Prior Credit Evaluation Policy
As a college that serves the adult learner, American College of Education is committed to the acceptance of prior postsecondary education credits from other institutions, from prior enrollments at ACE, or from assessment of prior learning through work, life, or military experiences assessed by a nationally recognized credit recommender or exam, outlined in the prior learning section of this policy. The college evaluates applicants or students credit transfer requests using the Prior Credit Considerations Grid and will award credits accordingly.
The college may grant transfer credit or credit fulfillment for all ACE courses except for dedicated first courses, capstone courses, student teaching or field experience courses, and dissertation courses. For credit to be awarded, the course requested must be equivalent to the requested ACE course or requirement in credit hour length, course content, and grade-level equivalency.
Prior Learning Considerations: The institution may award no more than 50% of total credits required for the program based on a student’s prior learning as documented by a credit recommender (i.e. National College Credit Recommendation Service or American Council on Education Credit Network) or through experience evaluated by recognized exams (i.e. CLEP, Dantes).
If a student does leave ACE for any reason, a new evaluation of credit transfers would be needed to ensure compliance with the policy upon the student’s return.
Prior Credit Considerations Grid
| Type of Program |
Accreditation
Requirements
|
Type of Credit
Received |
External Transfer Time Consideration
|
Grade or GPA Requirements |
Max # of External Credits Permitted |
ACE Internal Credit Time Consideration |
Max # Of Internal Credits Permitted |
| Micro-Credential |
Regional |
Transfer Credit |
5 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
3 |
No expiration* |
3 |
| Certificate (Non-Licensure Programs) |
Regional |
Transfer Credit |
5 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
| Bachelor’s Completion |
Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education |
General Education and Elective Fulfillment |
No expiration for previously completed courses |
C or better |
84 |
N/A |
No maximum |
| RN to MSN |
Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education |
General Education and Elective Fulfillment |
No expiration for previously completed courses |
C or better |
90 |
N/A |
No maximum |
| Master’s of Arts |
Regional |
Transfer Credit |
5 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
| Master’s of Education |
Regional |
Transfer Credit |
5 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
| Ed.S. |
Regional |
Transfer Credit |
7 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration** |
No maximum |
|
Ed.D.
(Pathway Option)
|
Regional |
27 credits awarded for prior work, 37 credits required at ACE *** |
No expiration |
3.0 GPA in prior coursework |
27 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Ed.D.
(Non-Pathway)
|
Regional |
Transfer Credit |
7 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
18
Focus of Study/General track may be transferred using master’s or doctoral level credits
|
No expiration** |
No limit on ACE doctoral credits and a maximum of 18 credits from a master’s degree as a Focus of Study/General track |
*Unless listed on 5-year Master Courses (courses that expire within 5 years due to updates in course and fields)
**Unless listed on 7-year Doctoral Courses (courses that expire within 7 years due to updates in course and fields)
***If students do not have 6 credit hours in research completed prior to admission to pathway, any credit deficit will need to be completed at ACE.
|
Master Courses with 5-year Limit for Internal Transfer
| Master Courses with 5-year Limit for Internal Transfer |
| HLTH5443 |
Technology, Leadership, and Health Informatics |
| ET |
All courses that start with ET prefix |
| DL |
All courses that start with DL prefix |
| EL |
All courses that start with EL Prefix |
| ELX |
All courses that start with ELX Prefix |
| LEAD5103 |
Law, Compliance, and Governance in Higher Education |
Doctoral Courses with 7-year Limit for Internal Transfer
| Doctoral Courses with 7-year Limit for Internal Transfer |
| TECH |
All courses that start with TECH prefix |
| RES |
All courses that start with RES prefix |
| ORG6213 |
Emerging Technology in Organizations |
| HLTH6443 |
Systems, Policy and Leadership in Health Informatics |
| LEAD6153 |
Policy and Governance |
| HE6103 |
Law, Compliance, and Governance in Higher Education |
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