TRANSFER
GUIDE
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Belmont University
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
Determining if you are a transfer or first-year student can be confusing, especially if you’ve
taken college-level coursework in high school. Essentially, there are two questions to ask:
Have you enrolled in a long semester of college (fall or spring) after graduating
from high school?
After graduating from high school, have you taken a gap year and enrolled as a
non-degree seeking student?
If your answer to either of these questions is yes, congratulations—you’re a transfer
student! Transfer students have already graduated from high school and have enrolled at
an accredited college for at least one long semester (fall or spring). Enrolling in a college
the summer after high school graduation does not count as a long semester and will not
count toward transfer consideration.
Check out additional information about how to transfer as a transfer or second-degree
student at belmont.edu/apply.
TRANSFER CREDIT
Most college level courses with a grade of “C-” or better will transfer.
All courses are individually assessed for application to the Belmont BELL core curriculum.
Course equivalency is subject to change.
Other classes may transfer or fulfill degree requirements.
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APPLY BY
APPLYING TO BELMONT
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Application: either Belmont applica-
tion, Coalition Application or Common
App for Transfers belmont.edu/apply
Ocial transcript from each college
attended, including dual enrollment
$50 non-refundable application fee
(waived for veterans, PTK, and first-
generation college students)
Ocial High School Transcript
(for applicants with less than 24 completed
college credits)
APPLICANTS WITH LESS THAN
24 COLLEGE CREDITS ALSO
NEED
Ocial high school transcript
FINANCIAL AID
Complete the FAFSA at studentaid.gov
MARCH 1
Summer semester deadline for
international transfers
APRIL 1
Fall semester deadline for
international transfers
MAY 1
Summer semester deadline for US transfers
JULY 1
Fall semester deadline for US transfers
OCTOBER 1
Spring semester deadline for
international transfers
NOVEMBER 1
Spring semester deadline for US transfers
TUITION & FEES
Tuition: $41,320
Room and Board: $13,810
Total: $55,130
The typical admitted transfer student has an average 3.2 GPA
Nursing transfer students will need a minimum of 3.25 GPA for the program
RECOMMENDED TRANSFER GPA
AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarship Yearly Value GPA and Minimum Hours
General Academic Merit $5,000 per year 3.2 or higher and 24 hours
General Academic Merit $5,000 per year HS GPA 3.5 or higher and 23 hours or less
General Academic Merit $2,500 per year HS GPA 3.0-3.49 and 23 hours or less
TN Hope Matching Grant up to $5,700 per year
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) - $2,500 per year 3.0 or higher and 12 hours
must be a current member
*Scholarships are guaranteed if requirement of GPA and hour requirements are met
A TRANSFER STUDENT DEFINED
VETERANS
Veteran students can submit a military transcript for credit. The military transcript will be
evaluated by Belmont’s Veterans Success Team. Veterans, or dependents, can utilize a variety of
benefits to assist with their education. Belmont University also participates in the Yellow Ribbon
program. For questions about VA benefits, email vabenefits@belmont.edu. More veteran
information and contacts for the Veterans Success team can be found at belmont.edu/military.
HOUSING
If you are interested in on-campus housing, you can complete the housing application after you
submit your enrollment deposit. However, on-campus housing for transfer students cannot be
guaranteed. For o-campus housing options, please visit belmont.edu/res-life.
CAMPUS VISIT AND TRANSFER INFORMATION SESSION
Chat with a transfer admissions counselor during the information session, attend a student-
led tour and take a deep dive within your academic area of interest. Visit Belmont in-person
weekdays or attend a virtual transfer information session if that’s more your speed.
Registration is available at belmont.edu/visit.
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
(B.ARCH.) (6 Hours)
HIS 1020 World History after 1500
SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology
BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) (15 Hours)
3 additional hours in Social Science
3 additional hours in Humanities
6 hours in Foreign Language (at 2000 or
higher level)
3 additional hours in Science
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.)
