rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIES course must closely align to the course objectives and expected outcomes of the course it is replacing. Transferred credits count toward cumulative grade point average and will appear on the student’s transcript. Credit by Assessment Transfer • Credit for successfully completed Credit by Assessment options at Rasmussen College will appear as a credit by examination (TO) grade on a transcript. Credit by Assessment credits awarded through credit by assessment (TO) may not be transferable to another institution. • The decision to accept transfer credits is always at the discretion of the receiving institution. • Credits earned through a credit by assessment opportunity will count toward earned credits and count toward the transfer maximum. See Flex Choice Credit by Assessment Options section for additional guidance and fee information. General Education Block Transfer for Baccalaureate Candidates For students with a conferred degree, General Education coursework will be transferred as a block regardless of conferred degree or degree sought through Rasmussen College. • All required General Education courses must be met due to accreditation requirements. • For those students without an earned degree, successfully completed General Education credits will be applied. Military Block Transfer for Medical Assisting Diploma and Healthcare/ Health Sciences Associate’s – Medical Assisting Specialization Students who have completed the Basic Medical Technician or Corpsman training program through a branch of the United States Armed Forces as recorded on either a Joint Services Transcript (JST) or an ACE military transcript from the American Council for Education (ACE) transcript within the past five years or, if the training was completed over five years ago, the student must have work experience in the a similar healthcare field within the last five years and be approved by the Department Chair, may be eligible for one of the following: 1. A block transfer of 24 credits when enrolling into the Medical Assisting Diploma program. The block transfer includes COM 1002-Introduction to Communication, HSC 1531-Medical Terminology, MEA 1350/L- Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques, MEA 1460/L- Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures I, and PHA 1500- Structure and Function of the Human Body. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 50% and student is not eligible to double major with the Health Sciences Associate’s – Medical 132 Assisting specialization until student is in their last or second to last quarter. 2. A block transfer of 12 credits when enrolling into the Medical Assisting Diploma program if student completed their training more than five years ago and does not have work experience in a similar healthcare field within the past five years or approval from the Department Chair. The block transfer includes COM 1002-Introduction to Communication, HSC 1531-Medical Terminology, and PHA 1500-Structure and Function of the Human Body. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 50% and student is not eligible to double major with the Health Sciences Associate’s – Medical Assisting specialization until student is in their last or second to last quarter. 3. A block transfer of 41 credits if enrolling into the Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting specialization program. The block transfer includes all Medical Assisting Diploma courses except E242-Career Development, HSC 2641-Medical Law and Ethics, and PSY 1012-General Psychology. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 67% and student is not eligible to earn the Medical Assisting Diploma. 4. A block transfer of 33 credits if enrolling into the Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting specialization program if student completed their training more than five years ago and do not have work experience in a similar healthcare field within the past five years or approval from the Department Chair. The block transfer includes COM 1002-Introduction to Communication, HSA2264-Administrative Medical Assistant Practices, HSC 1531-Medical Terminology, MEA 1350/L-Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques, MEA 1460/L-Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures I, MEA 1570/L-Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures II, and PHA 1500-Structure and Function of the Human Body. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 67% and student is not eligible to earn the Medical Assisting Diploma. Students who have completed the Combat Medic training program through a United States Army within the past five years as recorded on either a Joint Services Transcript (JST) or an ACE military transcript from the American Council for Education (ACE) transcript within the past five years or, if the training was completed over five years ago, the student must have work experience in the a similar healthcare field within the last five years and be approved by the Department Chair, may be eligible for one of the following: 1. A block transfer of 20 credits when enrolling into the Medical Assisting Diploma program. The block transfer includes HSC 1531-Medical Terminology, MEA 1350/L-Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques, MEA 1460/L- Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures I, and PHA 1500-Structure and Function of the Human Body. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 50% and student is not eligible to double major with the Health Sciences Associate’s – Medical Assisting specialization until student is in their last or second to last quarter. 2. A block transfer of 12 credits when enrolling into the Medical Assisting Diploma program if student completed their training more than five years ago and does not have work experience in a similar healthcare field within the past five years or approval from the Department Chair. The block transfer includes HSA2264-Administrative Medical Assistant Practices, HSC 1531-Medical Terminology, and PHA 1500-Structure and Function of the Human Body. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 50% and student is not eligible to double major with the Health Sciences Associate’s – Medical Assisting specialization until student is in their last or second to last quarter. 3. A block transfer of 37 credits if enrolling into the Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting specialization program. The block transfer includes all Medical Assisting Diploma courses except COM 1002- Intro to Communication, E242-Career Development, HSC 2641-Medical Law and Ethics, and PSY 1012-General Psychology. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 67% and student is not eligible to earn the Medical Assisting Diploma. 4. A block transfer of 29 credits if enrolling into the Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting specialization program if student completed their training more than five years ago and do not have work experience in a similar healthcare field within the past five years or approval from the Department Chair. The block transfer includes HSA2264-Administrative Medical Assistant Practices, HSC 1531-Medical Terminology, MEA 1350/L-Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques, MEA 1460/L-Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures I, MEA 1570/L-Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures II, and PHA 1500-Structure and Function of the Human Body. When applying this block transfer, the maximum transfer limit is 67% and student is not eligible to earn the Medical Assisting Diploma. Healthcare and Health Sciences Associate’s Degrees METC Block Transfer Students who have completed a Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) program through a branch of the United States Armed Forces as recorded on either a Joint Services Transcript (JST) or an American Council for Education (ACE) Military transcript may be eligible for a block transfer of 28 or 55 credits when enrolling into the Healthcare Associate’s Degree – Healthcare Administration Specialization (Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Healthcare Specialization in Illinois). When applying this policy, the maximum transfer limit is 67%. A block transfer of 55 credits may be awarded when the following two conditions are met: 1. The program of instruction is accredited or certified by a professional practice programmatic accrediting agency that is recognized by the College at the time of enrollment and transfer credit is reviewed. The list of approved agencies is available upon request through the Rasmussen Transfer Assessment team, and 2. The METC program was completed within the past five years or, when the METC program was completed over five years ago, the student demonstrates work experience in a similar healthcare field within the last five years that is approved by the Department Chair. This 55-credit block transfer is comprised of the Healthcare Certificate program (38 credits), HSA 2117 US Healthcare Systems (4 credits), MEA 2203 Pathophysiology (4 credits), one General Education Communication elective (4 credits), and one General Education Humanities elective (4 credits). A block transfer of 28 credits may be awarded, when the eligible METC program was completed over five years ago, and the student cannot demonstrate work experience that is acceptable to the Department Chair. This 28-credit block transfer is comprised of COM 1002 Introduction to Communication (4 credits), HSC 1531 Medical Terminology (4 credits), PHA 1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body (4 credits), one General Education Communication elective (4 credits), one General Education Humanities elective (4 credits), and 8 credits of elective coursework. Healthcare/Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Healthcare Specialization (Healthcare Administration Specialization in IL) Block Transfer Students who have completed a Healthcare-related Certificate or Diploma program that was accredited or certified by a professional practice programmatic accrediting agency
