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Degree Completion

Programs

Transfer Policy

Undergraduate Degree

Program – Block Transfer

A feature of AIU’s baccalaureate degree completion programs is the availability of block transfer for the program’s lower level degree requirements. Block transfer is an accepted practice at regionally accredited institutions, whereby an Associate degree earned at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U. S. Secretary of Education may be accepted to meet the lower-level requirements in the baccalaureate degree-completion program. In order to be accepted for block transfer the Associate degree program should prepare Associate graduates for a four year Baccalaureate degree program

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A minimum CGPA of 2.0 is required in the Associate degree. If a student does not have prerequisite coursework in a specific program area, they will be required to complete the lower division capstone course during their first term of study. All Associate degrees that do not meet the aforementioned criteria will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis for applicable transfer credit. Baccalaureate degree completion programs offered by the University include (Please see the Program Matrix included in the University Catalog for details and concentrations offered):

• Bachelor of Business Administration • Bachelor of Fine Arts

• Bachelor of Information Technology • Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Due to the nature of the accelerated programs at AIU Online, students must submit unofficial transcripts for evaluation prior to beginning the first term of study. Additionally, AIU Online students must ensure that official transcripts from all other institutions attended are on file with the University by the end of the first term of study. AIU Online students submitting transcripts from foreign institutions must have the official evaluation from a NACES approved evaluation service on file with the University before the end of the first term of study. Any degree plans or schedules are tentative based upon the receipt of official transcripts and/or foreign credential evaluation(s).

All other AIU students are encouraged to submit their official transcripts within the first term of study but must submit all official transcripts by the end of their first academic year.

Following are general policies for the evaluation and award of transfer credit at each AIU campus:

1. Only earned degrees from accredited institutions that meet all of the criteria set forth in AIU’s block transfer policy or institutions with articulation agreements with AIU can be evaluated for block transfer. 2. Only courses completed with a “C” (or equivalent) or above will be eligible

for transfer credit. and include a minimum of 27 quarter

hours of General Education course work (31.5 quarter hours at AIU Houston). AIU’s block transfer option allows the University to accept the student’s Associate degree as a coherent and certified knowledge base from which to build upon as the student pursues the upper-level degree program requirements. The University’s three general education outcomes for degree completion programs are evaluated to ensure that graduates of the baccalaureate degree completion programs have mastered the same outcomes as graduates of the traditional baccalaureate degree programs offered by the University. The baccalaureate degree-completion programs are designed to accelerate the development of prerequisite knowledge and skills needed for students to matriculate through the upper-level requirements in pace with their cohort group. Additionally, students entering at various levels are supported by student advisors within their disciplines and other tutorial support in a variety of academic areas including general education. Therefore, students entering a baccalaureate degree completion program through the block transfer option will complete coursework that encompasses the fundamental knowledge and skills for

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Through AIU’s Prior Learning Assessment program, the University may award proficiency credit for learning that has taken place outside the traditional academic setting. This experience includes: employment, non-collegiate or school-based education, or other appropriate life experiences. It is important for students to understand that life and learning experiences alone are inadequate bases for the award of proficiency credit. To be eligible for proficiency credit, the outcomes of the non- collegiate learning experience must be documented, be applicable to the program of study, and be assessed as being similar to or meeting the requirements of learning gained through college-level learning experiences. Students must provide unofficial transcript(s) prior to the commencement of the first class. If the unofficial transcript(s) are not received prior to the start of the first class, the student will be required to take the appropriate coursework for that degree program.

Students desiring to request credit evaluations or to learn more about the specific requirements for participation in the prior learning assessment program must contact the Student Affairs Department.

7. Comparable course-to-course transfer may be approved from accredited institutions based on demonstrated learning competencies consistent with AIU’s academic policies and standards in lieu of credit requirements. 8. A maximum of 18 credits (4 courses) can be accepted to satisfy 300/400

level courses.

9. Transfer credit from other institutions may not exceed 12 credits at the graduate level. Graduate applicants should contact the Student Affairs or Academic Affairs department for institutional policies concerning the transfer of academic credit.

10. Notwithstanding the above policies and procedures, all transferred course credit is subject to review and approval by Academic Affairs.