Chamberlain evaluates transfer courses from an institution accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education. Official foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-approved evaluating agency or Chamberlain's internal Global Transcript Evaluation Services. Chamberlain may require a catalog, syllabus or additional material.

Transfer of courses are considered on an individual basis. Official transcripts from previously attended institutions are required and the course(s) must be comparable in level and content to the course for which the student receives credit. The evaluation includes an analysis of how the courses accepted in transfer meet specific course requirements in the curriculum. Chamberlain does not accept transfer credit for general life experiences, transitional studies coursework and courses taken on a pass/fail basis.

Undergraduate Transfer Credit Requirements Only

• A grade of “B-” or higher is required for all anatomy and physiology, microbiology and nursing transfer credits (pre-licensure only). A grade of “C” or higher is required for all other transfer credits.
• "C" grades earned in anatomy and physiology or microbiology courses may be accepted for transfer if the corresponding HESI Admission Assessment (A2) score is 72 or greater. If an applicant does not achieve a 72 or greater on the first attempt, a second attempt may be requested, but it must be completed before registration for the first session of enrollment. 
• Pre-licensure nursing coursework must have been completed within the past five years and be from a baccalaureate level program to be considered for transfer credit or for degree completion.
• Transfer credit will not be awarded for any clinical nursing course at the 300 level or above.
• Courses transferring in for microbiology, chemistry or anatomy and physiology credit must have been completed within seven years of the date of enrollment or re-entry (See the Re-Entry Requirement section of this catalog) and include a lab component in order to be considered for transfer credit or for degree completion.
• Students transferring credit for fundamentals, pharmacology and/or health assessment will be required to take the standardized subject matter exam for that course by a pre-determined deadline and will be offered individual remediation as needed. Students must complete the fundamentals exam prior to registration of their first clinical nursing course. For details on how completion of the standardized subject matter exams impact registration, see the Registration section of this catalog. Please contact your admission representative for more information.
• September 2020 and Beyond: In order for transfer credit to be awarded for fundamentals – patient care and/or pharmacology, pre-licensure students will be required to take and pass the standardized assessment for that course prior to the financial aid advising appointment. Applicants or students may opt to bypass individual standardized assessments and retake the courses with Chamberlain.¹ Due to financial aid and academic implications it is in the best interest of the student to carefully choose which option they wish to pursue; students who choose to bypass the assessments and enroll in the coursework at Chamberlain may not be allowed to demonstrate proficiency at a later date. Applicants and students are responsible for additional tuition and fees related to retaking the course(s). For details on how completion of the standardized assessment impacts registration, see the Undergraduate/Pre-Licensure Admission Requirements section of this catalog. Contact your admission representative for more information.
• September 2020 and Beyond: In order for transfer credit to be awarded for fundamentals – skills¹ and/or health assessments, pre-licensure students will be required to take and pass a standardized assessment and comprehensive skills checklist prior to the financial aid advising appointment. Applicants or students may opt to bypass individual standardized assessments and comprehensive skills checklists and retake the courses with Chamberlain.² Due to financial aid and academic implications it is in the best interest of the student to carefully choose which option they wish to pursue; students who choose to bypass the assessments or skills checklists and enroll in the coursework at Chamberlain may not be allowed to demonstrate proficiency at a later date. Applicants and students are responsible for additional tuition and fees related to retaking the course(s). For details on how completion of the standardized assessment impacts registration, see the Undergraduate/Pre-Licensure Admission Requirements Registration section of this catalog. Please contact your admission representative for more information.

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Previously completed or transferred nursing coursework for NR-224 is not applicable to students enrolled in the BSN online option. 

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Courses that require both a standardized assessment and comprehensive skills checklist must have both components completed in order to be evaluated for re-entry.

Note: Pass “P” grades awarded during Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 semesters (or grades awarded during the following months: March 2020-September 2020) will be considered as transferable. Pass grades in science courses may be accepted for transfer if the corresponding HESI Admission Assessment (A2) test score is 72 or greater.

