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GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER CREDITS

Applicants may request that general education credits earned at another nationally or regionally accredited college be evaluated for transfer to the BSN program.

Arizona College of Nursing evaluates courses for transfer from other accredited institutions approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Council for Higher Education (CHEA) or American Council of Education (ACE). Each course is evaluated individually based on an official course description and/ or syllabus.

Transferable courses must be similar in content and credit hour requirements and meet specific requirements of the Arizona College of Nursing curriculum. Applicants must sign a release for Arizona College of Nursing to request an official transcript from the institution where the credit was earned. A final determination for course transfer will not be made until the official transcript is received.

Students may be required to provide a course syllabus or catalog from the school at which the applicant earned the credit. Nursing courses from other nursing programs will not be accepted by Arizona College of Nursing for transfer credit.

Students who meet the admission requirements through their high school GPA or GED score and do not intend to transfer courses to Arizona College of Nursing from other colleges attended, including Arizona College of Allied Health, must sign a waiver, indicating the college they attended and their intention to not seek credit transfer. Students who intend to transfer credits from other colleges attended must ensure that Arizona College of Nursing receives their official college transcripts within six weeks of the class start.

VETERAN TRANSFER OF CREDITS

A Veterans Administration benefit recipient is required to report all previous education and training to Arizona College of Nursing. The college evaluates the information and grants appropriate credit with training time and tuition reduced proportionally. The veteran student and the Veterans Administration are notified.

Arizona College of Nursing accepts military credits from the Joint Services Transcript (JST) when appropriate for general education courses according to equivalencies determined by the American Council of Education (ACE).

APPROVED TESTS & PROFICIENCY OPTIONS

Arizona College of Nursing may accept test scores from the International Baccalaureate Program (IB), Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) in lieu of a grade.

GENERAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT AT MATRICULATION

Once students have matriculated (i.e., been admitted and enrolled) into Arizona College of Nursing, all general education courses that did not transfer from another college previously attended must be taken at Arizona College of Nursing. In rare circumstances, policy exceptions will be made based on scheduling hardship or loan gap challenges. Students who wish to earn credit at another college while enrolled at Arizona College of Nursing should submit a request to their Executive Director of Academic Operations, outlining the need.

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