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September 28, 2015 at 4:43 pm

Transfer Tip | What Are XXL Course Designations?

By Kristi Conrad
Academic Advisor and Transfer Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences

Curious as to why a transferred course was given an XXL designation?

Kristi Conrad

Kristi Conrad

When a course is transferred in from another institution, but there is no equivalent Ohio University course, these credits are assigned an XXL designation. For example: you completed “Biology of Sponges,” a 200-level course at another college, but Ohio University does not have a course on the exact subject matter, so the transferred credits are evaluated as BIOS 2xxl instead of being assigned an OHIO course number. BIOS 2xxl would count in the A&S 60-hour 2000 level and above requirement, and the A&S Natural Science requirement.

So if your transfer credits do not match an exact course, they may be applied differently than initially planned. Please feel free to contact me at conradk@ohio.edu should you have any questions regarding xxl credits that have transferred in from other colleges and universities.

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