Previously Earned College Credit
Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) and College In the Schools (CIS)
Students who have earned credit though PSEO or CIS must arrange to have an official transcript sent from the institution from which the credit was earned to St. Thomas in order for those credits to be evaluated and reflected on the St. Thomas record. The transcripts should be submitted after final grades are posted and preferably at least two weeks prior to attending the O&R program, if possible.
Electronic transcripts can be sent to admissions@stthomas.edu or printed copies mailed to:
Office of Admissions
Mail #5017
University of St. Thomas
2115 Summit Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55105-1096
- Students are required to submit an official transcript from all institutions form which credit has been earned, even if the PSEO and CIS classes may be reflected on the high school transcript. Please note that college credit will not be evaluated from a high school record to a St. Thomas record.
- Courses with earned grades of a C- or higher will be reflected on the St. Thomas record. All credits must be reported. Picking and choosing specific transfer credits to be reflected on the St. Thomas record is not allowed
- The Admissions Portal and the Course Preference Form will prompt students to list all college/university classes completed or anticipated.
- To review how previous college courses will transfer to St. Thomas, please reference the online Transfer Credit Tool
Questions?
Advising and Registration Questions
Academic Counseling
Phone: (651) 962-6300 or (800) 328-6819, Ext. 2-6300
Email: academiccounseling@stthomas.edu
Academic advising is a teaching and learning process that involves students' personal academic records. For this reason, we are required to directly consult with students about their enrollment questions. Parents, family members and/or any other third party are encouraged to coach students about this advising conversation but they should not communicate on behalf of their student.
Advanced Placement (AP)
- All AP scores must be officially submitted to St. Thomas directly from the College Board. Student should contact the College Board and have scores officially sent to St. Thomas. The code for St. Thomas is 6110.
- St. Thomas credit is awarded for some academic subjects for a score of 3 or higher; other subjects require a score of 4 or higher. If a score for a particular exam is high enough, four credits and an S (satisfactory) grade will be awarded for a specific subject area.
- The Admissions Portal and the Course Preference Form will prompt students to list all AP test scores completed or anticipated.
- To learn more about how AP scores fulfill St. Thomas core requirements, please refer to the University of St. Thomas catalog.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
- International Baccalaureate (IB) transcripts must be officially sent to St. Thomas. Please view the IB website for instructions.
- To earn IB credit, all exams (with the exception of world languages) must be taken at the higher level. Students who pass the higher level IB examination(s) with a score of 4 or higher will usually receive 4 credits in the corresponding academic discipline.
- Results of IB exams are not available until the month of August. Students will be prompted to provide specific information about any IB exams taken/anticipated when completing the Course Preference Form.
- To learn more about how courses fulfill St. Thomas core requirements, please refer to the St. Thomas undergraduate catalog.