2025-2026 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 125 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 their official transcripts from other institutions be sent directly to Rasmussen University. Transcripts can be sent electronically from an approved third-party provider, emailed directly from the institution to [email protected] or mailed directly to: Rasmussen University Attn: Transcripts Department 5555 96th Avenue North - Suite 100 Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 Transcripts sent to Rasmussen University by the student will be deemed unofficial. 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 be provided with a summary of the total number of accepted and potential transfer credits and the equivalent Rasmussen University courses they will fulfill. • Students in bachelor-completer programs will be withdrawn from the University if official transcripts are not received by the Friday of the 13th week of enrollment.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 unofficial transcripts during the initial admissions process for potential transfer credit assessment purposes only. Potential transfer credits are not final grades and are not posted to the student record. Any potential transfer credit assessed in fulfillment of a prerequisite or corequisite will be rescinded if an official transcript is not received by Rasmussen University at the time the required post-requisite course is scheduled due to curriculum sequence. • College-level courses completed at an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE), or Rasmussen predetermined course-by-course equivalencies approved by the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) 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 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 “completer block transfer” candidates for the 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 all Core nursing courses (PRN, NUR course prefix) at Rasmussen University. Only General Education course requirements may be fulfilled with transfer credit, credit by examination, self-directed assessment, or other means. 3. Students in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program must complete all Core nursing courses (NUR course prefix) at Rasmussen University, excluding Core nursing courses that may be eligible for Course Waiver based on a current, unencumbered Practical Nursing/Vocational Nursing license. Only General Education course requirements may be fulfilled with transfer credit, credit by examination, self-directed assessment, or other means. 4. Students in the Nursing Bachelor’s Degree program - RN to BSN entrance option 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, self-directed assessment, or other means. Students in the pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs must complete at least 52% of their program requirements at Rasmussen University, and no more than 48% may be completed via transfer credits, course waivers, credit by examination, self-directed assessment, or other means. 5. Students in Master of Science in Nursing programs may fulfill up to 12 Core program credits with eligible transfer credit. 6. Students in the Nursing Post-Graduate Certificate (non-Nurse Practitioner) programs must complete 100% of their program requirements at Rasmussen University. 7. Students in the Nursing Post-Graduate Certificate-Nurse Practitioner programs may fulfill up to 12 Core credits with eligible transfer credit. 8. Students in Doctor of Nursing Practice programs may fulfill up to 12 Core credits as transfer credit based on eligible previously completed coursework plus up to 15 Practicum credits (up to 450 hours) as Course Waiver transfer credit based on eligible previously completed transfer credit. A maximum of 27 credits may be fulfilled with transfer credit. 9. 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 an approved Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE-eval.org) or National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES.org) member to determine if the student’s credit transfer is equivalent to Rasmussen coursework. 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 an evaluation from an approved credential evaluation service provider only when the transcript is not written in the English language. The student is responsible for the cost of the evaluation. • 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 for which a student has received official transfer credit will be listed on the student’s transcript with a Transfer (TR) designation. • 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. • Potential transfer credits that were assessed at the time of enrollment pending the receipt of an official transcript and still remain at the end of the student’s program, when all other course requirements have been passed, will be rescinded, and the student will need to complete the program requirements in order to graduate. Failure to successfully complete all required coursework or submit official transcripts by the end of their program will result in the student being withdrawn. • 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 submitted to the Transfer Credit Appeal Committee for review. 3. The student will be notified of the decision. Course-by-Course Transfer of Credit • Course-by-course transfer credits from an accredited institution of higher learning will be evaluated based on course content. Courses that are comparable in content may be accepted when University transfer credit requirements are met. Lower-level Rasmussen course requirements may be fulfilled with either lower- level or upper-level external transfer courses. Upper-level Rasmussen course requirements may be fulfilled only with upper-level external transfer courses. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
