2025-2026 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES 129 Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or 2. Completed a Pharmacy Technician education or training program accredited by either American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) or Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The block transfer includes all Certificate-level courses except COM1002 Introduction to Communication and E242 Career Development. Students will need to complete 44 General Education credits, 15 core credits, and E242 Career Development, unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67% and the student is not eligible to earn the Pharmacy Technician Certificate. Health Information Technician Associate’s Degree Completer Block Transfer A block transfer of 25 credits may be awarded into this Associate’s program if one of the following criteria is met: 1. Graduated from a Rasmussen University Medical Billing and Coding Certificate program within the past five (5) calendar years from the date student starts in the program, or 2. Completed a Medical Billing and Coding education or training program approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA®) Foundation’s Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP) that was earned within the past five (5) calendar years from the date student starts in the program. Students will need to complete CGS1240 Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts, HIM1125 ICD-CM Coding, and HIM1126C ICD-PCS Coding courses unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67%. Bachelor-Completer Programs Block Transfer The following transfer policies apply: • Students who have a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may receive 90 or 91 lower-level transfer credits according to their program’s acceptance requirements as stated on the catalog program page. These students will begin their program with junior status. • Students who have completed at least 60 quarter credits of college-level coursework, and completed college-level English Composition and Math courses, with a grade of C- or higher at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will receive block transfer credit up to the actual eligible credits completed. • Students enrolling into a program that requires specific lower-level coursework and have not completed this coursework will have their block transfer adjusted to reflect the additional lower-level courses needed. Bachelor of Science in Nursing – RN to BSN Entrance Option Articulation Applicants to the RN to BSN entrance option who have a current unencumbered RN license in the U.S. and have a conferred Associate’s Degree in Nursing, and who satisfy all program admission requirements, will be awarded an articulation transfer equivalent to 102 credits toward this program. An additional eight lower-level General Education elective credits may be awarded for additional coursework completed in addition to the conferred Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Students who are not awarded transfer credit for all 110 lower-level credits will be required to complete self-directed assessments from a designated course pool during the first 18 months of enrollment. Applicants without an associate’s degree in nursing are required to have previously completed all of the General Education course requirements that align to the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program. Applicants who have not completed all of these requirements are not eligible to enroll in this program. • Upper-division core courses are not transferable. • Upper-division General Education coursework is transferable and follows the standard course-by-course Transfer Policy. • The maximum percentage of credits that may be transferred into the program is 75%. Pre-Licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Eligibility and Transfer of Credit Policy This 180-credit degree consists of 106 core Nursing credits and 74 General Education credits. Only General Education courses can be fulfilled with transfer credit. General Education course requirements include four lab-based science courses: BSC2093C Human Anatomy and Physiology I, BSC2094C Human Anatomy and Physiology II, CHM1100C General Chemistry and MCB2340C General Microbiology. All General Education course requirements must be completed before core Nursing courses can be taken. Second Degree Accelerated BSN (A-BSN) Entrance Option A student is eligible to enroll in the Second Degree Entrance Option when a bachelor’s degree has previously been awarded. A block of 52 General Education credits will be awarded upon submission of official transcript. In addition, 22 General Education credits may be awarded based upon previous completion of the three required lab- based science courses: • When student enrolls with all four lab-based science courses and HUN2000 Human Nutrition completed, a block of 52 General Education credits will be awarded, and 22 General Education credits for the five required General Education courses will be separately awarded, leaving 106 core Nursing credits to complete. Student will be eligible to take core Nursing courses at time of start. • When student needs to complete one or more of the lab-based science courses, a block of 52 General Education credits will be awarded. Additional transfer credit will be awarded for each specific lab-based science course that has been completed. Student is required to complete any unfulfilled lab-based science courses in their first and second quarters of enrollment. Upon completion of the lab-based science courses, the student will be eligible to enroll in core Nursing courses. Standard Entrance Option: A student is eligible to enroll in this entrance option when they have not yet attended university, have taken university courses but do not have a degree, or have an associate’s degree only. Transfer credit is assessed on a course-by-course content basis based upon submission of official transcript(s). Upon completion of all General Education course requirements, the student will be eligible to enroll in core Nursing courses. Self-Directed Assessment Policy Rasmussen University’s self-directed assessment offerings fulfill some academic program requirements. Demonstrated mastery through the successful completion of self-directed assessments allows students to test out of some courses within their academic program. • A signed enrollment agreement in a program that allows self-directed assessment is required to gain access to the library of self-directed assessments. Non-Degree Seeking students do not have access to self-directed assessments. • Student must attempt a minimum of six credits in Traditional Courses or Competency-Based Courses per quarter to be eligible for financial aid while taking a self-directed assessment, and student is not eligible to attempt self-directed assessment until all Developmental Education requirements are fulfilled. • Any student or prospective student must be in good academic standing to enroll in any self-directed assessments. • Student has flexible time to complete a self-directed assessment attempt but is not to exceed 45 days from the point in time each self-directed assessment is accessed. • Self-directed assessments must be completed prior to the first day of the quarter in which the student is expected to graduate. The quarter of expected graduation is determined by the graduation date as it appears in the Rasmussen Student Portal. Students who do not meet this requirement will be expected to complete the course requirements as a regularly scheduled Traditional Course or a Competency- Based Course. • Self-directed assessment is optional unless a programmatic requirement explicitly dictates that certain credits be completed using self-directed assessment. Such requirements are published in the University Catalog. • If student does not complete the self-directed assessment attempt within the deadline, then student will be required to meet the programmatic requirement through a Traditional Course or a Competency-Based Course at the applicable standard tuition and fee rates. • Academic Appeals are not considered for self-directed assessment or any other form of prior learning assessment. Technical issues should be resolved by calling Classroom IT Support at 833-606-1909 at the time an issue is discovered. • Enrolled students may elect to take a self-directed assessment in lieu of a course for any course that has been identified as having a self-directed assessment equivalent or fulfills the same General Education category. • Credit for successfully completed self-directed assessment will appear on the student transcript with a grade designation of TO (test-out credit), will equal the number of credits for the course equivalent(s) of the self-directed assessment, and will count toward student’s maximum transfer of credit. • If a student has already attempted the faculty-led course, as indicated by any posted grade, including W/WD/WP/WX or F/FA/FD and excluding CL, PD, and WL grades, the student will not be allowed to attempt the equivalent self-directed assessment option. If the course is subject to time limits and is expired, the equivalent self-directed assessment option may be attempted. • A student may complete a self-directed assessment and later decline Transfer Credit for the option (TO grade) and enroll in an equivalent Traditional Course or a Competency-Based Course and earn a letter grade. • Self-directed assessments which are attempted in lieu of prerequisite and ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
