General Education Requirements and Transfer Student Information

CBU Online strives to utilize your hard earned credits from other institutions, examinations (AP, CLEP,DANTES, IB), military training represented in joint service transcripts, and POST. A maximum of 100 semester units may be accepted in transfer toward fulfilling bachelor degree requirements (see Transfer Restriction below).

If you have earned credits from multiple sources in multiple disciplines, then consider designing your own bachelor’s degree through the Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS). The IDS program allows transfer students to capitalize on the work already completed.

General education requirements are waived, with the exception of the Biblical and Theological Core (CST) and English composition (ENG 113 and ENG 123 unless equivalent courses were taken) for individuals transferring to CBU with a CSU General Education Breadth or IGETC* certified associate’s degree. Associate's Degree must post before beginning coursework at CBU Online.

When ordering your official transcripts, remember to ask that your IGETC or CSU GE certification be attached when sending to CBU Online!

*IGETC - Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum

CSU GE - California State University General Education Breadth Requirements

Individuals transferring to CBU with an associate's degree and either an IGETC or CSU General Education Breadth Certification prior to transfer are waived from general education requirements, with the exception of the biblical and theological core and English composition (ENG 113 & 123) courses.

CBU Online participates in the Associate's Degree for Transfer Program, which provides students a clear academic roadmap and streamlines the transfer process between California Community Colleges and participating four-year colleges and universities. Qualifying students will be accepted with a junior standing with a minimum of 60 units transferred. CBU Online accepts Associate in Arts for Transfer [AA-T] or an Associate in Science for Transfer [AS-T]. AA-T and AS-T do not fulfill CBU distinctive Christian Studies requirement.

A maximum of 100 semester units may be accepted in transfer toward fulfilling bachelor degree requirements. Within these 100 units, the following restrictions apply:

• No more than 30 upper division units may be transferred.
• No more than 90 lower division units may be transferred.
• A maximum of 30 semester units is allowable from examinations (AP, CLEP, DANTES, IB)
• A maximum of 18 units may be accepted in transfer at the lower division level for college transcript completion of a Basic Peace Officer Standards Training (POST certificate).
• Only coursework completed with a grade of C- or better will be accepted in transfer.
• All bachelor programs at CBU require a minimum of 36 residency units; 30 of which must be upper division.

The CBU Online Registrar will evaluate previous college work to determine its relationship to the requirements of California Baptist University. Lower division units and units from institutions that do not offer a baccalaureate degree will not be accepted for upper division credit. California Baptist University does not accept transfer work that was not designated as baccalaureate degree-applicable by the issuing institution (e.g. remedial course, non-credit courses).

Transferology is a nation-wide network designed to help students explore their college transfer options. You can use this site to find out if your courses will transfer to CBU Online. Please Note: not all institutions may be included, only those who have subscribed to Transferology. If your school does not subscribe to Transferology, then contact CBU Online Enrollment Services for a personalized transfer evaluation.