Prior Credit Evaluation Policy
As a college that serves the adult learner, American College of Education is committed to the acceptance of prior post-secondary 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 |
|
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 |
90 |
N/A |
No maximum |
|
BSN to MSN
|
Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Certificate
(Licensure Programs)
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Certificate (Non-Licensure Programs)
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Ed.D.
(Non-Pathway)
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
21
All eligible FOS/Gen Track courses aligned to ACE courses may be transferred using masters or doctoral level credits.***** Other transferred courses must be doctoral level. |
No expiration** |
29 credits |
|
Ed.D.
(Pathway Option)
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
27 credits awarded for prior work, 37 credits required at ACE *** |
No expiration |
3.0 GPA in prior coursework |
27 |
No expiration** |
27 credits |
|
Ed.S.
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
9 |
No expiration** |
No maximum |
|
Licensure Programs
Master of Arts in Elementary Education
Master of Arts in Secondary Education
T2T in Elementary Education
T2T in Secondary Education
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6**** |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Master of Education
(Non-Licensure)
Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
9 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Micro-Credential
|
ACE approved accrediting agency |
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
3 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
RN to MSN
RN to BSN
|
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 |
*Unless listed on internal transfer Master or Doctoral Course lists below.
**If students do not have 6 research credits in prior doctoral work, they would need to complete an additional 6 credits at ACE.
***ACE graduates of other master’s programs can transfer no more than 50% of their credits to additional master’s degree(s), Including external credits (exception for Master of Business Administration in Social Impact and Master of Science in Organizational Leadership multiple pathway options).
****For licensure programs, transfer credits are limited to equivalent research courses in lieu of RES5153 or RES5173.
*****ACE master’s credits must align with an existing doctoral focus of study content area.
|
Master Courses with 10-year Limit for Internal Transfer
|
Master Courses with 10-year Limit for Internal Transfer
|
| DL |
All courses that start with DL prefix |
| EL |
All courses that start with EL prefix or their equivalent |
| ELX |
All courses that start with ELX prefix or their equivalent |
| ET |
All courses that start with ET prefix |
| HLTH5443 |
Technology, Leadership, and Health Informatics |
| LEAD5103 |
Law, Compliance, and Governance in Higher Education |
Doctoral Courses with 10-year Limit for Internal Transfer
|
Doctoral Courses with 10-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 |
Courses Not Eligible for Transfer
|
Courses Not Eligible for Transfer
|
| Capstone |
Capstone Courses |
| EDTT5022, EDTT5032, EL5983, ELAZ5983, ELFL5983, ELIL5983, ELIN5983, ELOH5983, ELNJ5983, ELX5983, HLTH5693 |
Clinical/Field Experience Courses (student teaching, internship, practicum) |
| HLTH5603, HLTH5613, HLTH5623, HLTH5633 |
Healthcare Administration Courses with Embedded Benchmarks and/or Healthcare Modules |
| Dissertation |
Dissertation Sequence Courses |
| First Courses |
Any dedicated first course in a degree program. |
Clinical Experience Courses Eligible for Professional Experience Credit
|
Clinical Experience Courses Eligible for Professional Experience Credit (Indiana Only)
|
| EDTT5022, EDTT5032 |
Student Teaching Courses |
|
