As of January 1996, a policy on general education transfer was established to facilitate transfer among the public colleges and universities in Kentucky. The Council on Post-secondary Education and the institutions have developed a general education core transfer component which reflects the distribution of disciplines included in university-wide lower division general education requirements for the baccalaureate degree.

Students that are "Fully Certified" are considered to have completed Murray State’s baccalaureate University Studies requirements. Additional University Studies courses will be required only if specific courses are being required for the student’s major and an equivalent course has not been transferred. Also, the Bachelor of Arts the Bachelor of Arts in Business and the Bachelor of Music degrees require 12 hours of a foreign language. If the courses are not taken as part of the general education transfer block, they will be required at Murray State.

To be "Fully Certified" a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (4.0 scale) and have met each of the following criteria before enrolling at Murray State:

1. earned at least 60 hours of college-level credits;

2. completed at least 48 hours of general education courses;

3. completed the 33 hour core transfer component.

The other two levels of certification are "Core Certified" and "Category Certified." Certification at either of these levels insure that your general education courses will transfer as part of Murray State’s University Studies requirements.

For further information about this agreement contact Katherine Kerr, Associate Registrar.

Baccalaureate Program Transfer Frameworks 

The public colleges and universities in Kentucky have developed a 60-hour program of study for every baccalaureate major offered at the participating institutions. This "framework" consists of 48 hours of general education coursework and 12 hours of major-specific coursework. Students who complete a framework may transfer the credit as a block to any participating university offering that major. The 60 hours will be accepted at the institution toward meeting degree requirements. The following is a list of participating schools.

• Transfer Frameworks

Copies of the individual frameworks are on file in the Registrar’s Office. For more information contact Katherine Kerr, Associate Registrar.