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2026 - 2027 Catalog

Completer Block Transfers

Bachelor-Completer Programs Block Transfer

The following transfer policies apply:

  • Students who have a conferred Associate's or Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may receive 90 or 91 lower-level transfer credits according to their program's acceptance requirements as stated on the catalog program page. These students will begin their program with junior status.
  • Students who have completed at least 60 quarter credits of college-level coursework, and completed college-level English Composition and Math courses, with a grade of C- or higher at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will receive block transfer credit up to the actual eligible credits completed.
  • Students enrolling into a program that requires specific lower-level coursework and have not completed this coursework will have their block transfer adjusted to reflect the additional lower-level courses needed.

Healthcare Associate's Degree - Healthcare Administration Specialization Completer Block Transfer

The following Completer block transfer will be awarded only when student is enrolled in the version of this program that does not require a School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam and is enrolled through Rasmussen University Online:

A block transfer of 38 credits may be allowed when student graduated from a healthcare-related Certificate or Diploma program with at least 38 quarter credits or 26 semester credits at an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67%.

Healthcare Associate's Degree - Medical Administrative Assistant Specialization Completer Block Transfer

The following Completer block transfer may be awarded only when student meets one of the following criteria:

  1. Students who have completed a Medical Administration Certificate or Diploma program that was accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation at the time the program was completed may be eligible for a block transfer of 32 credits when enrolling in this Associate's Degree program. The block transfer includes all Certificate-level courses except COM1002 Introduction to Communication and E242 Career Development. Students will need to complete 44 General Education credits, 15 core credits, and E242 Career Development, unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67% and the student is not eligible to earn the Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate.
  2. Graduates of a Rasmussen University Medical Administrative Assistant Diploma program may receive a Completer block transfer of 55 credits when enrolling in this Associate's Degree program. Students will be awarded a block transfer of 38 credits to apply toward the Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate and 17 credits that include HSA2117 US Healthcare Systems, MEA2203 Pathophysiology, 4 credits of Humanities, and 4 credits of Math / Natural Science. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67% and student is not eligible to earn the Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate.

Healthcare Associate's Degree - Medical Assisting Specialization Completer Block Transfer

A block transfer of 41 core credits may be awarded into this Associate's program when student is both enrolled through Rasmussen University Online and graduated from a Medical Assisting Diploma program earned at an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Rasmussen University Medical Assisting Diploma graduates may receive actual credits earned in their program up to the credit value of the current diploma program, and the total transfer maximum is 67%.

Healthcare Associate's Degree - Pharmacy Technician Specialization Completer Block Transfer

A block transfer of 32 core credits may be awarded into this Associate's program if one of the following criteria is met:

  1. Graduated from a Pharmacy Technician certificate or diploma program earned at an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or
  2. Completed a Pharmacy Technician education or training program accredited by either American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) or Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

The block transfer includes all Certificate-level courses except COM1002 Introduction to Communication and E242 Career Development. Students will need to complete 44 General Education credits, 15 core credits, and E242 Career Development, unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67% and the student is not eligible to earn the Pharmacy Technician Certificate.

Health Information Technician Associate's Degree Completer Block Transfer

A block transfer of 25 credits may be awarded into this Associate's program if one of the following criteria is met:

  1. Graduated from a Rasmussen University Medical Billing and Coding Certificate program within the past five (5) calendar years from the date student starts in the program, or
  2. Completed a Medical Billing and Coding education or training program approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA®) Foundation's Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP) that was earned within the past five (5) calendar years from the date student starts in the program.

Students will need to complete CGS1240 Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts, HIM1125 ICD-CM Coding, and HIM1126C ICD-PCS Coding courses unless transferred on a course-by-course basis. When applying this policy, the transfer maximum is 67%.