Credit Transfer Policy

With the approval of the Academic Status Committee, credits earned at another law school will be accepted by the School of Law if certain criteria are satisfied. Grades earned in courses accepted for transfer credit will not be included in the computation of a student’s grade point average.

All of the following criteria must be met before the School of Law will accept transfer credits:

1. The credits must be earned at an ABA-accredited law school,
2. The grade earned in any course for which transfer credits are sought must be, at a minimum, the equivalent of the School of Law’s passing grade of “C”,
3. Upper-level course credits must be for courses that are not included in the School of Law’s curriculum, and,
4. No more than twenty-nine (29) transfer credits will be accepted toward satisfaction of the J.D. degree; provided, however, that no student may enroll in more than six (6) summer session elective credits either at the School of Law or at other ABA-accredited law schools.

Duquesne University has an articulation agreement with the University of Pittsburgh which facilitates registration and the transfer of credits between the two institutions. Grades earned in courses taken at the University of Pittsburgh Law School which are accepted for transfer by the School of Law will appear on a student’s transcript, but the grade will not be included in the computation of a student’s grade point average. Grades earned in courses accepted for  transfer credit from other accredited law schools will not appear on a student’s transcript, but transfer credits will be shown.

Articulation Agreement - Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education

The Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education (PCHE) consortium has a cross registration program that provides opportunities for enriched education experiences by permitting full-time law students to cross register at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Enrollment is limited to no more than one course per semester and the course cannot be offered in your home institution. The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs must receive a typed letter seeking permission to participate in the PCHE agreement. Once approved, the Law School Registrar's Office will facilitate the process and transfer the credits between the two institutions. The home and host institutions must agree to the student's eligibility to take the course(s) between the law schools.

Grades earned in courses taken at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law accepted for transfer by the School of Law will appear on a student's transcript, but the grade will not be included in the computation of a student's grade point average. Grades earned in courses accepted for transfer credit from other accredited law schools will not appear on a student's transcript, but transfer credits will be shown.