Policies

Credit for Previous Training/Transfer of Credits JNA Institute of Culinary Arts grants unit credit for college courses completed at United States accredited colleges and universities. Courses determined to be essentially the same as courses offered at JNA Institute of Culinary Arts will be granted credit, if the course: • is listed in the original institution’s catalog/website of official courses for the year in which the course was completed • includes the same or similar content, and • requires the same or similar prerequisite course work, and • is offered at the same level of instruction Courses that further the students’ knowledge and understanding in general education disciplines such as mathematics, literature, business or technology, are acceptable for transfer if comparable in score and depth to those offered at JNA Institute of Culinary Arts.

Experiential Credit & Prior Work Experience Verified work experience of two or more years may be submitted for consideration of transfer credits for laboratory/practical-based courses offered at JNA Institute of Culinary Arts (FS-X99, WE1XX courses). 2. The work experience must involve duties that are the same or similar to those performed by prep or line cook, sous or head chef to be considered for transfer credit. All work experience submitted for transfer credit will undergo an Independent Third-Party Verification, as defined by accreditation and state policies and procedures. Submission of work experience for consideration of transfer credits represents the applicant’s acknowledgment of and consent to the adherence of policies in place at the time of their submission.

Incomplete, Course Withdrawals and Transfer Credits Incomplete (Inc) grades are not included in evaluations of students’ quantitative or qualitative progress. Transfer credits from other institutions that count toward the student’s current program will be counted as both attempted and completed hours in the student’s quantitative (pace) progress calculation.