Transfer Credits
A maximum of nine (9) credit hours may be transferred from another school for credit toward the degree. For Direct Entry and RN Master’s degree students, these must be graduate credits not utilized from a previously completed degree. No transfer credit will be allowed from institutions or programs that lack appropriate accreditation or for courses for which the student received a grade of less than a B. For transfer credits to be allowed, they must have been acquired within 7 years prior to matriculating at the Institute.
During study at the Institute, students may take approved courses at other colleges and universities, using the following procedure: The student provides a petition and course syllabus to his/her academic advisor for review. The academic advisor, in consultation with the Assistant Dean for the program determines if the course meets requirements for transfer credit. The advisor returns the signed petition to the OSA spell out.