Policies

Transfer of Credit The Graduate School allows external credits to be transferred from prior educational experience into the master’s programs at the Graduate School if they meet the following requirements: • Maximum of 12 graduate level credits may be transferred into the Master of Arts in Counseling Hybrid or Online degree programs. • The Faculty Coordinator will review requests to determine whether it meets criteria for course equivalency transfer, elective credit transfer, or is not eligible for transfer credit.

Admissions an courses, and courses requiring a residency experience are not eligible for transfer of credit. Requests for credit transfer will be considered for admitted students if requests are made no less than two weeks prior to the first semester of enrollment at the Graduate School. Credits taken after enrollment will not be considered for transfer. Admitted students requesting transfer of credit should follow this procedure: • Complete the Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit form and submit it along with official transcripts and course syllabi. Master’s degree graduates of the Graduate School who wish to enroll into a second master’s program at the Graduate School must apply for admission into the new program and will be subject to the aforementioned transfer of credit policy and degree change policy with regard to cross-listed courses.

Incompletes, Withdrawals, Repeated Courses, and Transfer Credits • A grade of “I”, incomplete, is assigned as a temporary mark for pending course completion and counts against the completion rate. • Transfer credits will count as both attempted and completed in the calculation for maximum timeframe • Grades associated with transfer credits will not be used in calculating cumulative GPA Section 5 dent Information – Academic Policies Students not on pace to complete the program within the maximum timeframe allowed will be ineligible to receive federal financial aid.

There are many factors that can increase or decrease these hours, including your level of computer and writing skills (including APA formatting), familiarity with online learning, reading speeds and prior learning in subject matter areas.

Incompletes, withdrawals, repeated courses, and transfer credits A grade of "I", incomplete, is assigned as a temporary mark for pending course completion and counts against the completion rate Withdrawals do not impact the student’s GPA A student may receive federal financial aid for the same course a maximum of 2 times Transfer credits will count as both attempted and completed in the calculation for maximum timeframe. Grades associated with transfer credits will not be used in calculating cumulative GPA. Students not on pace to complete the program within the maximum timeframe allowed will be ineligible to receive federal financial aid.

The Graduate School allows external credits to be transferred from prior educational experience into the master’s programs if they meet the following requirements: A maximum of 12 graduate-level credits may be transferred into either program. Practicum and Internship courses, orientation courses, and courses requiring a residency experience are not eligible for transfer of credit. Requests for credit transfer will be considered if made no less than two weeks prior to the first term of your enrollment at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School. Credits taken after enrollment at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School will not be considered for transfer. Contact LeAnn Brown for more information concerning transfer credit, or call 1-651-213-4092 .