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Transfer Credit Students who wish to request transfer credits for prior graduate coursework must present (an) official transcript(s) from the graduate school(s) at which the courses were taken. Only courses in which the grade of “B” or better was earned and were completed at an accredited intuition are eligible to be evaluated for transfer. Transfer credits will not be accepted and transcripted for visiting study/non-degree students, although relevant courses from an accredited institution may be used for certification.

A high school diploma or recognized equivalent is required to receive federal student aid. The financial aid package will be prepared based on the number of accepted transfer credits. If a financial aid package is prepared prior to the final transfer credit evaluation, federal loans will be awarded based on the grade level for which the transfer credits have been accepted. If additional transfer credits are accepted, the Office of Admissions will notify the Office of Financial Aid.

in Teaching Students with Disabilities, Generalist (Grades 7-12): 42 credits The birth-grade 2 and grades 1-6 programs are dual certification programs; graduates are eligible for certification in both general education and teaching students with disabilities. Students who have taken graduate courses at other accredited institutions may request that up to 12 credits be evaluated for transfer. Students should submit their request for transfer credit evaluation to the enrollment advisor or chair.

Students who enter in the spring semester/term will be evaluated after the spring semester/term using the Standards for the semester/term that the student is enrolled at Touro plus any accepted transfer credits.

Students who enter in the spring semester/term will be evaluated after the spring semester/term using the Standards for the semester/term that the student is enrolled at Touro plus any accepted transfer credits.

3.6. Effect of Withdrawals, Tentative Grades, Repetition and Transfer Credits 3.6.1 Withdrawal (W), Unauthorized Withdrawal (WU), Withdrawal Pass (WP) and Withdrawal Never Attended (WNA): Students are given a W (Withdrawal) when they officially withdraw from a course. The course will only appear on the transcript if students withdraw after the end of the add/drop period as per the program’s academic calendar. A W grade is not calculated into the GPA, attempted credits or earned credits, when dropped on or before the add/drop period. After the add/drop period, a W grade is calculated into the attempted credits, but not calculated into GPA or earned credits. A grade of WU (Unauthorized Withdrawal) is assigned to students that stop attending before the end of 60% of scheduled classes for the semester. The WU grade is calculated in the GPA as a failing grade, and is included in the attempted credits and earned credits. The grade of WNA (Withdrew Never Attended) is assigned if students have never attended class. This grade is not calculated into the GPA, attempted credits or earned credits. Withdrawn courses recorded on the student’s permanent academic transcript are included in the Pace and maximum Time Frame calculations as attempted but not satisfactorily completed credits. Please see each school’s Bulletin or Student Handbook for detailed information as it pertains to each type of withdrawal (i.e., W, WU and WNA) 3.6.2 Incompletes (INC)/Missing Grades: Courses that are assigned an incomplete grade or if a grade is missing, will be included in the attempted credits but not earned credit hours for Pace and maximum Time Frame measures. They are entered as attempted but not satisfactorily completed credits and are not included in the CGPA. Students’ status may change once a final grade is recorded. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the Financial Aid office when a grade has been entered as final. For purposes of determining whether a student would be eligible for Federal Student Aid despite an Incomplete or Missing grade, the Financial Aid department may look to use a failing grade (F or U) in place of the Incomplete or missing grade. If the student passes the SAP standards with the substituted failing grade included in the calculation, the student would be eligible for aid even though there is an Incomplete or Missing Grade still on the student’s record. If the student fails the SAP standards with the substituted failing grade included in the calculation, the student will not be eligible until the Incomplete or missing grade changes to a final grade AND the student meets the SAP standards. 