Transfer Credits for Graduate Program
Request for transfer of credits for graduate courses completed at accredited institutions will be
reviewed upon admission/matriculation (ideally prior to admission but at the latest, during the
first semester
of the program) to the School of Nursing only. The school will consider applications
for transfer credit based on the following criteria:
- Course documents support comparable graduate or doctoral level coursework at an accredited college or university.
- The student earned a B or better in the course(s) being transferred.
- The course(s) was/were not taken more than seven years prior to request for transfer.
- If requesting transfer of advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology, or advanced health assessment, the course(s) must have been completed less than five years prior.
- The maximum number of credits that can be transferred is 12 credits.
- Clinical courses and clinical work are not transferrable.
- Credits transferred for a course will not exceed the number of credits for the course offered at Rutgers School of Nursing.
- Credits transferred for the course will not exceed the number of credits granted by the outside school.
When applying for transfer credit(s), the student must obtain and submit:
- the official transcript(s) with final grades posted
- course syllabi including course description, objectives, content outline
The Request for Transfer Credit form, official transcript(s), and additional documentation must be submitted to the student's specialty/program director for approval during the first semester the student is enrolled in the School of Nursing.
Internal Transfer of Credits (Course Waiver and Substitution)
Students applying credits previously earned at Rutgers University/the School of Nursing must
meet with their specialty/program director to review which courses may be applied to their
individual program of study. This is not a "transfer of credit" per se,
but a process to apply credits
previously earned at Rutgers to replace or substitute required courses in the student's plan of
study.
For courses serving as substitutions or waivers for required courses in the student's plan of study,
all documentation [transcript(s), course description(s), course syllabi, and other supporting
material] must be submitted to the student's specialty/program director prior to matriculation. All materials will be evaluated by the faculty who teach the equivalent course(s) at
Rutgers to assess for equivalency. If deemed equivalent or acceptable for transfer, the
specialty/program director will submit all materials to the divisional dean for review and final
authorization. When transfer credits are approved, the Office of the Registrar will record the transfer credit(s) on the student's transcript.
Transfer of Credits for Electives
Students who wish to complete an elective course at an outside institution after matriculation
should discuss this with their specialty/program director
prior to enrollment. There is no
guarantee external or internal courses submitted for transfer/waiver/substitution will be
accepted.
The Request for Transfer of Credit form is available at:
https://nursing.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Application-for-Transfer-of-Credit.pdf
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