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2013 - 2014 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]	Transfer, Examination, and Prior Learning Credit Policies	Print-Friendly Page Add to Catalog	The purpose of the College’s policies on transfer of credit, credit by examination, and assessment of prior learning for credit for undergraduate students is to facilitate degree completion while maintaining the academic integrity of a Fort Lewis College degree.
It is the student’s responsibility to submit official transcripts for any and all previously attempted or earned transfer credit as well as any additional documentation required when a transcript is from an international institution, to send official score reports for all examinations, and present the required documents for assessment of prior learning. These documents should be submitted before the first term of attendance to ensure the student and advisors have full knowledge of a student’s progress toward degree completion.
Courses are generally accepted in transfer to Fort Lewis College if they are regular, college-level academic courses completed with grades of C- or better at an institution of higher education accredited by one of the following regional accrediting agencies:
Courses that will not transfer include those that are not college level, such as remedial and developmental; non-academic courses such as vocational, career exploration, cooperative education, internships, independent study, workshops, and practicums. Courses with grades of D+ or lower or with the grades pass/fail, credit/no credit, or satisfactory/unsatisfactory will not transfer, with the following exceptions: courses with grades of pass, credit, or satisfactory may be accepted if they are physical education (PE) courses or if the student demonstrates that the course could not be taken under the normal A-F grading mode and the sending institution verifies that the grade awarded is equivalent to a C- or better.
Transfer credits more than 10 years old will not be automatically accepted and require special approval to be applied toward general education, major, auxiliary, or minor requirements.
Courses accepted in transfer become part of the credits completed and are not used in grade point average (GPA) calculations. The Fort Lewis College GPA is based on work completed at Fort Lewis College only.
Lower division credits are freshman and sophomore-level credits (courses numbered 100 and 200, respectively, at Fort Lewis College). Upper division credits are junior and senior-level credits (courses numbered 300 or 400, respectively, at Fort Lewis College). Lower and upper division designation is based on the transfer institution’s lower and upper division designation. Course equivalency may be granted for a lower division course from another college that is an upper division course at Fort Lewis College, but the course will not count as upper division credit at Fort Lewis College. Credits earned at a two-year college cannot be used to meet Fort Lewis College’s credit requirement in upper division courses. In cases where a course being transferred does not have a Fort Lewis College equivalent, the course will post with the appropriate departmental prefix and a “T” identifier within the course number (for example, Math T104).
The maximum number of credits that may transfer toward a baccalaureate degree at Fort Lewis College is 90. Within these 90 credits, the maximum number of credits that may transfer from an accredited two-year college is 60.
For academic program purposes, the catalog in effect for graduation requirements for a transfer student is the catalog in effect when the student transfers to Fort Lewis College. Previous catalogs may be used only when specified by a particular articulation.
Colorado Insitution Transfer Policies
Students transferring from a Colorado public institution to Fort Lewis College benefit from a system of policies developed by the Colorado Department of Higher Education to facilitate the transfer of credit among the state’s institutions of higher education.
Colorado’s gtPathways program allows students who successfully complete guaranteed lower division general education courses at a two-year or four-year Colorado public institution of higher education to apply that credit toward the lower division general education requirements at another Colorado public institution in all majors unless a specific statewide articulation agreement exists. Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course in order for the course to transfer. Details of the guaranteed general education curriculum may be found on the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.
Transfer of an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degree
Students who complete an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree with 60 transferable credits will transfer with junior standing, provided that the student has earned a C- or better in each course, and will be able to complete a baccalaureate degree by taking 60 additional credits, unless the Colorado Commission on Higher Education has approved additional requirements. State policy facilitates transfer of A.A. and A.S. degrees into specific majors at Colorado public four-year colleges/universities through statewide articulation agreements, other transfer agreements, and institutional transfer guides.
Statewide articulation agreements exist between Colorado public two-year colleges and Fort Lewis College in the following majors: Anthropology, Business Administration – Business Administration Option, Economics – Economics Option, History – General Option, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology/Human Services – General Option, and Spanish – Spanish Option. These agreements are published on the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.
Other transfer agreements exist between Colorado public two-year colleges and Fort Lewis College in Early Childhood Education, and Elementary Education. These agreements are published on the Colorado Department of Higher Education website. Institutional transfer guides exist been Colorado public community/junior colleges and Fort Lewis College in all majors and options not covered by a statewide articulation or other transfer agreement. These guides are published on the Fort Lewis College website.
