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Transferring to Brenau University

We want to make the transition to Brenau as simple as possible. To transfer to Brenau, you must be in good standing with your current or former institutions and have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Some programs require a higher GPA.

We offer a generous transfer credit policy. Undergraduate students are able to transfer up to 90 credit hours into their programs. If you’re enrolling in your first graduate degree with Brenau, up to six credit hours taken at another regionally accredited college or university may be transferred to Brenau as part of the planned program of study with the approval of the department chair. If you have a previous master’s degree, up to nine hours of graduate credit may transfer with departmental approval. Grading standards of the Brenau program into which the work is transferred will apply.

If you attended a non-regionally accredited institution of higher education, you could request your courses be evaluated for transfer credit. Credit will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis, and you’ll be expected to provide course descriptions and syllabi to assist in evaluating the courses.

For admission and possible transfer of credit, Brenau University recognizes coursework and degrees earned at institutions accredited by organizations listed by the US Department of Education within its Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP; https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/agency-list). The institution must also be eligible for Title IV funds.

To be considered, coursework and degrees must have been completed during a period in which the granting institution held recognized accreditation as described above.

Military admissions process

Brenau is a proud Yellow Ribbon School. We offer an array of tuition benefits to military members, veterans and their families. A sampling includes:

• Chapter 30 Montgomery GI Bill™ (MGIB), providing up to 36 months of education benefits for veterans
• Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill™, providing financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service after Sept. 10, 2001 or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days
• Chapter 1607 Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP), designed to provide educational assistance to members of the Reserve components who are called or ordered to active duty in response to a war or national emergency (contingency operation) as declared by the President or Congress
• The Tuition Assistance Program, providing financial assistance for voluntary off-duty civilian education programs in support of a soldier’s professional and personal self-development goals
• The Navy College Program, offering two programs to eligible service members to fund off-duty education: Tuition Assistance and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE)

For more information, contact Rosanne Short, Director of Military and Veteran Services, at rshort@brenau.edu or 770-531-3135.

Brenau education for international students

At Brenau University, we proudly welcome international students.

If English is not your native language, you must submit proof of English proficiency. Proficiency in the English language can be submitted through documents for one of the following:

• ACT English score of 19
• SAT verbal score of 450
• SAT evidence-based Reading and Writing score of 500
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 497 (paper-based test)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 170 (computer-based test)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 59 (online test)
• Minimum Duolingo score of 85
• IELTS score of 5.5
• Transcript indicating grade of C or better in EH 101 & EH 102 from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university

If you earned college credit outside of the United States, Brenau University requires an official course-by-course transcript evaluation from a NACES accredited organization. You may use any NACES accredited service including SpanTran or International Education Evaluation.