Undergraduate Transfer Policies
Policy on Transfer Credit:
For students from regionally accredited colleges and universities, credit is usually accepted for courses in which the grade is C- or above and is approved by The Office of Registration. Developmental courses, pre-college courses, and courses in some disciplines will be excluded. Course work from institutions not regionally accredited will be evaluated by the Chief Academic Officer, who will determine, within guidelines set by the College, how much, if any, credit can be awarded. Transfer credit from baccalaureate degree programs is limited to 90 semester hours plus three hours of physical education credit. This includes advanced placement credit and credits earned through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Credit earned in a graduate or postbaccalaureate degree program cannot be applied to a B.S. degree. For a specific summary of transfer credit and a completion assessment, please request a Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) through the program's Enrollment Coordinator.
Besides the credit earned through courses at Roberts Wesleyan College, adult learners will also need credit that meets general education requirements and fulfills the need for elective credit to round out their academic program and complete the total number of credits needed for graduation. General education and elective credit may be met by the transfer of credit from other accredited colleges and universities, portfolio and non-portfolio evaluation of credit, and credit-bearing courses taken at the College. Each adult learner will be advised as to the options available, and they will work with an advisor to develop an Academic Plan.
Credit for Prior Learning Categories
TYPES OF CREDIT | DESCRIPTION/OTHER INFORMATION |
AP | Advanced Placement |
CLEP | College Level Examination Program - subject exams only. |
DSST | DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) Subject Standardized Test. RWC is a testing site. |
EXCELSIOR | Excelsior College examinations |
TECEP | Thomas Edison College Examination |
ACE | Credit for training in many topics, areas of life experience |
National College Credit Recommendation Service | |
Military Credit | DD214, military transcripts |
APICS Examinations | Excelsior College Degree Program and the State University of New York (SUNY) have evaluated the training and examinations provided by APICS and found successful completion of each exam to be equivalent to 1.5 credits. |
Pre-evaluated licenses | Real estate, insurance, pilot, etc. |
Pre-evaluated professional certifications | ANCC & other professional Nursing certifications, including BLS, ACLS, PALS |
Pre-evaluated member schools of CAEL | Evaluations made by schools that are fellow members of CAEL and whose assessment methods are known to be reliable may also be accepted. |
- A maximum of 30 credits may be earned through Life Learning Papers (LLP), Professional, Technical, and Seminar Learning (PTS), or credit by exam. No more than 45 credits may be earned form LLP, PTS, and credit by exam (CLEP, AP, DSST, etc.) combined.
- A maximum of 93 semester hours is accepted for transfer into any program (90 semester hours plus 3 semester hours of Physical Education credit).
- Awarding a PTS credit requires evaluation and approval by both a faculty advisor and a faculty content expert.
- A total of 72 credits are allowed from colleges authorized to grant only an associate degree.
- A total of 30 credits are allowed from technical and proprietary institutions.