2023–2024 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 171 2. Medical Coding Practicum Waiver • Students with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their program major courses may request a waiver for the Medical Billing Coding practicum coursework. Students must complete and submit the required paperwork to the Dean/ Associate Dean prior to the start of the quarter of the practicum. • Students must have a variety of experiences in the necessary medical fields rather than from just one area, and documentation will be required from the student’s employer. The Dean/Associate Dean will inform Central Operations Transfer department of the result of the evaluation. • If the waiver is granted, the grade will be posted on the student transcript as a Course Waiver (CW). Phlebotomy Waiver for Medical Laboratory Technician Students Students who enroll in the Medical Laboratory Technician Associate’s Degree program and have a Phlebotomy Technician (PBT) certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) from the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) or the Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT) certification from American Medical Technologists (AMT) may receive a waiver from MLT1325 Phlebotomy. The credential must be current at the time the student starts in the Medical Laboratory Technician program. The student’s credential will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the Phlebotomy course requirement will be waived and the grade will be posted on the student’s transcript as a Course Waiver (CW). School of Justice Studies Waivers • Course waivers will be considered for students who have select professional certifications from recognized state police/corrections academies. • Course waivers will be considered for specific courses within the School of Justices Studies related to the certification. • The student’s credential will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the course requirements will be waived and the grades will be posted on the student’s transcript as a Course Waiver (CW). • Course waivers will be considered for students who have attended and completed the following courses offered through the MN BCA Criminal Justice Training and Education Program (BCA-CJTE). Student must present evidence of their attendance by submitting a course certificate of completion. 1. Basic Narcotics 2. BCA Crime Scene Course 3. Crime Prevention Practitioner Course 4. Financial Investigation Techniques Course 5. Forensic Science Partners Course 6. Leadership in Police Organizations Course 7. Southern Police Institute Homicide Course • Course waivers will be considered for students who have attended and completed the following courses offered by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Student must present evidence of their attendance by submitting a course certificate of completion. • Domestic Interventions & Investigations 091 • Organized Crime 054 • Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs 016 • Criminal Law 019 • Similar courses will be considered upon request. A review of the content against the syllabus of the course for which transfer is requested will be assessed; awarding of a waiver is at the sole discretion of the Associate Dean, School of Justice Studies and School of Human Services. Sufficient time must be allowed for an appropriate review; the student will be required to submit the syllabus of the course, the hours required, and evidence of completion of the course. School of Nursing Waivers • Students who enroll in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program or the Accelerated Bachelor of Science Degree program at campuses located in Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, or Wisconsin and have a Practical Nursing license (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)) that is current and unencumbered on the date their program starts at Rasmussen University, may receive a waiver from NUR1055 Introduction to Nursing, NUR2243 Professional Nursing Skills I and NUR2356 Multidimensional Care I. The student’s license status, as recorded on the state’s licensing website, will be reviewed and, if the criteria are met, Rasmussen University will waive the course requirements and the grades will be posted on the student transcript as a course waiver (CW). • Students who enroll in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program at campuses located in Illinois and have a Practical Nursing license (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)) that is current and unencumbered on the date their program started at Rasmussen University may receive a waiver from NUR1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing and NUR2115 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing. The student’s license status, as recorded on the state’s licensing website, will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, Rasmussen University will waive the course requirements and the grades will be posted on the student transcript as a course waiver (CW). School of Technology Waivers • Course waivers will be considered for students who have select professional certifications from CISA, Cisco, CompTIA, C++ Institute, (ISC)², ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, Microsoft, MCSA, PMI, VMWare. • Course waivers will be considered for specific courses within the School of Technology related to the certification. •-Certifications must have been earned within the last three years or are current through renewal, except Microsoft Office certifications that waive the Excel course requirement, which do not expire. • The student’s credential will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the course requirements will be waived and the grades will be posted on the student’s transcript as a Course Waiver (CW). Military Experience Equivalency Credit University credit for military service may be awarded upon review of a military transcript. Rasmussen University follows the American Council of Education (ACE) recommendations on transferring credit. These credits are usually listed on a Joint Services Transcript (JST) or Community College of the Air Force transcript. ACE recommended military credits accepted for transfer will be listed on the student’s transcript with a PT (pending transfer credit) or TR (official transfer credit) designation. Transfer to Other Universities Rasmussen University does not imply or guarantee that credits completed at Rasmussen University will be accepted or transferable to any other college, university, or institution. Graduates or students who would like to transfer credits earned at Rasmussen University to another school should understand that the decision to accept transfer credits is always at the discretion of the receiving institution. Transcripts A transcript is a complete and unabridged copy of all academic work attempted while enrolled at Rasmussen University, except for transfer credit taken elsewhere. Transfer and test credits accepted toward a Rasmussen degree are recorded on the academic record. However, the transfer and test grades earned are not displayed on the transcript and are not calculated into Grade Point Average (GPA). Course and grade information contained on your transcript is released only upon your written consent or as required by any applicable law. Current and former students who require an official transcript must order them through National Student Clearinghouse, a secure 24/7 online order system at www.getmytranscript.com. Once a request is submitted through the National Student Clearinghouse website, the transcript requests are processed within five to seven business days. Students may request that their transcripts be sent electronically to the recipient, or they may be delivered by first class mail. Mailed transcripts are sent standard first-class postage and may take up to 10 days to be delivered by the postal service. Current and former students may access and download an unofficial transcript through the Student Portal at no charge as long as their account remains active.
