rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND COLLEGE POLICIES TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICIES General Transfer of Credit • Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credit based on the guidelines below. • Students who wish to transfer credits to Rasmussen College must first apply for admission to the College. • Students must request that official transcripts containing coursework for review either be emailed directly to [email protected] or mailed directly to Rasmussen College at: Rasmussen College Attn: Transcript Department 8300 Norman Center Drive Suite 300 Bloomington, MN 55437 It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all official transcripts have been received by Rasmussen College. • As part of the acceptance process, official and unofficial transcripts will be evaluated for transfer of credit. Students will receive notification regarding the total number of credits accepted for transfer and the equivalent Rasmussen College courses. • Students in bachelor-completer programs excluding Health Information Management will be withdrawn from the College if official transcripts are not received by the Friday of the 13th week of enrollment. • A student may send copies of transcripts or documents during the initial admissions process for estimation purposes only. Any transfer credit conditionally awarded in fulfillment of a prerequisite or co-requisite through the use of an unofficial transcript will be rescinded if an official transcript is not received by Rasmussen College at the time the required course is scheduled due to curriculum sequence. All necessary credits will be required to be completed in order to graduate. • College-level courses completed at regionally or nationally accredited institutions of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or recognized by the American Council on Education, will be considered for college transfer. • Students must complete 33% of their program requirements at Rasmussen College, and no more than 67% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, and credit by examination, or other means, except as noted below. 1. Students in the Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician, Physical Therapist Assistant*, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist programs must complete at least 50% of 148 their program requirements at Rasmussen College, and no more than 50% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, or other means, with the exception of “block transfer” candidates for the Surgical Technologist Associate’s Degree and Healthcare / Health Sciences Associate’s Degree – Medical Assisting Specialization. Physical Therapist Assistant students accepted through the METC Block Transfer policy must complete at least 25% of their program requirements at Rasmussen College. 2. Students in the Practical Nursing Diploma program must complete at least 75% of their program requirements at Rasmussen College, and no more than 25% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, credit by assessment, or other means. 3. Students in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program must complete at least 44% of their program requirements at Rasmussen College, and no more than 56% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, credit by assessment, or other means. 4. Students in the Nursing Bachelor’s Degree program must complete at least 25% of their program requirements at Rasmussen College, and no more than 75% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, credit by assessment, or other means. • Rasmussen College awards quarter credits. In considering transfer courses, 1 semester credit is equivalent to 1.5 quarter credits. The calculated number is rounded down. Transfer credits based on a different unit of credit than quarters will be subject to conversion prior to being transferred. • International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES approved organization (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) to ensure the student’s credit transfer is equivalent to Rasmussen course content. The evaluation is the student’s responsibility. • Transfer credit is evaluated based on the program in which the student is applying for or is currently enrolled in. • Credits earned at Rasmussen College will be transferred directly from one Rasmussen College campus to another. Only the courses that are applicable to the current program will be posted or calculated. • See the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy to understand how transferred credits from institutions other than Rasmussen College and prior learning assessments including test-outs, credit by assessment, and course waivers impact Cumulative GPA and other Satisfactory Academic Progress standards in the student’s program of enrollment and progress toward program completion. • Courses that have been accepted for transfer will be listed on the student’s transcript with a Transfer (TR) designation. Transfer credits that have been conditionally accepted pending the receipt of an official transcript will be listed with a Pending Transfer (PT) designation. Any Pending Transfer (PT) credits still remaining at the end of the student’s program when all other course requirements have been successfully completed will either be removed and the student will be required to complete the program requirements in order to graduate, or the student’s status will be (non- graduate) Complete. • Courses for which a student has received credit by examination or credit by assessment will be listed on the student’s transcript with a Test Out (TO) designation. • Courses for which a student has received credit through waiver will be listed on the student’s transcript with a Course Waiver (CW) designation. • When courses are not accepted for transfer, a student may file an appeal through the following process: 1. The student completes an appeal form. Supplemental information such as a syllabus, course description, or text may be required. 2. The information will be reviewed by the Director, Central Student Operations-Transfer. 3. The student will be notified of the decision. Course-by-Course Transfer • Course-by-course transfer credits from regionally or nationally accredited institutions of higher learning will be evaluated on course content. Most courses that are comparable in content will be accepted. • Course must have the minimum number of credits to that of the Rasmussen College course. • Only courses completed with a grade of “C” or higher, or a grade of Pass (in a Pass/Fail grading system), will be eligible for transfer credit. • See the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy to understand how transferred credits from institutions other than Rasmussen College and prior learning assessments including test-outs, credit by assessment, and course waivers impact Cumulative GPA and other Satisfactory Academic Progress standards in the student’s program of enrollment and progress toward program completion. • General Education credits may be considered for transfer regardless of completion date. • Credits in Core Courses in the School of Technology must have been earned within the previous three (3) years of the assessment date. Prefixes included: CDA, CEN, CET, CGS, CIS, CNT, COP, CTS, ISM, and QMB. This excludes CGS1240 Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts and CTS2511 Excel, which do not have expirations. • Credits in Core Courses in the School of Design must have been earned within the previous five (5) years of the assessment date. Prefixes include: ADV, DIG, GRA, and PGY. This excludes ART1200C Sketching for Designers, which does not have an expiration. • Nursing Programs will not accept any core course transfers. Prefixes include NGR, NUR, and PRN. • Credits in Core Courses in the School of Health Sciences must have been earned within the previous five (5) years of the assessment date. Prefixes included: HIM, HSA, HSC, MEA, and PTN. This excludes HSC1531 Medical Terminology, which does not have an expiration. • The following courses in the Medical Assisting Diploma program are not transferable: MEA 1350 Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques; MEA 1460 Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures I; MEA 1570 Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures II; MEA 2895 Medical Assistant Experiential Externship; MEA 2976 Medical Assistant Professional Externship; and MEA 2820 Medical Assisting Capstone. • The following courses in the Radiologic Technology Associate’s Degree program are not transferable: RTE 1000 Introduction to Radiology and Patient Care; RTE 1100 Radiology Physics; RTE 2300 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy I; RTE 2400 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy II; RTE 2500 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy III; and RTE 2900 Radiography Technology Capstone. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
