XII. TRANSFER OF CREDIT Students attending Davis College may earn college credit by the transfer of credit from various learning experiences. Specific documentation is required before a transfer of credit evaluation may be completed. Credit may be accepted for college courses taken through regionally or nationally accredited institutions whose associations hold membership in the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Only courses with a minimum grade of “C–” or above are transferable. Students transferring from non-accredited institutions or from institutions whose accrediting association does not hold membership in CHEA will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis using procedures determined by the Registrar. This determination of transfer credit is based upon the accreditation status of the institution, the academic rigor of a particular course, the final grade of the course, and whether a match exists between a course and a Davis College program requirement. Equivalent course credit may be transferred to Davis College from regionally or professionally accredited institutions by presenting an official transcript from that institution. College credits are evaluated by the Registrar’s Office for possible transfer of credit. The Registrar’s Office will notify applicants/students in writing of the transfer evaluation results. Only that credit which has been validated by the Registrar’s Office may be transferred from selected non-accredited institutions. Courses taken in all modalities are transferable with the exception of waived courses, labs, practicums, and internal assessments. A maximum of 12 credit hours of work in correspondence courses may be transferred from accredited correspondence programs. Acceptable transfer of credit exempts students from taking the equivalent course in the Davis College curriculum. Students transferring from other institutions should contact each previous and/or current college or university to request an official transcript of all previously attempted college credit to be sent to Davis College. Davis College accepts transfer credit into all of its certificate and degree programs across all modalities and locations. An official transcript is one received directly by Davis College from a sending institution. It is a legal document printed on official transcript paper which contains the signature of the certifying official, the institutional seal, and the date of issue. The official transcript must be sent directly from the sending institution (previous institution) to the receiving institution (Davis College). An official transcript may be sent by mail in a sealed, unopened envelope bearing an institutional stamp across the envelope seal, or it may be sent as a certified and verified electronic transmission through a secured link from the institution. Official transcripts must be submitted directly to a designated Davis College official. Transcripts received by Davis College that do not meet these requirements will not be considered official and will be routinely rejected for permanent use as a transfer of credit evaluation by the Registrar’s Office. Transcript evaluations are kept on file for a maximum of 5 years for those applicants who do not enroll. International students who wish to transfer credits earned in their home countries have the responsibility of having their transcripts evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) International Education Services or an evaluator of foreign credentials that is a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES), such as World Education Services, and submitting the evaluation to the Registrar’s Office.
Only grades received at Davis College will be used to determine cumulative GPAs or scholastic honors.
Exceptions to transfer policies can be made only by the Registrar or by the Academic Affairs Committee. If a student wishes to appeal a transfer of credit evaluation, he or she should follow the Appeal Process and submit an Academic Petition Form to the Registrar’s Office.
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