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Credit may be given for advanced placement courses taken in high school with a score of 3 or above.

Students seeking transfer credit must have successfully passed all subjects in their medical school curriculum up until the time of transfer.

CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING/EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) is the process of earning college credit for college-level learning acquired from other sources, such as work experience, professional training, military training, and/or knowledge/skills associated with professional licensure/certification processes. CPL options include Credit for Training Credit by Exam, Competency-Based Behavioral Assessment, Block Credit, and Credit by Portfolio. • Regardless of the CPL option, proper documentation and verification of prior learning are required. • Students may not petition for CPL for courses which they have already received Baptist University transfer credits. For more information, visit: www.baptistu.edu/CPL TRANSFER CREDIT Baptist University reserves the right to accept or decline transfer credit on any courses submitted. Credit for transfer will be considered with an official transcript from a regionally accredited college. Equivalent courses (excluding specific required science courses) with grades of “C” or above may be accepted from other regionally accredited colleges regardless of the year completed. If an equivalent course was repeated at one of the regionally accredited colleges, only the most recent grade will be considered for transfer credit. If an equivalent course was repeated at one of the regionally accredited colleges, only the most recent grade will be considered for transfer credit. • Earned credit received for Advanced Placement courses will be considered for transfer based on verification and achievement of acceptable pre-determined examination scores.

23 • Program-specific courses completed at regionally accredited colleges will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the dean/chair of that program for consideration of transfer credit. • Credit toward program-specific courses earned via other means, including but not limited to work experience, professional training, military training, may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the specific academic dean or designee according to the Credit for Prior Learning Policy. • Transfer credit for courses from non-regionally accredited colleges and universities may be considered by the appropriate dean after he/she reviews all materials submitted. • Transfer credit for courses from colleges/universities outside of the United States must be accompanied by an official evaluation by WES (World Education Services) or ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators). • Students have a right to appeal transfer credit during their first year of attendance. Procedure: The transfer credit approval procedure is reviewed every 2-3 years. The transfer guidelines used by the Registrar’s Office as a basis for transfer credit acceptance from nearby regionally accredited colleges. 2. The Registrar’s Office approves courses with established transfer credit guidelines from colleges. 4. Academic Deans will use the ACE Manual in determining transfer credit for military courses on a case-by-case basis. 5. Applicants are notified of transfer credit decisions. • Results of transfer credit evaluations are provided to applicants electronically (university issued email). • Transfer credits are posted in the student information system when applicants are accepted to Baptist University. • As final transcripts are received, transfer credit evaluations are updated and posted in the student information system by the Registrar’s Office. Students and advisors are notified to review the degree plan for additional transfer credits accepted into their program. 6. Students may submit an appeal for transfer credit within a specific timeframe. • Applicants/students who wish to appeal transfer credit have 1 year (12 months) from the date of enrollment into Baptist University to complete the “transfer credit appeal” form on the web and provide necessary documentation for review of course content. • The Registrar’s Office will notify applicants/students of the transfer credit appeal decision, including explanation for denied appeals, via email (academic advisor, if assigned, is copied on email communication).

• Newly admitted transfer students with a cumulative GPA including transfer credits of 3.5 or higher and at least two general education courses to be completed and honored at Baptist University, in addition to the gateway orientation course (such as HSC 104).

RESPIRATORY CARE PROGRAM ADVANCED PROGRESSION The Advanced Progression pathway provides students who have earned a high number of transfer credit hour with the option to satisfy major course requirements earlier in their academic studies. This option offers the following opportunities: • Provides students who have been awarded a high number of transfer credit hours to begin taking the major courses prior to completing all required General Education courses.

Before transfer credit is considered, a course syllabus must be provided for review by the academic dean.

Humanities/Fine Arts (18 credit hours) English Composition I – ENG 101 3 English Composition II – ENG 102 3 Literature – ENG 201, 202, 203, or 204 3 Philosophy1,2 - PHI 201, 202, or 301 3 Religion – REL 201, 210, 220, 301, or 302 3 Communication – COM 211 or 220 3 Social/Behavior Sciences (6 credit hours) General Psychology – PSY 201 3 Medical Sociology1 - SOC 201 3 Natural Sciences/Mathematics (7 credit hours) Natural Sciences1 BIO 110, BIO 150, BIO 201, CHE 115, or PHY 200 4 Mathematics – MAT 110 or MAT 240 3 1. Completion programs, which often accept a majority of the general education course work as transfer credit, may substitute with other courses from within that particular principal area of knowledge (Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavior Sciences, or Natural Sciences/Mathematics).