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. Institutions where credits were completed must be accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or The Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
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. No more than 50% of total credit required for program completion may come from non-academic credits documented by a credit recommender or recognized exam.
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 |
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 of Science
Applied Management and Leadership
Healthcare Administration
|
General Education and Elective Fulfillment |
No expiration for previously completed courses |
C or better |
84 |
N/A |
No maximum |
|
Bachelor of Arts
Education Studies
Professional Studies
|
General Education and Elective Fulfillment |
No expiration for previously completed coursework |
C or better |
90 |
N/A |
No Maximum |
|
BSN to MSN
|
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Certificate
(Licensure Programs)
T2T Elementary Education
T2T Secondary Education
Teaching English Learners
Texas Educational Leadership
|
Transfer Credit |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Certificate (Non-Licensure Programs)
|
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
6 |
No expiration* |
No maximum |
|
Ed.D.
(Non-Pathway)
|
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
21
Eligible Focus of Study 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
Previously completed coursework must align with the new program.
|
|
Ed.D.
(Pathway Option)
|
Up to 27 credits
6 credits must be completed in doctoral level research
|
No expiration |
3.0 GPA in prior coursework |
27 |
No expiration* |
27 credits |
|
Ed.S.
|
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
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
|
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
3
Transfer credits are limited to equivalent research courses in lieu of RES5153 or RES5173. |
No expiration* |
No maximum** |
|
Master of Education
(Non-Licensure)
Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
Master of Science in Sustainable Management
|
Transfer Credit |
10 years from course end to term start at ACE |
B or better |
9 |
No expiration* |
No maximum** |
|
Micro-Credential
|
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
|
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.
**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, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, and Master of Science in Sustainable Management multiple pathway options).
|
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 Lean 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 |
|
