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| Transfer
Credit
The
University allows students to transfer in credit from various
sources. Applicants may transfer up to 90 semester units total
to a bachelor program, 12 semester units total to a master
program, and 30 semester units total to a doctoral program.
Transfer units consist of Transfer Credit, Standardized Examinations,
and Prior Experiential Learning. Each is described below.
Standardized
Examinations
The
University welcomes students from a wide variety of backgrounds
and learning experiences. Many students come to our Institution
with a firm grounding in many of the disciplines we teach.
The University recognizes their prior learning by accepting
a full range of standardized exams, which measure mastery
of college-level, introductory course content in a wide range
of disciplines. Students who obtain the credit-granting score
required can earn credits and course exemptions. The University
establishes standards that are recommended by the American
Council on Education (ACE). The University grants a maximum
of 90 credits for successful performance on standardized exams.
Official exam scores must be sent from crediting exam center.
Some
standardized exams accepted include:
-
Advanced Placement Program (AP)
- College-Level
Examination Program® (CLEP)®
- DANTES
Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
- Excelsior
College Examinations (ECE)
- Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) Advanced Subject Tests
- New
York University (NYU) Proficiency Testing In Foreign Languages
- Thomas
Edison College Examination Programs (TECEP)
Prior
Experiential Learning
The
University realizes that not all learning comes from a classroom.
Students have many opportunities for valuable learning in
their everyday lives and work. Prior learning can be formal
or informal. When this prior learning is college level, it
can be identified in an evaluative process designed to determine
whether it is worthy of college credit. Prior Experiential
Learning consists of learning, which students may have completed
through their company, organization, military training experiences,
professional, or personal licensure requirements or other
documented training experiences. Defining prior learning can
be a complex task, so you and your Admissions Counselor should
have several discussions about your own case. The University
uses the following standards to decide whether learning is
prior learning:
- The
learning should be theoretical as well as practical. For
example, if you seek credit for supervising several employees
at work, you should evidence some understanding of the concepts
of motivation, management styles and job evaluation techniques
as well as the routine processes of day-to-day operations.
- You
should be able to identify the principles involved in doing
what you are able to do.
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The learning should be equivalent to college-level work
in terms of quality.
- The
learning should be identified as college level when evaluated
by an expert in the field. This means you should be able
to demonstrate by examination, license, essay, etc., that
your knowledge or competence is at the college level.
A
maximum of 30 semester units may be transferred in through
Prior Experiential Learning for a bachelor program, 6 semester
units for a master program, and 3 for a doctoral program.
An evaluation of Prior Experiential Learning is conducted
in the admissions process. Forms and guidelines are available
on the University website.
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