(15 Hours)
6 additional hours in Social Science
3 additional hours in Humanities
3 additional hours in Math
3 additional hours in Science
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES
(B.S.A.S.) (15 Hours)
HIS 1020 World History after 1500
SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology
3 additional hours in Humanities
3 additional hours in Math
3 additional hours in Science
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (B.B.A.) (12 Hours)
ECO 2210 Principles of Macroeconomics
(3 hours)
ECO 2220 Principles of Microeconomics
(3 hours)
MTH 1150 Elementary Statistics (3 hours)
3 additional hours in Humanities
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
(B.S.N.) (10 Hours)
MTH 1151 Elementary Statistics for the Sciences
PSY 1100 General Psychology (3 hours)
or
PSY 1200 Introduction to Psychological Science
(4 hours)
CEM 1020 General, Organic, and Biochemistry
(3 hours)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PUBLIC
HEALTH (B.S.P.H.) (13 Hours)
MTH 1151 Elementary Statistics for the Sciences
(3 hours)
PSC 1300 U.S. and World Aairs (3 hours)
ECO 2220 Principles of Microeconomics
(3 hours)
BIO 1160 and BIO 1165 Principles of Biology II
(4 hours)
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
(B.S.W.) (12 Hours)
6 additional hours in Social Science
MTH 1150 Elementary Statistics
PSY 1100 General Psychology (3 hours)
or
PSY 1200, Introduction to Psychological
Science
(4 hours)
BACHELOR OF MUSIC (B.M.)
No Degree Cognates
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (B.F.A.)
No Degree Cognates
DEGREE COGNATES (0–15 HOURS)
These distinguish the various degrees from one another. You are only required to take the
hours listed under the particular degree you are pursuing. There may be additional specific
core classes needed based on the major. Students should choose Degree Cognates in dierent
subjects than the Foundation Courses (2 dierent prefixes).
Any Latin course number 1020 or higher (LAT)
Any Philosophy course at the 1000 or 2000
level (PHI)
Any Spanish course number 1020 or higher (SPA)
FINE ARTS (3 Hours)
ART 2000 Art Experience
ART 2001 The Design Experience:
User Centered Problem Solving
ART 2800 Art History: World Art Pre-Modern
TDR 2000 The Film Experience
TDR 2800 The Theatre Experience
DAN 2000 The Dance Experience
MUH 1200 Introduction to Music:
History, Style and Culture
MUH 2000 The Musical Experience
MUH 2010 Popular Music Experience
MUH 2020 World Music Experience
MUH 2140 The Arts for Education:
Appreciation and Application
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (3 Hours)
MTH 1010 Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning
MTH 1210 Calculus I
CSC 1020 Inquiry Through Computer Science
DSC 1010 Introduction to Data Science
LAB SCIENCE (4 Hours)
BIO 1050 Biological Science Lecture (3 Hours)
and BIO 1055 Biological Science Lab (1 Hour)
BIO 1150 Principles of Biology I Lecture (3 Hours)
and BIO 1155 Principles of Biology I Lab
(1 Hours)
BIO 1160 Principles of Biology II Lecture (3 Hours)
and BIO 1165 Principles of Biology II Lab
(1 Hours)
CEM 1010 Chemistry: Special Topic (4 Hours)
CEM 1510 General Chemistry I (3 Hours)
and CEM 1515 General Chemistry I Lab
(1 Hours)
CEM 1520 General Chemistry II (3 Hours)
and CEM 1525 General Chemistry II Lab
(1 Hours)
ENV 1150 Introduction to Environmental Science
(3 Hours)
and ENV 1155 Introduction to Environmental
Science Lab (1 Hours)
PHY 1010 Science: A Process of Inquiry (4 Hours)
PHY 1100 Acoustical Physics (4 Hours)
PHY 1110 Precalculus-Based Physics I (3 Hours)
and PHY 1115 Precalculus-Based Physics I
Laboratory (1 Hours)
PHY 1120 Precalculus-Based Physics II (3 Hours)
and PHY 1125 Precalculus-Based Physics II
Laboratory (1 Hours)