Out of State Institution Transfer Policies
Students who transfer to Fort Lewis College with credit from an out-of-state college/university will have their courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis, with the exception of students who transfer with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, who will be evaluated for waiver of the Liberal Arts Core requirements by the Coordinator of General Education. International Institution Transfer Policies and Procedures
Students submitting coursework or a degree from an international institution will have that work reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine transferability.
With the exception of students transferring credit as part of a Fort Lewis College study abroad experience, students submitting transcripts from international institutions must follow these procedures:
Request the international institution to send an official transcript to Fort Lewis College.
If not in English, send copy of transcript and course descriptions to University Language Services for translation.
Send ULS translation report to Fort Lewis College.
Apply for credential evaluation by the World Evaluation Services and submit copies of required documentation as specified by WES for the country of the institution.
Transfer Inquiry/Appeals Process
The inquiry/appeals process applies to transfer appeals from Colorado public colleges as well as all other accredited colleges.
The student may appeal:
A decision regarding the transferability of a specific course(s);
A decision regarding the way in which a specific course(s) transferred;
The institution’s failure to provide a transcript evaluation within the designated 30 calendar day period
The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Registrar’s Office. The decisions regarding course transferability and/or placement made in the initial transcript evaluation will be binding if the student fails to file a written letter of appeal within 15 calendar days:
The Registrar’s Office and appropriate department chair will review the written appeal submitted by the student.
The appropriate department chair will have 30 calendar days to review the student’s appeal. The Registrar’s Office will inform the student in writing of the department’s decision on the appeal, including the rationale for that decision. In addition, the student shall be informed in writing about the process for appealing the appeal decision should the student feel that reasonable doubt exists about the validity of the appeal decision.
If the Registrar’s Office fails to inform the student of the available appeal options, the departmental decision shall be null and void. The student’s request prevails and cannot be overturned by any institutional administrator or committee.
An opportunity to appeal the first appeal decision:
The student may appeal the first appeal decision by writing the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Fort Lewis College. The appeal must be filed within 15 calendar days of the postmark date of the letter notifying the student of the departmental decision. If the student fails to file an appeal within this time period, the original decision shall be binding.
Fort Lewis College must hear and reach a decision on the appeal within 15 calendar days after the appeal is filed.
The student will be notified in writing by Fort Lewis College of its decision regarding the transfer appeal and the rationale for the decision. In addition, the institution shall inform the student that the student may appeal the decision by writing the governing board.
An opportunity to appeal the institutional appeal decision:
The student may appeal the institutional decision by writing the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The appeal must be filed within five calendar days of the postmark date of the letter notifying the student of the institutional decision. If the student fails to file an appeal within this time period, the institutional decision shall be binding.
The governing board staff shall review and reach a decision on the appeal within five calendar days after the appeal is filed.
The student will be notified in writing by the governing board of its decision regarding the transfer appeal and the rationale for the decision. In addition, the institution shall inform the student that the student may appeal the decision by writing the Department of Higher Education. The appeal must be filed within five calendar days of the postmark date of letter notifying the student of the governing board’s decision
Department of Higher Education Procedures for Resolution of Student Transfer Disputes
The appeals process is to be initiated by the student after all remedies have been exhausted without resolution of the issue at the institutional level.
An appeal is initiated by the student informing the Colorado Department of Higher Education in writing of the situation and the reason for the appeal. Complete instructions regarding this level of appeal may be found on the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.
