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Credit by Examination Northwest College accepts credits from testing programs such as the Advanced Placement Examination (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and credit by examination. Students may earn up to 15 hours of college credit by demonstrating competency in particular college courses. Students may not earn credit by examination in a course if they have earned credit previously in a higher level course in the subject area. Students may not challenge a course to remove a failure or to raise a passing grade they received when taking the course earlier. For challenge examinations, the college assesses an administrative fee for each credit earned. See Alternative Credit Charges in Costs. The Registrar notes successfully earned credit on the student’s transcript by listing the course and the credit earned. Advanced Placement Examinations (AP) Northwest College grants college credit to students who have successfully completed

Transfer Credit Policy and Procedure Transfer of Credits from Accredited Postsecondary Institutions Credit earned at other institutions will transfer to Northwest College upon evaluation by the Registrar. Lower-division, freshman, and sophomore-level courses completed with a grade of C- or higher from an institution of higher education whose institutional accreditation is through an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be accepted in transfer. Upper-division, junior, senior, and graduate-level courses may be accepted in transfer to satisfy degree requirements with approval from the appropriate Academic Division. Students seeking a degree or certificate must submit official copies of transcripts from each institution attended. Once a student submits an official transcript to NWC, it becomes property of the college and will not be released to a third party. If the student wants a copy of his/her record from another institution, he/she must request it directly from the college attended. This protects the student’s rights as well as the credibility and integrity of the other institution and its transcripts. Transfer Credit Acceptance and Evaluation Transcript evaluations are completed for students who are accepted for admission. Transfer courses accepted towards degree or certificate programs at NWC will be determined by the Registrar. Generally only courses that are deemed equivalent to NWC courses are transferred. However, additional courses may be transferred as general electives. Questions regarding transfer equivelency or use of transfer courses to satisfy NWC degree or certificate requirements are referred to the appropriate Academic Division for determination. Credit from an institution not on a semester system is converted to semester hours (a quarter hour is two‐thirds of a semester hour). Fractions of hours are not rounded up. Up to 75% of a student’s degree may be satisfied by semester hours of transfer credit. A minimum of 25% of the degree program must be completed through NWC. When a student transfers to NWC with an associate of science, associate of arts, bachelor’s, or graduate degree from an accredited institution, NWC will accept that general education curricula. However, students must fulfill the Wyoming Constitution requirement. Students transferring with an associate of applied science must fulfill NWC’s general education requirements if they are working toward an associate of arts, associate of science, or bachelor of applied science degree. Students transferring from out-of-state any U.S. Government or History course meant to satisfy the Government general education requirement will be required to complete the Wyoming constitution requirement for graduation. GPA does not transfer nor is it calculated in the NWC cumulative GPA. Only courses selected for transfer are listed on the NWC transcript. Other Transfer Credit Credits earned by correspondence or in military service-connected schools or through the U.S. Armed Forces Institute will be reviewed by the college and granted credit as appropriate. International credit may be accepted upon review by a credential evaluator. Northwest College will award credit by examination from Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, and Challenge Exams as indicated below. Non-Accepted Transfer Credit Credit is not accepted if the courses are not related to any type of course offered by Northwest College. Coursework completed with a grade of pass/fail, satisfactory/unsatisfactory, and “D” or “F” do not transfer. Exceptions are at the discretion of the Registrar in consultation with the appropriate Academic Division. Transfer Credit Appeal Process In the event that a student would like the evaluation of transfer credit reconsidered, a course syllabus, along with a request to review, should be submitted to the Registrar. Other course materials the student believes would be helpful in the assessment may also be submitted. The Registrar will request a review of submitted information by a faculty member who is considered a content expert in the subject area.​ Credit Evaluation Process for VA funded students This institution will inquire about each veteran or veteran benefits eligible person’s previous education and training, and request transcripts from all prior institutions, including military training, traditional college coursework, and vocational training. Previous transcripts will be evaluated and credit will be granted, as appropriate.

Transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours of transfer credit must also submit a high school transcript. Courses are transferred but not the letter grade.