3.6.3 Tentative (Incompletes) (T) : FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY as this grade is no longer available. Courses that were assigned a tentative grade were included in the attempted and earned credit hours for Pace and maximum Time Frame and were included in the CGPA. Only tentative grades of TC- to TF were assigned. Students’ SAP status was changed once a final grade was recorded. It was the responsibility of students to notify the Financial Aid office when a grade had been entered as final. If a TC- or TF grade was not resolved six (6) weeks from the date that the grade was submitted by the professor the T was dropped and the grade become final. This potentially resulted in Financial Aid suspension and students had to submit an appeal to regain financial aid eligibility. 3.6.4 Pass/Fail (Pass/No Credit at the Law Center): All credits for Pass /Fail/ Pass-No Credit course attempts will be counted as attempted credits. Only P grades will count as satisfactorily completed credit hours in the quantitative measures. However, under no circumstances can students full time course load in a given semester/term consist only of P/F courses. Passing grades include P (Pass), H (Pass with Honors) or P/NC (Pass/No Credit). 3.6.5 Repetitions: For purposes of financial aid, students may be permitted to retake courses in which the student received a failing grade or its equivalent (i.e. where a grade of B- or below is considered non-passing), which is dependent on the academic requirements of the program in which the student is enrolled. Each time a course is attempted, it is considered an attempt when calculating the Pace of completion and maximum Time Frame measures, regardless of whether the course is subsequently repeated for a better grade. Students are only allowed to receive federal financial aid for one repeat of a course (for the first time only) a previously passed course in a term-based program, including when the student is retaking a passed class due to failing other associated coursework. Any grade that is higher than an “F”, or its programmatic equivalent, is considered passing for this purpose regardless of the school or program policy/requirements. If after that one allowable repeat, a satisfactory grade is not achieved, the student may not be eligible to receive federal financial aid for additional repeats of the same course. The FSA program regulations make no provision for the concept of academic amnesty or academic renewal. Therefore, the school must always include courses applicable to a student’s major (whenever taken) in evaluating a student’s satisfactory academic progress (both quantitative and qualitative components). To clarify, courses taken at any point towards the student’s major/degree will always be utilized for SAP evaluation purposes, regardless of whether the school or program has separate academic policies that allow for academic amnesty. In this regard, grades in courses that were previously taken may remain and be reflected on the student’s transcript. 3.6.6 Transfer Credits: For purposes of financial aid, only transfer credit hours officially accepted for the student’s program of study will be automatically counted in the attempted and successfully completed credit hours toward the quantitative (Pace of completion) and maximum Time Frame. Various programs of Touro may have different standards and requirements regarding acceptability of transfer credits and calculations will be based on the program in which the student is enrolled. 3.6.7 Remedial Courses: Remedial courses do not count toward a student’s degree requirements; however, they are counted toward establishing full time status at Touro. Remedial courses are not calculated in the quantitative measure to determine pace of completion and not calculated in the maximum Time Frame and CGPA evaluations. Touro calculates a separate standard of good academic standing for students taking remedial courses; please refer to the Remedial Students Academic Standing Chart in Appendix A. In addition students are allowed to repeat and obtain financial aid for each remedial course only once. Students who fail the same course or level twice are not making SAP and may be placed on financial aid suspension. A student who withdraws after five weeks of the semester/term will be considered to be repeating the course upon his/her next attempt of the course. Students who withdraw twice from any such course are not considered to be making satisfactory progress and may be dismissed from Touro. The CAS may grant a waiver to allow a student to repeat a remedial course for one additional semester/term depending upon the circumstances.

