172 rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 8. Students in the Law Enforcement Associate’s degree program with a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in an approved program from a certified Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (MN POST) Board institution must complete at least 25% of their program requirements with Rasmussen University, and no more than 75% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, self-directed 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, self-directed 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 passed 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 self-directed 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 of Credit • 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. • Nursing Programs will not accept any core course transfers for courses with prefixes of NUR and PRN. Master of Science in Nursing and Post-Graduate Certificate-Nurse Practitioner programs allow up to 12 Core program credits (NGR prefix) to be fulfilled with transfer credit. • 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, self-directed assessments, 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. • Courses within the Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician, Surgical Technologist, Radiographic Technology, and Physical Therapist Assistant programs with course prefixes of MEA, MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS cannot be fulfilled with course-by-course transfer credit based on coursework completed at other institutions. Students who have completed external coursework similar to Rasmussen courses with prefixes of MEA, MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS at an accredited institution within one year may attempt a challenge exam following approval by the Academic Program Director. An examination score of 73% or higher is required to earn credit by examination unless indicated differently in the program handbook. Any courses that include a Clinical, Externship, Internship, or Practicum component cannot be fulfilled by test-out. The MEA2203 and MLT1325 courses can be fulfilled by challenge exam or external transfer credit and have a five-year time limit. • 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 for courses with prefixes of NGR, NUR, and PRN, with the exception of Post-Graduate Certificate- Nurse Practitioner programs, which allow one to three specific Core courses to be fulfilled with transfer credit. • 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: MEA1350 Fundamentals in Clinical Techniques; MEA1460 Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures I; MEA1570 Clinical Laboratory Applications & Diagnostic Procedures II; MEA2895 Medical Assistant Experiential Externship; MEA2976 Medical Assistant Professional Externship; and MEA2820 Medical Assisting Capstone. • The following courses in the Radiologic Technology Associate’s Degree program are not transferable: RTE1000 Introduction to Radiology and Patient Care; RTE1100 Radiology Physics; RTE2300 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy I; RTE2400 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy II; RTE2500 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy III; and RTE2900 Radiography Technology Capstone. • Courses within the Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician, Surgical Technologist, Radiographic Technology, and Physical Therapist Assistant programs with course prefixes of MEA, MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS cannot be fulfilled with course-by-course transfer credit based on coursework completed at other institutions. Students who have completed external coursework similar to Rasmussen courses with prefixes of MEA, MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS at an accredited institution within one year may attempt a challenge exam following approval by the Department Chair. An examination score of 73% or higher is required to earn credit by examination unless indicated differently in the program handbook. Any courses that include a Clinical, Externship, Internship, or Practicum component cannot be fulfilled by test-out. The MEA2203 and MLT1325 courses can be fulfilled by challenge exam or external transfer credit and have a five-year time limit. • Transfer of credit for Medical Laboratory Technician, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist core courses (MLT, RTE, and STS prefixes) have a two-year time limit from time of course completion. Students who have completed similar coursework that exceeds the two-year limit can test-out of the course with a 73% or greater score on a course assessment. The MLT1325 and MLT1728 courses are exempt and have a five-year time limit. All transfers or test-outs into the Medical Laboratory Technician, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist programs are based on program space availability. • Clinical, Externship, Internship, Practicum and Reflection Courses cannot be transferred in from another institution of higher learning. • Law Enforcement Transfer: 1. For students in Minnesota (MN) who enroll in a Law Enforcement program, transfer credits for law enforcement specific courses (CCJ, CJE, CJK, CJL prefixes) can only be accepted if the incoming course is from a regionally accredited institution that is MN POST Board approved. 2. Graduates of a regionally accredited, Minnesota POST Board approved Law Enforcement Skills Certificate program may be eligible for a block transfer of up to 22 credits to be applied toward the law enforcement skills-specific courses in the Law Enforcement Associate’s degree program at Rasmussen University. The Law Enforcement Capstone course must be completed at Rasmussen University. Total transferred credits cannot exceed the 75% transfer credit limit. Students must submit an official transcript at the time of application to be accepted into the Law Enforcement Associate’s Degree and to have the transfer credits posted to their academic record. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
