164 rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES • 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, 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 • General Education credits may be considered for transfer regardless of completion date unless superseded by program-specific transfer policy. • Clinical, Externship, Internship, Practicum and Professional Practice Experience courses cannot be transferred in from another institution of higher learning or fulfilled via a Rasmussen challenge (test out) exam. • Credits in Core courses in Technology programs must have been earned within the previous three (3) calendar years of the date the student starts in the program. Prefixes include 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) calendar years of the date the student starts in the program. Prefixes include ADV, DIG, GRA, and PGY. This excludes ART1200C Sketching for Designers, which does not have an expiration. • Credits in Core courses in Health Sciences programs must have been earned within the previous five (5) calendar years of the date the student starts in the program. Prefixes include HIM, HSA, HSC, MEA, PHC, and PTN. This excludes HSC1531 Medical Terminology, which does not have an expiration. • Credits in Core 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 transfer credit based on courses completed at other institutions. Students who have completed external courses similar to Rasmussen courses with prefixes of MEA, MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS at an accredited institution within one calendar year of the date the student starts in the program may attempt a challenge exam when approved by the Associate Dean. The MEA2203 Pathophysiology and MLT1325 Phlebotomy courses can be fulfilled by external transfer credit or challenge exams, and have a five (5) calendar year time limit. • When previously completed at Rasmussen, Medical Laboratory Technician, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technologist core courses with prefixes of MLT, PHT, RTE, and STS have a two (2) calendar year time limit from time of course completion and the start date of the student’s reentry into the program. This excludes MLT1325 Phlebotomy and MLT1728 Introduction to Chemistry courses, which have a five (5) calendar 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) calendar years of the date the student starts in the program and the courses were completed when enrolled in a programmatically accredited program. Practicing nurse practitioners who are nationally certified are exempt from the five (5) calendar 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) calendar years of the date the student starts in the program. • 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 Core Courses (CCJ, CJE, CJK, CJL prefixes) can only be accepted if the incoming course is from an accredited institution and contains approved equivalent training, upon satisfactory evidence as determined by the Law Enforcement Coordinator. 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 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) calendar years of the date the student starts in the program. • 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 University or previously accepted by Rasmussen as official transfer credit with a TR grade posted. • 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 (5) calendar years from the date student starts in the program 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. For Nursing programs: • When a new or returning student is scheduled to start their first Nursing courses in their first quarter of enrollment (course prefix NUR), transferred coursework must be completed and proof of completion provided prior to the first day of the student’s first quarter of enrollment in the program. • When a continuing student is scheduled to start their first Nursing courses (course prefix NUR), transferred coursework must be completed, and proof of completion must be provided prior to the first day of the quarter in which the Nursing courses are scheduled. For Health Sciences programs: • Transferred coursework must be completed, and proof of completion provided, prior to the first day of the term that the student is scheduled for a course for which the external course is either a prerequisite or corequisite. Science courses covered by this policy: • BSC2087C Human Anatomy and Physiology I * • BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II * ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