3.6. Effect of Withdrawals, Tentative Grades, Repetition and Transfer Credits 3.6.1 Withdrawal (W), Unauthorized Withdrawal (WU), Withdrawal Pass (WP) and Withdrawal Never Attended (WNA): Students are given a W (Withdrawal) when they officially withdraw from a course. The course will only appear on the transcript if students withdraw after the end of the add/drop period as per the program’s academic calendar. A W grade is not calculated into the GPA, attempted credits or earned credits, when dropped on or before the add/drop period. After the add/drop period, a W grade is calculated into the attempted credits, but not calculated into GPA or earned credits. A grade of WU (Unauthorized Withdrawal) is assigned to students that stop attending before the end of 60% of scheduled classes for the semester. The WU grade is calculated in the GPA as a failing grade, and is included in the attempted credits and earned credits. The grade of WNA (Withdrew Never Attended) is assigned if students have never attended class. This grade is not calculated into the GPA, attempted credits or earned credits. Withdrawn courses recorded on the student’s permanent academic transcript are included in the Pace and maximum Time Frame calculations as attempted but not satisfactorily completed credits. Please see each school’s Bulletin or Student Handbook for detailed information as it pertains to each type of withdrawal (i.e., W, WU and WNA) 3.6.2 Incompletes (INC)/Missing Grades: Courses that are assigned an incomplete grade or if a grade is missing, will be included in the attempted credits but not earned credit hours for Pace and maximum Time Frame measures. They are entered as attempted but not satisfactorily completed credits and are not included in the CGPA. Students’ status may change once a final grade is recorded. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the Financial Aid office when a grade has been entered as final. For purposes of determining whether a student would be eligible for Federal Student Aid despite an Incomplete or Missing grade, the Financial Aid department may look to use a failing grade (F or U) in place of the Incomplete or missing grade. If the student passes the SAP standards with the substituted failing grade included in the calculation, the student would be eligible for aid even though there is an Incomplete or Missing Grade still on the student’s record. If the student fails the SAP standards with the substituted failing grade included in the calculation, the student will not be eligible until the Incomplete or missing grade changes to a final grade AND the student meets the SAP standards. 3.6.3 Tentative (Incompletes) (T): FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY as this grade is no longer available. Courses that were assigned a tentative grade were included in the attempted and earned credit hours for Pace and maximum Time Frame and were included in the CGPA. Only tentative grades of TC- to TF were assigned. Students’ SAP status was changed once a final grade was recorded. It was the responsibility of students to notify the Financial Aid office when a grade had been entered as final. If a TC- or TF grade was not resolved six (6) weeks from the date that the grade was submitted by the professor the T was dropped and the grade become final. This potentially resulted in Financial Aid suspension and students had to submit an appeal to regain financial aid eligibility. 3.6.4 Pass/Fail (Pass/No Credit at the Law Center): All credits for Pass /Fail/ Pass-No Credit course attempts will be counted as attempted credits. Only P grades will count as satisfactorily completed credit hours in the quantitative measures. However, under no circumstances can students full time course load in a given semester/term consist only of P/F courses. Passing grades include P (Pass), H (Pass with Honors) or P/NC (Pass/No Credit). 3.6.5 Repetitions: For purposes of financial aid, students may be permitted to retake courses in which the student received a failing grade or its equivalent (i.e. where a grade of B- or below is considered non-passing), which is dependent on the academic requirements of the program in which the student is enrolled. Each time a course is attempted, it is considered an attempt when calculating the Pace of completion and maximum Time Frame measures, regardless of whether the course is subsequently repeated for a better grade. Students are only allowed to receive federal financial aid for one repeat of a course (for the first time only) a previously passed course in a term-based program, including when the student is retaking a passed class due to failing other associated coursework. Any grade that is higher than an “F”, or its programmatic equivalent, is considered passing for this purpose regardless of the school or program policy/requirements. If after that one allowable repeat, a satisfactory grade is not achieved, the student may not be eligible to receive federal financial aid for additional repeats of the same course. The FSA program regulations make no provision for the concept of academic amnesty or academic renewal. Therefore, the school must always include courses applicable to a student’s major (whenever taken) in evaluating a student’s satisfactory academic progress (both quantitative and qualitative components). To clarify, courses taken at any point towards the student’s major/degree will always be utilized for SAP evaluation purposes, regardless of whether the school or program has separate academic policies that allow for academic amnesty. In this regard, grades in courses that were previously taken may remain and be reflected on the student’s transcript. 3.6.6 Transfer Credits: For purposes of financial aid, only transfer credit hours officially accepted for the student’s program of study will be automatically counted in the attempted and successfully completed credit hours toward the quantitative (Pace of completion) and maximum Time Frame. Various programs of Touro may have different standards and requirements regarding acceptability of transfer credits and calculations will be based on the program in which the student is enrolled. 3.6.7 Remedial Courses: Remedial courses do not count toward a student’s degree requirements; however, they are counted toward establishing full time status at Touro. Remedial courses are not calculated in the quantitative measure to determine pace of completion and not calculated in the maximum Time Frame and CGPA evaluations. Touro calculates a separate standard of good academic standing for students taking remedial courses; please refer to the Remedial Students Academic Standing Chart in Appendix A. In addition students are allowed to repeat and obtain financial aid for each remedial course only once. Students who fail the same course or level twice are not making SAP and may be placed on financial aid suspension. A student who withdraws after five weeks of the semester/term will be considered to be repeating the course upon his/her next attempt of the course. Students who withdraw twice from any such course are not considered to be making satisfactory progress and may be dismissed from Touro. The CAS may grant a waiver to allow a student to repeat a remedial course for one additional semester/term depending upon the circumstances.

Students who have taken graduate courses at other accredited institutions may request that up to 12 credits be evaluated for transfer. Students should submit their request for transfer credit evaluation to the enrollment advisor or chair.

Transfer credits will not be accepted and transcripted for visiting study/non-degree students, although relevant courses from an accredited institution may be used for certification.

Transfer Credit Students who wish to request transfer credits for prior graduate coursework must present (an) official transcript(s) from the graduate school(s) at which the courses were taken. Only courses in which the grade of “B” or better was earned and were completed at an accredited intuition are eligible to be evaluated for transfer. Transfer courses should have been completed not more than five years before the time of admission. The Program Chair must approve in writing the award of credit. The table below indicates, by program, the maximum number of credits allowed in transfer. Max no. of

The financial aid package will be prepared based on the number of accepted transfer credits. If a financial aid package is prepared prior to the final transfer credit evaluation, federal loans will be awarded based on the grade level for which the transfer credits have been accepted. If additional transfer credits are accepted, the Office of Admissions will notify the Office of Financial Aid.