Policies

Students must score 3 or above on an Advanced Placement exam designed to assess college-level work at a secondary school.

Credit will be given for CLEP exams with a passing score of 50 (the recommended national cut score).

Mathematics: Students must demonstrate competency at a level of ACCUPLACER Next Generation QAS score of 262 or greater OR successful completion of MAT-102, MAT-123, or MAT-136 (with a minimum grade of C) or higher level prior to matriculation in the Nursing program.

The College supports veteran students in their education and applicants who have military health care education, training, or service will be evaluated for advanced placement or transfer of previously completed course credit. BCC will award academic credit for matriculated students for prior learning based on students’ previous military occupation, military training, coursework and experiences as these credits apply to their declared program of study. Prospective or currently enrolled students seeking to receive college credit for prior learning based on past military occupation, training, experience or coursework should begin the process by the timely submission of official transcripts and documentation to the Admissions Office in advance of the start of classes. BCC Credit for Prior Learning Link . Once official documentation is received, the College will use the following methods to assess, evaluate and award academic credit for prior military-related experiences: ACE Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services Credit for prior learning evaluation The evaluation shall be in accordance with existing Mass Transfer agreement policies. Students may also seek additional credit for prior knowledge through: CLEP Examinations DANTES Subject Standardized Tests As per our Course Exception Policy, t he Nursing Programs adhere to the Advanced Standing and Non-Traditional Credit Options as specified in the college catalog in accepting non-nursing courses by course exemption.

In certain circumstances, BCC may also disburse financial aid to a student who is not registered for any credits at BCC in a given term, but who is matriculated at BCC and will transfer credits from a host institution to meet graduation requirements at BCC.

The BCC nursing programs adhere to the Advanced Standing and Non-Traditional Credit Options as specified in the college catalog ( www.berkshirecc.edu/catalog ) in accepting non-nursing courses by course exemption.

A student who has attended BCC, left the College, and then re- entered after an absence of at least two consecutive academic years may apply once for a “Fresh Start.” Under this policy, the student’s record, previous to the absence, is treated as if it were the record of a transfer student; that is, only courses where grades of C or better were earned will be applied toward graduation, and none of the grades will be computed in the cumulative grade point average. A student may have no more than 45 total degree credits, including transfer credits, to be eligible for Fresh Start.

Hence, a student may not meet more than one half of the program’s graduation requirements by transfer, examination, prior learning experience or a combination thereof. MassTransfer Requirements Students planning to transfer to one of the state-supported universities or colleges in Massachusetts are eligible for MassTransfer.

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Advanced Standing and Non-Traditional Credit Options Full- and Part-Time Students Students who are admitted to a BCC program of study may choose to enroll as either full- or part-time students in any given semester.

Transfer credits from another college count towards both completed and attempted credits.

Transfer students planning to graduate from BCC may not account for more than three quarters of a program's graduation credit requirements by transfer, credit by exam, prior learning experiences or any combination of these. Nursing courses from other programs are not accepted in transfer to the BCC Nursing Programs.