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Online Transfer Credit Guidelines

This chart is strictly a guideline, not a policy.

View the Gettysburg College official Transfer of Credit Policy

All online, hybrid, and distance learning course credit must be pre-approved by the Registrar’s office or the academic department or program.

All online, hybrid, and distance learning course credit must be pre-approved by the Registrar’s office or the academic department or program.

Department or ProgramAccepts online coursework?
Y, N, DA (Dept Approval)
Curr ReqGen elect100 Level Major100 Level Minor200 Level Major200 Level Minor300 Level Major300 Level Minor
Africana StudiesNo        
AnthropologyNo        
Art & Art HistoryNo        
Asian StudiesNo Yes*      
BiologyDADADADADADADADADA
ChemistryDA*DADAYesYesNoNoNoNo
Civil War Era StudiesDADADA   No No
ClassicsDADADADADADADADADA
Computer ScienceNo        
EconomicsYesYesYesYesYesDADADADA
EducationDANoDA DA DA DA
EnglishNo        
Environmental StudiesNo        
FrenchNo        
German StudiesNo        
Globalization StudiesNo        
Health SciencesDANoDANo No No 
HistoryNo        
IDSDADA*DADA DA DA 
International AffairsNo        
Italian StudiesNo        
LACLSNo        
ManagementNo        
MathematicsDANoNoDADADADADADA
Peace & Justice StudiesDADADA DA DA No
PhilosophyDADADADADADADADADA
PhysicsNo        
Political ScienceYes*DADANoNoYesYesNoNo
PsychologyYesYes*Yes*DA DA No 
Religious Studies / Judaic Studies-MNo        
SociologyNo        
SpanishNo        
Sunderman ConservatoryDADADADADADADANoNo
Theatre ArtsNo        
Women & Gender StudiesNo        

*IDS – Interdisciplinary requirements reviewed by other departments most clearly related to proposed Interdisciplinary course.

*Chemistry – Hybrid courses only. Will consider hybrid courses that have a traditional lab course associated with the lecture.

*Asian Studies – Limiting to one online course

*Psychology – only for PSYCH 101

*Political Science – Will not accept online courses during a fall or spring semester