Transfer of Credit for Master of Science in Nursing Students

Master of Science in Nursing programs allow up to 12 Core program credits (NGR prefix) to be fulfilled with transfer credit when comparable graduate-level courses have previously been completed within the previous five (5) calendar years of the date student starts in the program and when the student was enrolled in a programmatically accredited program. Practicing nurse practitioners who are nationally certified are exempt from the 5-year requirement. Capstone courses are not eligible to be fulfilled with transfer credit and must be completed at Rasmussen University.

The student is responsible for submitting previously completed coursework for transfer credit consideration. A grade of C or higher is required for transfer credit consideration. The student will be required to provide the syllabus from the term the course was completed, as well as identify the Rasmussen course they think closely aligns with the course they completed. A maximum of four courses can be submitted for review at a time. The Dean of Nursing for DNP and MSN will determine if transfer credit will be awarded. This decision cannot be appealed. If more than three external courses are deemed comparable to Rasmussen courses, the student has the choice as to which three courses they would like fulfilled with transfer credit. If none of the submitted courses are accepted as transfer credit, the student may submit additional courses for review until maximum transfer credit has been awarded.