Transfer Policies
Mercy college
transfer policies
Mercy College of Health Sciences accepts courses offered by accredited institutions of higher learning. For course work completed at a non-accredited institution, the recommendations by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO) or the American Council on Education (ACE) will be used. Transfer credits will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Registrar’s Office and the discipline appropriate faculty as needed. Credit may be granted for a combination of relevant work completed in (a) college-level non degree, extension or correspondence courses offered through an accredited collegiate institution that accepts the credit for its own degree or (b) courses satisfactorily completed in non-collegiate organizations that are recommended at the baccalaureate level by the
American Council on Education.
The College does not restrict the number of credits that may be transferred; however, students must meet the minimum residency requirements in effect at Mercy College to receive a degree. Courses accepted as transfer credit will apply toward degree requirements or to general education requirements, and must be of comparable content and length to Mercy College courses. A minimum grade of “C” (not C-) is required for transfer credit. Transfer grades are not used to calculate Mercy College cumulative grade point average (GPA). Credit from two-year institutions may not substitute for upper division credit unless approved by the major/program chair. Mercy College honors the Iowa community colleges Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of Science (A.S.) articulation agreements. Admitted students with an A.A. or A.S. degree from an accredited institution who have at least 60 semester credits acceptable for transfer will enter the College having fulfilled the general education requirements with the exception of the Servant Leadership course. In addition, admitted students with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution will enter the College having fulfilled the general education requirements with the exception of the Servant Leadership course.
credit for
prior learning
Mercy College of Health Sciences accepts 40 credits of prior learning for RN to BSN students who have an active unencumbered RN license to satisfy RN to BSN undergraduate degree requirements.
credit by
examination
Mercy College ensures its academic integrity by awarding credit only for successful completion of a college-level course or for specified examination programs. The total combined examination credits cannot exceed 24 credit hours. College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DSST (formerly known as Dantes Subject Standardized Test), Advanced Placement (AP), and Challenge Examination may not be taken as a prerequisite to a course a student is taking. A Credit by Examination Test may not be taken to replace a failed course.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
The AP program involves students completing college-level courses during high school and then taking standardized tests to assess whether college-level learning has occurred. Mercy College will award credit hours through AP programs provided that the student achieves a rating of at least a “three” (equivalent to a grade of “C”) on each test for which credit is desired. Official AP transcripts must be requested by the prospective students from www.collegeboard.org and sent directly to Mercy College.
CHALLENGE EXAMINATION
Students, who believe they are knowledgeable in certain subject areas and wish to receive college credit for this knowledge, may challenge the course by sitting for the Challenge Examination. Not all courses at Mercy College are available for students to challenge. If a CLEP exam is available for a course, the student may only take the CLEP exam and may not challenge the course. Mercy College will award credit hours through Challenge Examinations provided that the student achieves at least 80 percent on the test in question. The student must pay the Challenge Examination fee prior to taking the Challenge Examination.
college-level
Examination program clep and dsst
College-Level Examination Program CLEP and DSST Examinations offered through CLEP and DSST (formerly known as DANTES subject standardized tests) are based upon material that is taught in introductory-level college courses. Mercy College will award credit hours through CLEP and DSST provided that the student achieves a scaled score equivalent to a “C” on each test for which credit is desired. Students are encouraged to contact the Registrar for a current listing of CLEP and DSST examinations and the corresponding scaled scores for which the College will award credit. Official transcripts must be requested by the prospective students from www.collegeboard.org for CLEP transcripts or www.getcollegecredit.com for DSST transcripts and mailed directly to Mercy College.
transfer of coursework completed
outside the US
Transfer of Coursework Complete Outside of the United States of
America To receive credit for coursework completed outside of the United States of America (U.S.A.), the student must have the transcript evaluated by a transcript evaluation agency in the U.S.A., at the student’s expense. The evaluation must be completed on a course-by-course level.
Evaluation by a transcript evaluation agency provides a guide for evaluating international course work; however, Mercy College of Health Sciences retains the right to determine transferability of courses and degrees. Students may need to provide Mercy College with additional information about coursework, if requested. To receive transfer credit for English composition, international students must take an equivalent course from an accredited institution in the United States. In some cases, transfer credit can be granted if the course work is transcripted by a college or university in the U.S.A. that sponsored the study abroad or semester at sea experience, but this situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Policy & Procedure for Determining Course Equivalency
The purpose of this policy is to determine course equivalencies based on similar course outcomes for courses that are not identical to, but similar to, Mercy College of Health Sciences courses.
POLICY & PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFERRING NON-EQUIVALENT CREDIT HOURS
The purpose of this policy is to determine if non-equivalent credit hours can be transferred and, if they can, how to apply them Mercy College requirements.
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