Re-Entry Requirements (Pre-Licensure Programs Only) September 2020 & Beyond

For all academically dismissed students that will be reinstated after two or more sessions of non-enrollment and re-admitted applicants, the following will apply:

All previously completed or transferred science credit will be re-evaluated for students who have been academically dismissed and not enrolled for two or more sessions or students that have not enrolled for a period of six or more sessions. If the science or science elective course does not meet the re-entry rules in place at the time of re-evaluation, the course will need to be repeated.

These students must also demonstrate proficiency in previously completed or transferred nursing courses. Standardized assessments and comprehensive skills checklists for courses listed below must be completed prior to the start of the re-entry session. Readmitted applicants must complete assessments and skills checklists prior to the financial aid advising appointment. Applicants or students may opt to bypass individual standardized assessments and comprehensive skills checklists and retake the courses with Chamberlain.¹ Due to financial aid and academic implications it is in the best interest of the student to carefully choose which option they wish to pursue; students who choose to bypass the assessments or skills checklists and enroll in the coursework at Chamberlain may not be allowed to demonstrate proficiency at a later date. Applicants and students are responsible for additional tuition and fees related to retaking the course(s).

If the student is not successful on the first attempt of any assessment or skills checklist, the student will be enrolled in that course when it is available and must also repeat all nursing courses that were not successfully passed.

No assessment or skills checklist will be allowed unless the student previously earned a passing grade in that course at Chamberlain. Any course for which a passing grade was not earned previously at Chamberlain must be repeated.

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Courses that require both a standardized assessment and comprehensive skills checklist must have both components completed in order to be evaluated for re-entry

Standardized Assessments

• NR-226 Fundamentals: Patient Care
• NR-324 Adult Health I, NR-329 Adult Health I
• NR-325 Adult Health II, NR-330 Adult Health II
• NR-293 Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
• NR-326 Mental Health Nursing
• NR-327 Maternal-Child Nursing
• NR-328 Pediatric Nursing
• NR-341 Complex Adult Health, NR-342 Complex Adult Health
• NR-441 Community Health Nursing - Global,NR-442 Community Health Nursing, NR-444 Community Health Nursing
• NR-446 Collaborative Healthcare

Standardized Assessments and Comprehensive Skills Checklists

• NR-224 Fundamentals: Skills, NR-229 Fundamentals – Skills¹
• NR-302 Health Assessment I
• NR-304 Health Assessment II
• NR-306 Health Assessment²

An individualized academic plan of study developed by campus academic leadership is required for re-entry of academically dismissed students who have received approval to be reinstated into the program and have less than two sessions of non-enrollment.

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Previously completed or transferred nursing coursework for NR-224 Fundamentals: Skills is not applicable to students enrolled in the BSN online option. 

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For BSN online option only

Graduate Transfer Credit Requirements – Nursing

• A grade of “B” or higher is required for all transfer credits.
• Core nursing coursework must have been completed within the past seven years to be considered for transfer or for degree completion.¹
• Specialty nursing coursework must have been completed within the past five years to be considered for transfer or for degree completion.¹
• Maximum of 6 semester hours of transfer credit may be accepted except for the NP graduate certificates, the following may be accepted:

Prior to January 2024

• Maximum of 3 semester hours of transfer credit may be accepted for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing Informatics without Practicum.
• For the NP specialty tracks, transfer credits will only be accepted for the core courses.
  • NR-545 Pharmacology, Physical Assessment, and Pathophysiology Nurse Practitioner graduate placement will have no expiration or aging time frame in order to be considered for degree completion.
• For Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), qualifying practicum hours will be considered for transfer.
• DNP students who have been out for six or more sessions who have started the Project and Practicum course sequence will need to start over in the first Project and Practicum course upon re-entry to the DNP degree program and will be required to complete NR-730 DNP Project prior to enrolling in NR-702A DNP Project & Practicum I, NR-702B DNP Project & Practicum I, or NR-702C DNP Project & Practicum I.

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Credits earned in Chamberlain’s DNP degree program will be evaluated for degree completion only.

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Prospective Certified Nurse Practitioners must show proof of board certification upon admission for gap analysis and transfer equivalency evaluation. Failure to show proof of National Certification will prevent automatic transfer credit of the 3P courses and will default to the current aging rule of 5 years.