PHY 1140 Introduction to Physics (3 Hours)
and PHY 1145 Introduction to Physics
Laboratory (1 Hours)
PHY 1610 Calculus-Based Physics I (4 Hours)
PHY 1620 Calculus-Based Physics II (4 Hours)
PSY 1150 Scientific Psychology (3 Hours)
and PSY 1155 Scientific Psychology Lab (1 Hour)
PSY 1200 Introduction to Psychological Science
(4 Hours)
PSY 1250 An Introduction to Music, Memory
and Attention (4 hours)
WELLNESS (3 Hours)
WEL 1600 Health and Fitness Concepts 2 Hours
and one activity course
or
WELL 1500 Lifetime Fitness 1 Hours and one
activity course and one of the following
NUR courses
NUR 1100 Wellness Nutrition (1 Hours)
NUR 1110 Wellness and Mental Health (1 Hours)
NUR 1310 Healthy Beginnings: Wellness
Across Pregnancy and Birth (1 Hours)
NUR 1320 Women’s Health: Wellness Across the
Lifespan (1 Hours)
NUR 1330 Health Promotion of the Family (1 Hour)
NUR 1340 Men’s Health: Wellness Across the
Lifespan (1 Hours)
or
WEL 1700 Health and Fitness Concepts with
Activity (3 Hours)
or
WEL 3015 Junior Cornerstone Seminar (3 Hours)
WRITING (6 Hours)
ENG 1010 First-Year Writing
ENG 3010 (must be taken at Belmont)
RELIGION (6 Hours)
Path A: Intro to Old and New Testament
REL 1020 Introduction to the Old Testament
REL 3050 Introduction to the New Testament
Path B: REL 1010 plus a 3000 level Religion
REL 1010 Understanding the Bible
and
REL 3015 Junior Cornerstone Seminar
REL 3020 Ancient Wisdom for
Contemporary Issues
REL 3030 God, the Bible, and Scientific Discovery
REL 3060 Jesus in the Gospel and in Film
REL 3080 Questions that Matter
REL 3090 Spirituality in World Religions
REL 3095 Ethics in World Religions
REL 3950 Studies Abroad
ORAL COMMUNICATION (3 Hours)
COM 1100 Fundamentals of Speech
Communication
SOCIAL SCIENCE (3 Hours)
ASN 2010 Asia For the Social Sciences
COM 2020 Argumentation and Debate
COM 2140 Family Communication
ECO 2210 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 2220 Principles of Microeconomics
HIS 1010 World History to 1500
HIS 1020 World History Since 1500
HIS 1100 The African American Experience
after 1865
HIS 1200 The Wild West
HIS 1300 The Roman World
HIS 1400 The Medieval World: Kings, Queens
Commoners and Crusaders
HIS 1500 The Islamic World Since 1750
HIS 1600 The Modern U.S. from the Cold War
to Bush v. Gore
HIS 1700 The Samurai and their World
HIS 1800 Survey of East Asian History
HIS 1895 Special Topics
HIS 2010 The American Experience to
Reconstruction
HIS 2020 The American Experience Since
Reconstruction
MDS 1500 Mass Media and Society
MDS 1700 Digital Citizenship
PRL 1180 Public Relations Principles
PSC 1100 Special Topics in General Education:
Political Science
PSC 1210 American Government
PSC 1300 The United States and World Aairs
PSC 1895 Special Topics
SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 1020 Social Problems
SOC 1100 Special Topics in General
Education: Sociology
SOC 1895 Special Topics
SWK 2250 Human Behavior and Social
Environment I
SWK 2300 Exploring Human Diversity
HUMANITIES (3 Hours)
ASN 2000 Asia for the Humanities
Any Chinese course number 1020 or higher
(CHN)
ENG 1050 Reading and Writing for
English Studies
Any English Literature course (ENL)
Any English Writing course (ENW)
Any French course number 1020 or higher (FRE)
Any German course number 1020 or higher (GER)
Any Greek course number 1020 or higher (GRK)
Any Humanities course (HUM)
Any Italian course number 1020 or higher (ITL)
Any Japanese course number 1020 or higher
(JPN)
If transferring from a community college, a maximum of 64 credits can be transferable.
If you have questions about how your general education classes may transfer in, you can
utilize Transferology at transferology.com/school/belmont.
BELL CORE CURRICULUM
Core Equivalency Guide
