Students may petition for the transfer of a maximum of 9 semester hours of graduate credit from ETSU or other regionally-accredited US and approved international institutions, if grades of "B" (or equivalent) or higher were received (B- grades do not transfer). Students may be required to submit documentation as to course content (e.g., a syllabus) and duration of course prior to transfer credit being approved. ETSU coursework solely is used to compute the grade point average; non-ETSU transfer work is not computed in the GPA.

All non-ETSU transfer credit must be completed prior to the term of graduation so that the transfer process can be completed in a timely manner early in the graduation term. Transfer of credit may not be initiated after the graduation intent deadline, and official transcripts must be received by the midpoint of the graduation term.

The degree program time limit (matriculation limit) will begin with the registration date of the first course applied to the degree requirements, including transferred courses. Credit earned prior to the degree time limitations specified in the Graduate Catalog will not be approved for transfer, and transfer credit cannot be re-validated if it later exceeds the matriculation limits.

Credit cannot be transferred from a completed degree program into a current degree program. Extension or Continuing Education Hours will not be transferred for credit. In general, credit earned at international institutions cannot be transferred, and petitions to transfer international credit are reviewed only if accompanied by a professional course-by-course evaluation.