School of Nursing Transfer of Credits Policy

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Refers to the validation of credits from another higher education institution. A transfer student must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in validated higher education courses. Only courses of C grades or above are considered from transfer. Transfer students with less than 2.5 may be granted conditional admission. A transfer student has the option to apply for admission with a 2.5 GPA from high school by signing a letter rejecting the validation process of his/her college coursework. The maximum number of total credits that may be transferred may not exceed 32 percent of the total number of credits in the nursing curriculum. A transfer student must meet all the admission requirements, including official evidence of the college transcript. Any student considered for transfer admission must be in good academic standing in the
other institution and must present a recommendation letter from the dean/director of student affairs of the institution of origin. Dismissed students for disciplinary reasons are not eligible for admission to PHSU. An Ad-Hoc Validation of Credits Committee will be appointed as necessary to evaluate transfer petitions.

Master of Science in Nursing in Family Nurse Advanced Practitioner (MSN/FNP)

Students who apply for admission to the MSN/FNP Program may transfer up to 18 graduate credits related to the field of nursing. Only graduate courses from accredited institutions are eligible for transfer of credits to the Program. Requests for transfer of credit must be made two weeks before admission to the program. A formal written request for the transfer of credits must be filled out at the Admissions Office. Only courses with at least B grades are eligible for transfer.

Transfer of credits for clinical practicum courses requires demonstration of competence. Students must demonstrate that they possess the knowledge, skills, and values expected from the clinical course. The clinical course credit is awarded if the student passes the required challenge exam (s) and complex clinical simulation experiences with the prerequisite scores(s) and /or skills check-off. Students are given one opportunity to challenge a clinical course and successfully pass a skills check-off. If the student is unsuccessful in the challenge experience, the student must take the clinical course.
It is the responsibility of the student to facilitate the official catalog and transcript(s) from the institution (s) on which courses were taken. Only original transcripts are accepted and must be sent directly from the institution of origin to the PHSU Admissions Office.
An Ad-Hoc transfer of credits committee, with representation from the offices of students and academic affairs, a nursing faculty member, and the Dean for the School of Nursing, evaluates the request and makes final decisions based on the institutional and programmatic transfer of credits policies and procedures.