Policies

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS The College will grant advanced placement credit in English Composition and Psychology if the student has achieved a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement (AP) Examination of the College Entrance Examination Board.

• GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred in coursework to Refer to the Application for Admission tab at be considered for transfer credit.

CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS COURSEWORK TRANSFER CREDIT Transfer credit may be awarded for college courses that were completed prior to enrollment at St. Joseph’s College of Nursing. The following criteria are used for evaluation of transfer credits: • Course was successfully completed with a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher. grading system, by an approved 2 025 -2 026 CATALOG | AD M I S SI ON international credential evaluator if the transcripts are to be considered as part of meeting the admission requirements or are to be considered for college transfer credit. Final determination of transfer credit is made by the College’s Registrar in conjunction with the Dean of Academic Affairs. Official transcripts for all completed coursework must be submitted before a final determination can be made regarding transfer credit eligibility. Transfer credits are not included in the computation of the cumulative GPA. Nursing transfer credits are determined on an individual basis. An Official AP Score Report must be requested from the College Board and forwarded to St. Joseph’s College of Nursing (SJCON) for transfer credit to be granted. A score of 50 or higher is required for transfer credit to be granted. An official score report must be requested from the College Board and forwarded to SJCON for transfer credit to be granted.

TRANSCRIPTS All official transcripts pertaining to transfer credit must be received by the registrar prior to enrollment.

combination of coursework and its clinical applications prepares Refer to the Transfer Credit Policy.

It is also intended to facilitate articulation and the transfer of credits between institutions of higher education. Clinical Credit Hours: Semester Credits • A minimum of 45 laboratory hours is required to award 1 semester credit Center for Experimental Learning: Semester Credits • A minimum of 30 clinical learning lab hours is required to award 1 semester credit 1Federal guidance does not specify the number of minutes implied by “one hour” stating that “We believe it is unnecessary to define one hour as either 50 minutes or one clock hour because the primary purpose of….the definition is to provide institutions with a baseline, not an absolute value for determining reasonable equivalencies or approximations for the amount of academic activity defined” (Federal Register, Vol.

2 025 -2 026 CATALOG | AD M I S SI ON & E N ROLLM EN T | 9 international credential evaluator if the transcripts are to be considered as part of meeting the admission requirements or are to be considered for college transfer credit. Applicants should apply online achievements (high school and/or college grade and submit the following: point average), strength of curriculum, standardized Final determination of transfer credit is made by the • Official high school test scores (High School students only), personal College’s Registrar in conjunction with the Dean of transcript and/or statement, extracurricular, volunteer and/or work Academic Affairs. coursework must be submitted before a final GED/TASC determination can be made regarding transfer credit • Official college Applications will be considered based on: eligibility. • Non-High School applicants who have completed Anatomy & Physiology I&II (4 cr. with lab), Critical Writing (3 cr.), and Transfer credits are not included in the computation of the cumulative GPA. Nursing transfer credits are determined on an individual basis. A score of 50 or higher is required for transfer credit to be granted. TRANSFER CREDIT An official score report must be requested from the Transfer credit may be awarded for college courses that were completed prior to enrollment at St. Joseph’s College of Nursing. The following criteria are used for evaluation of transfer credits: Course was successfully completed with a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher. grading system, by an approved College Board and forwarded to SJCON for transfer credit to be granted.

DEADLINE • • GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred in coursework to be considered for transfer credit.

combination of coursework and its clinical applications prepares Refer to the Transfer Credit Policy.