rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICIES General Transfer of Credit • Rasmussen University reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credit based on the guidelines below. • Students who wish to transfer credits to Rasmussen University must first apply for admission to the University. • Students must request that official transcripts containing coursework for review either be emailed directly to [email protected] or mailed directly to Rasmussen University at: Rasmussen University 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 University. • 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 University courses. • Students in bachelor-completer programs excluding Health Information Management will be withdrawn from the University if official transcripts are not received by the Friday of the 13th week of enrollment.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awarded in fulfillment of a prerequisite or co-requisite through the use of an unofficial transcript will be rescinded if an official transcript is not received by Rasmussen University at the time the required course is scheduled due to curriculum sequence.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 university transfer. • Students must complete 33% of their program requirements at Rasmussen University, 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 156 must complete at least 50% of their program requirements at Rasmussen University, 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 University. 2. Students in the Practical Nursing Diploma program must complete at least 75% of their program requirements at Rasmussen University, 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 University, 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 University, and no more than 75% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, credit by assessment, or other means. • Rasmussen University 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. Transcripts from institutions located in U.S. Territories and Commonwealths that are accredited by an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education require a NACES evaluation only when the transcript is not written in the English language. • Transfer credit is evaluated based on the program in which the student is applying for or is currently enrolled in. • Credits earned at Rasmussen University will be transferred directly from one Rasmussen University 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 University 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 University course. • Only courses completed with a grade of “C” or higher or a grade of Pass (in a Pass/Fail grading system) or Satisfactory (in a Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory grading system) that can be verified as equivalent to a grade of “C” or higher will be eligible for transfer credit. • See the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy to understand how transferred credits from institutions other than Rasmussen University 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 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