Re-Entry Requirements (Nurse Practitioner Specialty Track Students Only) March 2021 & Beyond

For all readmitted applicants, who have completed NR-509 Advanced Physical Assessment in the curriculum, the following will apply:

The student must complete an assessment prior to re-entry to determine the appropriate course placement. Students will have one attempt to earn a passing score. If the assessment is successfully passed, the student may resume where they left off in the program. If the student is unsuccessful on the first attempt, the student will be enrolled in NR-509 Advanced Physical Assessment (and the associated immersion) when it is available. NR-509 Advanced Physical Assessment must be successfully completed in order to continue in the degree program.

Graduate Transfer Credit Requirements – Health Professions

• A grade of “B” or higher is required for all transfer credits.
• Maximum of 24 credits may be transferred into the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree program.
• Maximum of 6 credits may be transferred into the Master of Public Health degree program.
• No transfer credits allowed for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health Generalist.
• Maximum of 15 credits may be transferred in the Master of Social Work Traditional Option.
• Maximum of 6 credits may be transferred into the Master of Social Work Advanced Standing Option.

Note: Pass “P” grades awarded during Spring 2020 and Summer 2020 semesters (or grades awarded during the following months: March 2020-September 2020) will be considered as transferable.

Re-Entry Requirements – Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Degree Program

For students, excluding those on an approved Leave of Absence, who are returning during the didactic year following an interruption in studies or are reinstated following an appeal of academic dismissal, cleared background and fingerprint checks must be completed at the expense of the student. A student who has not cleared the background and fingerprint checks by the Friday of Week 3 of the first re-entry session will be dropped from courses and withdrawn from the program. All other clinical compliance requirements must be up-to-date by the deadline stipulated for new students.

Students who are returning in the clinical year, a cleared drug screen, background and fingerprint check may be needed depending upon the amount of time since the last cleared screening and the requirements of clinical sites. Students must be clinically compliant with all healthcare compliance requirements prior to the first day of the first scheduled clerkship.

Prerequisite science course credit will be re-evaluated for all students, excluding those on an approved Leave of Absence, returning to the program in the didactic year. If the science course was not completed within the 10 years prior to re-enrollment, the course will need to be repeated. Students may enroll in prerequisite science courses offered at Chamberlain in a non-matriculating status; prerequisite science courses not offered at Chamberlain may be taken at another institution accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education.

Students returning after an approved Leave of Absence must pass a comprehensive examination for each of the following courses that were previously passed. If a score of at least a 76 percent is not achieved on the first attempt, the student must repeat the course. All examinations must be completed prior to the financial aid advising appointment.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PA-510	Comprehensive Clinical Module Dermatology	1
PA-512	CCM Hematology/Oncology	2
PA-514	Comprehensive Clinical Module Infectious Disease	2
PA-516	Comprehensive Clinical Module HEENT (Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat)	3
PA-518	Comp Clin Mod Cardiovascular	8
PA-520	Comprehensive Clinical Module Pulmonology	5
PA-522	Comprehensive Clinical Module Endocrinology	3
PA-524	Comprehensive Clinical Module Nephrology & Genitourinary	4
PA-526	Comprehensive Clinical Module Gastroenterology	5
PA-528	Comprehensive Clinical Module Neurology	4
PA-530	Comprehensive Clinical Module Musculoskeletal	4
PA-531	Emergency Medicine	3
PA-532	Surgical and Clinical Skills	3

Readmitted students who did not have an approved Leave of Absence or who are reinstated following an appeal of academic dismissal must pass a comprehensive examination for every course that was previously passed. If a score of at least a 76 percent is not achieved on the first attempt on an examination for the courses listed above, the student must repeat the course. If a score of at least a 76 percent is not achieved on the first attempt on an examination for a course that is not listed above, the student must audit the course. All examinations must be completed prior to the financial aid advising appointment.

Students returning from a leave of absence during the clinical year are required to complete the clinical year courses not yet passed. Depending on the length of the Leave of Absence and the number of clinical clerkships to be rescheduled, the student’s graduation from the program may be delayed.