2018–2019 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIES recognized by the United States Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation at the time the program was completed may be eligible for a block transfer of 20 or 46 credits when enrolling into the Healthcare Associate’s Degree – Healthcare Administration Specialization (or, in Illinois, the Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Healthcare Specialization). When applying this policy, the maximum transfer limit is 51%. A block transfer of 46 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 United States Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation 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 program was completed within the past five years or, when the program was completed over five years ago, the student demonstrates work experience in a similar healthcare field within the last five years, which is approved by the Department Chair. This 46-credit block transfer is comprised of the Healthcare Certificate program (38 credits), HSA2117 US Healthcare Systems (4 credits) and MEA2203 Pathophysiology (4 credits). A block transfer of 20 credits may be awarded, when the eligible program was completed over five years ago, and the student cannot demonstrate work experience that is acceptable to the Department Chair. This 20-credit block transfer is comprised of COM1002 Introduction to Communication (4 credits), HSC1531 Medical Terminology (4 credits), PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body (4 credits), and 8 credits of elective coursework. Healthcare/Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Administrative Assistant Specialization Completer Block Transfer A block transfer of 32 core credits may be allowed into Medical Administrative Assistant Specialization of the Healthcare/Health Sciences Associate’s Degree program if the student graduated from a Medical Administration Certificate or Diploma program within the past five years from an accredited institution, or if the student graduated over five years ago and has work experience in a similar healthcare field within the last five years and is approved by the Department Chair. The block transfer includes all Certificate-level courses except COM 1002 Introduction to Communication and E242 Career Development. Students will need to complete 44 General Education credits, 15 core credits, and E242 Career Development, unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67% and the student is not eligible to earn the Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate. Healthcare/Health Science Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting Specialization Completer Block Transfer A block transfer of 41 core credits may be allowed into the Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting specialization if the student graduated from a Medical Assisting Diploma program earned at a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), will be considered for college transfer. If the Diploma was obtained over five years ago, the student must have work experience in the medical assisting or similar healthcare field within the last five years and be approved by the Department Chair. When applying the block transfer policy, the total transfer maximum is 67%. Rasmussen College Medical Assisting Diploma graduates will receive actual credits earned in their program up to the credit value of the current diploma program, and the total transfer maximum is 67%. Healthcare/Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Pharmacy Technician Specialization Completer Block Transfer A block transfer of 32 core credits may be allowed into the Pharmacy Technician Specialization of the Healthcare/Health Science Associate’s Degree program if one of the following criteria is met by the student: 1. Graduated from a Pharmacy Technician certificate or diploma program within the past five years from an accredited institution or, the student graduated over five years ago and has work experience in a similar healthcare field within the last five years and is approved by the Department Chair. 2. Completed a Pharmacy Technician education or training program accredited by either American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) or Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) within the past five years. The block transfer includes all Certificate-level courses except COM 1002 Introduction to Communication and E242 Career Development. Students will need to complete 44 General Education credits, 15 core credits, and E242 Career Development, unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67% and the student is not eligible to earn the Pharmacy Technician Certificate. Health Information Technician Associate’s Degree Completer Block Transfer A block transfer of 30 credits may be allowed into the Health Information Technician Associate’s Degree program if one of the following criteria is met: 1. Graduated from a Rasmussen College Medical Billing and Coding Certificate or Diploma program within the past five years 2. Completed a Medical Billing and Coding education or training program approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation’s Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP) which was earned within the past five years Students will need to complete ICD-CM Coding and ICD-PCS Coding courses unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67%. Bachelor-Completer Programs Block Transfer The following transfer policies apply: • Students who have a conferred Associate’s degree from an institution accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may receive 90 or 91 lower-level transfer credits according to their program’s entrance requirements as stated on the catalog program page. These students will begin their program with junior status. • Students who have successfully accumulated 60 or more quarter credits at a grade of C or higher, and who have successfully completed college-level English and Math courses from college(s) that are accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, will receive 60 quarter credits of transfer to Rasmussen College, or the actual credits successfully completed, whichever is higher. • Students enrolling into a program that requires additional lower-level coursework will have their Block Transfer adjusted to reflect the additional coursework required. Rasmussen College Articulation Plan (Ras CAP) Applicants for the Rasmussen College RN to BSN program may be awarded up to a maximum of 113 proficiency credits in transfer. Applicants for this program who have a current unencumbered RN license in the U.S. and have successfully completed an associate’s degree in Nursing, and who satisfy all program admission requirements will be awarded an articulation transfer equivalent to 113 credits toward this program. Applicants who hold an unencumbered RN license in the U.S. without an associate’s degree who satisfy all program admission requirements will be awarded an articulation transfer of 78 core credits in transfer to this program. In addition up to 35 additional credits for successfully completed applicable lower-division General Education coursework may be awarded in transfer. These students will need to have previously completed 15 transferable course credits comparable to, Human Anatomy & Physiology I and Human Anatomy & Physiology II to enroll in this program, as Rasmussen does not offer these courses online. The remaining 18 credits of lower-division General Education coursework will need to be completed in the following categories: English Composition, College Algebra, and electives including one Humanities, one Communication and one Social Science. • Upper-division core classes are not transferable. • Upper-division General Education coursework is transferable and follows the standard Course-by-course Transfer Policy. • The total percentage of credits that may be transferred into the program is 75%.Proficiency credits will be awarded based on the demonstration of competencies required to transition from nursing student to a registered nurse. The components of the Ras CAP for Nursing include: • The nursing Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) needed to continuously improve quality and safety in healthcare from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative. • The clinical proficiencies (CLIN) requiring the application of the fundamental principles and critical thinking to nursing practice. • The competencies required in order to pass the examination (NCLEX-RN) and perform as a licensed registered nurse. Distribution of credits across these components is as follows. 133
