U.S. Schools
Transfer credit is based on the Transfer Guidelines established by ORU. Courses that do not have an ORU equivalent but are academic in nature are counted as elective credit. To obtain approval to bring these elective classes in as a specific ORU class, students will need to submit the Petition to Transfer Course petition with an attached course description or syllabus at petitions.oru.edu. To see how your courses from some of our more common transfer schools will transfer into your chosen program, try our Transfer Equivalency Self Service tool.
Students who have matriculated into ORU and desire to take courses offered at other institutions are strongly encouraged to obtain approval to transfer the courses to ORU for degree credit, especially those that do not appear on the Transfer Guidelines. To obtain approval, they will need to complete a Petition to Transfer at petitions.oru.edu.
A maximum of 72 semester hours from a two-year or community college and 98 credit hours from a four-year institution may be transferred to ORU. At least 30 hours of a degree program, including six hours in the major field and the senior paper/project must be earned from ORU.
Credit earned through military service will be evaluated based on an ACE recommended Joint Services Transcript. Basic Military Training meets the ORU General Education requirements for HPE 155 and swim proficiency.
Transfer of Foreign Credit
ORU will generally follow the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs or the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers when transferring foreign academic credit. An official final transcript from the foreign school with an original transcript and English translation must be submitted for evaluation. To obtain approval to bring elective classes in as a specific ORU class, students will need to complete a Petition to Transfer with an attached course description or syllabus at petitions.oru.edu.
Other Transfer Credit Sources
Rhema Bible Training Center
| Rhema Bible Training Center | ORU Equivalent | Credit Hours |
| Old Testament Survey (Required for Cluster) The Old People of Faith or Man of Faith Bible Interpretation |
BLIT 111 Christian Life I Or BIB 222 Old Testament Introduction (Theology Majors) |
2 3 |
| New Testament Survey (Required for Cluster) The Gospel of John Ephesians or Acts |
BLIT 122 Christian Life II Or BIB 261 New Testament Introduction (Theology Majors) |
2 3 |
| Pentecostal and/or Charismatic Perspectives (Required for Cluster) The Holy Spirit Christ, the Healer |
THE 104 Spirit-Empowered Living I |
2 |
| Bible Doctrine I Bible Doctrine II Doctrine of the Church |
THE 299 Introduction to Theology |
3 |
| Total Hours Theology Majors |
9 11 |