undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to transfer into Capella undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Up to 88 CSU undergraduate credits, 8 graduate credits and 32 PhD credits can be transferred. Transfer courses must be equivalent to courses offered at Capella. The following documents contain listings of courses that have been pre-approved by Capella for transfer: General Education Program , Undergraduate Program, Graduate Program, MBA Program. Other benefits include a 10 percent tuition discount, no admission application fee, and access to advising and other services.

Kaplan University

Kaplan University and CSU recently partnered to maximize transfer credit awarded for CSU alumni. According to the credit transfer agreement, CSU graduates will be eligible to transfer up to 90 undergraduate quarter credits (or equivalent) into a Kaplan bachelor’s degree program. Kaplan is also extending a 10 percent tuition discount to all CSU alumni, faculty and staff.

Alumni must be in good standing with CSU and complete all Kaplan admission requirements to take advantage of this partnership. Kaplan will complete a course-by-course review of all transfer credits submitted on official transcripts from CSU.

Masters International School of Divinity

Masters International School of Divinity students are permitted to take Columbia Southern University courses that can be used to obtain degrees at Masters Divinity School. Please contact Master's International School of Divinity for a listing of the courses that are accepted. CSU MBA/MS graduates will receive a 10 percent discount on tuition fees up to $2,000.

Northcentral University

CSU MBA and MS graduates are eligible for admission into Northcentral University doctorate programs. Up to thirty hours of academic credit may transfer into these programs. CSU graduates will also receive a 10 percent discount on tuition fees not to exceed $2,000.

The University of North Alabama

The University of North Alabama (UNA) offers the UNA Online MBA program to CSU students and alumni. MBA concentrations are available in Management, New Venture Management, Information Technology, Marketing and International Business through UNA.

The University of West Alabama

The University of West Alabama Online (UWA) offers graduate degrees in education, a Bachelor of Science in Technology, and a Bachelor of Business Administration. Students enrolling in these programs are students of UWA

Neumann College

Dual enrollment associates and bachelor’s degree programs will be offered through a partnership between Columbia Southern University (CSU) and Neumann College beginning fall 2008. All degrees are awarded by Neumann College, a regionally accredited private, Catholic, co-educational college. An online application and more information about each of these degree programs will be available in Summer 2008. Enrollment in these programs will not begin until Fall 2008.

TUI University

TUI University (formerly Touro University International) , is an accredited online university, offering bachelors, masters and Ph.D. degrees with no residency requirement. TUI, designed to serve adult learners, busy professionals, and the U.S. Armed forces, provides access to affordable high quality education to diverse national and international populations.

TUI offers courses via the internet, utilizing “state of the art” technology that includes asynchronous learning via CD-ROM as well as synchronous learning via internet and videoconferencing modalities. The TUI model of instructional delivery creates a complete interactive learning experience in a real time instructor controlled environment. TUI prides itself in providing high quality educational programs at an affordable price, complemented by excellent and flexible student services designed to ensure student success.

TUI and Columbia Southern University (CSU) recognize the desirability of CSU graduates to be able to transfer from CSU upon award of an associate’s degree program to the appropriate bachelor’s degree program at TUI and undergraduate degree programs to the appropriate master’s degree program at TUI. CSU master’s degree graduates are eligible to apply from graduate degree programs to the TUI Ph.D. program.

California State University, Dominguez Hills

California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is home to the Los Angeles area’s only authorized OSHA Training Institute Education Center (OTIEC). The 18 Federal OSHA training courses available at the CSUDH OTIEC are joined by a portfolio of classes offered as part of two CSUDH Cal/OSHA based Certificates in environmental, occupational, health & safety (www.csudh.edu/safetysaves ). CSUDH and Columbia Southern University (CSU) are proud to have teamed up together so that students may earn up to 40 credit hours of the 120 hour CSU Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Safety and Health by participating in the Federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA courses and Certificates offered at CSUDH.

For information about programs at California State University Dominguez Hills contact the OTIEC Director, Scott MacKay, at osha@csudh.edu or call (888) 4LA-OSHA.

For information about the CSU Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Safety and Health and how to apply your CSUDH courses, please contact the CSU Admissions Department.

Other Transfer Friendly Universities

Acceptance of transfer credit will be determined on a course-by-course basis using criteria such as credit amount, course title or grade received at the following universities.

Higher Education Transfer Alliance (HETA)
If the above Universities do not offer a program that meets your needs, another great resource is the HETA list. Below is a paragraph from the Council on Higher Education Accreditation website about the HETA list.
The Higher Education Transfer Alliance (HETA) is a voluntary group of accredited institutions that are concerned with the importance of student mobility, enhancing success in transfer of credit, and affirming the responsibility and prerogative of individual institutions with respect to acceptance of transfer credits. HETA is a Web-based directory of colleges and universities that is open to all institutions that are accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the United States Department of Education (USDE). Membership in HETA is entirely voluntary. HETA is not intended to and will not constrain institutional freedom or prerogatives with respect to acceptance of transfer credit.