166 rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES • 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. • If a required course was previously attempted and failed at Rasmussen University, the transfer grade will replace the grade earned at Rasmussen University when an official transcript is provided, and the attempted credits will continue to apply for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Performance. If a required course was previously attempted and passed at Rasmussen University, transfer credit will not be accepted to replace the grade earned at Rasmussen University. When an elective General Education course was attempted at Rasmussen University, the transfer grade will fulfill the course requirement, and the attempted credits and grade earned at Rasmussen University will apply for the purpose of determining Satisfactory Academic Performance. • General Education credits may be considered for transfer regardless of completion date unless superseded by program-specific transfer policy. • Credits in Core Courses in Technology programs 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 Design programs 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. • Clinical, Externship, Internship, Practicum and Professional Practice Experience courses cannot be transferred in from another institution of higher learning. • 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, PHC, and PTN. This excludes HSC1531 Medical Terminology, which does not have an expiration. • Courses within the Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technician, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist 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 Associate Dean. 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, practicum or professional practice experience component cannot be fulfilled by test-out. The MEA2203 Pathophysiology and MLT1325 Phlebotomy courses can be fulfilled by challenge exam or external transfer credit and have a five-year time limit. • When previously completed at Rasmussen, Medical Laboratory Technician, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist core courses (MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS prefixes) have a two-year time limit from time of course completion, with the exception of MLT1325 Phlebotomy and MLT1728 Introduction to Chemistry courses, which have a five-year time limit. • 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 when comparable graduate-level courses have previously been completed within the past five (5) years when enrolled in a programmatically accredited program. Practicing nurse practitioners who are nationally certified are exempt from the 5-year requirement. • Credits in core courses in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Paralegal programs with course prefixes CCJ, CJC, CJE, CJL, and PLA must have been earned within the previous five (5) years of the assessment date. • Law Enforcement Transfer: 1. Credits in core courses in Law Enforcement programs with the course prefix CJK as well as the CJE2990 Capstone for Law Enforcement course must be completed at Rasmussen and expires 12-months after course completion. However, CJK2640 Minnesota Traffic Code and CJK2724 Minnesota Criminal Code are eligible for transfer of credit. 2. 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 Minnesota POST Board approved. 3. 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. 4. Applicants to the Law Enforcement Associate’s program who have a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be eligible for a block transfer of up to 35 credits to be applied toward General Education Courses and CGS1240 Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts. 5. Additionally, applicants to the Law Enforcement Associate’s program with a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited school in a program that is approved by the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (MN POST) Board may be eligible for an additional block transfer of up to 32 credits to be applied toward the law enforcement academic-specific courses in the Law Enforcement Associate’s degree program. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 75%. Transfer of General Education Science Credits for School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences The following policy is effective for students who start in a School of Nursing or School of Health Sciences program August 10, 2023 and later: Transfer of credit, and credit for previously completed Rasmussen courses, for specific required General Education science courses as defined in the program curriculum, may be awarded when the following requirements have been met: • Course was completed within the past five (5) years of the credit assessment date. • Students who are reentering the same program credential within five quarters of when they withdrew are exempt from the 5-year time limit if the credits were previously completed at Rasmussen University or previously accepted by Rasmussen as official transfer credit with a TR grade posted. • Students who are reentering the same program credential within five quarters of when they withdrew are exempt from the 5-year time limit if the credits were previously earned at Rasmussen. • Course was completed with a grade of C or higher. • Course credits are at least equal to Rasmussen’s course credit value. • If the courses were completed more than five years prior to the assessment date and/or the course(s) were completed with a grade below C as part of a conferred degree the student may, at their own expense, choose to attempt the Rasmussen credit by examination (test-out) for any of the courses covered by this policy. If a score of 73% or higher is achieved, Test Out (TO) transfer credit will be awarded. • All transferred coursework must be completed before the first day of the student’s first quarter of attendance in the program. • Science courses covered by this policy: BSC2087C Human Anatomy and Physiology I with lab* BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II with lab* * Only equivalent courses with a lab component will be considered. To ensure all body systems have been covered, both courses of a two-part Human Anatomy & Physiology series must have been completed at the same institution or through the same entity. • See the General Transfer of Credit and Course-by-Course Transfer policies for additional transfer requirements. Declining Transfer of Credit A student may choose to decline external transfer credit that would otherwise be awarded by submitting the Transfer Credit Declination form to their Advisor. The transfer credits will be removed from the student’s current enrollment record. The request must explicitly state for which course(s) the student wants to waive the transfer of credit. The declined transfer credit may be rescinded at a later date by submitting a written request to their Advisor. Students using Veteran’s Affairs (VA) educational benefits must submit all previously completed college-level coursework for transfer evaluation, and all credits deemed eligible for transfer must be accepted by Rasmussen. The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs does not allow students using VA education benefits to decline transfer of credit, so a student who chooses to decline eligible transfer credit will not receive military funding for declined transfer courses and will need to secure other means of payment. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
