Transfer of Credit for Non-Nursing Master's Degree Students

Non-nursing master's-level students must complete at least 80% of their program requirements at Rasmussen University, and no more than 20% may be completed via transfer credits. Students who have provided Rasmussen with their official transcript showing a Bachelor's degree or higher was earned and their official transcript that contains graduate-level courses may request transfer of 5000- or 6000-level coursework previously completed at another institution with a grade of C or higher. Each transferring course must closely align to the course objectives and expected outcomes of the course it is replacing. Transferred credits count toward Cumulative Completion Rate and will appear on the student’s transcript.

The student is responsible for submitting previously completed coursework 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 Associate Vice President, Dean, or Nurse Administrator will determine if transfer credit will be awarded. This decision cannot be appealed. If more than two external courses are deemed comparable to Rasmussen courses, the student has the choice as to which two 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.