Art-2D Design 4
ART 190 - 2D Design
Art-3D Design 4
ART 190 - 3D Design
Art-Drawing 4
ART 190 - Drawing
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules (SC1)
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics (SS1)
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics (SS1)
English (Lang and Comp)
English (Literature/Comp)
BIO 190 - Environmental Science
ML 147 - Elementary French I ML 148 - Elementary French II 4
Government and Politics (Comp)
PS 190 - Goverment and Politics (Comp)
HIST 160 - Survey of Western Civilization I (HI1)
HIST 261 - Western Civilization II: 1350 to Present (HI1)
HIST 280 - Survey of US History: 1600-1877 (HI1)
HIST 281 - Survey of US History: 1877-Present (HI1)
HIST 150 - World Civilization I (HI1)
HIST 151 - World Civilization II (HI1)
GEOG 190 - Human Geography 6
ML 109 - Introductory Latin I ML 110 - Introductory Latin II 4
MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus (MA1)
MATH 221 - Calculus I (MA1)
Mathematics (Calculus BC)
MATH 222 - Calculus II (MA1)
MU 128 - Theory and Musicianship I MU 190 - Music Theory
PHYS 201 - Physics - Non-Calculus I PHYS 202 - Physics - Non-Calculus II 4
PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I (SC1)
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology (SS3)
PSYC 190 - Psychology
ML 115 - Elementary Spanish I ML 116 - Elementary Spanish II 4
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics (MA1)
MATH 190 - Statistics
ENGL 240 - Survey of American Literature (AH2) 4
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules (SC1) 4
MATH 110 - College Algebra (MA1)
MATH 105 - College Mathematics (MA1)
ENGL 230 - Survey of British Literature (AH2)
ML 147 - Elementary French I 4
ML 147 - Elementary French I ML 148 - Elementary French II ML 247 - Intermediate French I (AH4)
PSYC 254 - Life Span Human Development 4
GS 190 - Special Topics
PSYC 190 - Special Topics
BA 260 - Business Law and Ethics 4
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology (SS3) 4
SOC 190 - Special Topics
ML 115 - Elementary Spanish I 4
ML 115 - Elementary Spanish I ML 116 - Elementary Spanish II ML 215 - Intermediate Spanish I (AH4)
HIST 280 - Survey of US History: 1600-1877 (HI1) 4
Western Civilization II; 1648 to the Present
The International Baccalaureate is a comprehensive course of study for academically talented high school students in select high schools throughout the world. The number of credits awarded for successful completion of an IB diploma program will be a minimum of 24 semester credits. Questions about the IB program should be directed to International Baccalaureate North America, 475 Riverside Dr, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10115, (212) 696-4464.
IB Subject Exam Title
Fort Lewis College Course Title
ANTH 210 - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (SS3) (4), ANTH 190 (2)
ART 190 (6)
ART 101 - Drawing I (4)
BIO 112 - Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (SC2) (4), BIO 113 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology (4)
BIO 190 (3)
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules (SC1)(4), CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction (SC1) (4)
CHEM 190 (3)
CSIS 190 (4)
ECON 190 (6)
ECON 190 (3)
English (A-1)
COMP 150 - Rhetoric and Research (CO1) (4), ENGL 190 (2)
French (A-1)
ML 390 (6)
ML 147 - Elementary French I (4), ML 148 - Elementary French II (4)
ML 247 - Intermediate French I (AH4) (4), ML 248 - Intermediate French II (AH4) (4)
GEOG 110 - World Regional Geography (SS2) (4), GEOG 190 (2)
GEOG 110 - World Regional Geography (SS2) (4)
HIST 160 - Survey of Western Civilization I (HI1) (4), HIST 261 - Western Civilization II: 1350 to Present (HI1) (4)
HIST 190 (3)
HIST 281 - Survey of US History: 1877-Present (HI1) (4), HIST 190 (3)
HIST 150 - World Civilization I (HI1) (4), HIST 151 - World Civilization II (HI1) (4) HIST 190
ML 109 (4), ML 110 - Introductory Latin II (4)
ML 109 (4)
MATH 221 - Calculus I (MA1) (4), MATH 222 (MA1) (4)
MU 190 (6)
PHIL 141 - Introduction to Philosophy (AH3) (4), PHIL 190 (2)
PHIL 190 (3)
PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I (SC1) (5), PHYS 218 - Physics - Science and Engineering II (5)
PHYS 190 (3)
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology SS3) (3), PSYC 190 (3)
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology (SS3) (3)
Russian (B)
ML 190 (6)
Spanish (A-1)
ML 319 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I (4), ML 390 (2)
ML 319 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition I (4)
THEA 190 (6)
THEA 190 (3)
ART 190 - Art
BA 190 - Introduction to Business
Prior learning is defined as academic knowledge gained through work experience, military service, community involvement, or independent study.
In addition to the credit by examination process, students may demonstrate prior learning through military service by submitting a written request for an evaluation of credits for military service to the Registrar’s Office. The DD 214 form, military transcript, and the credit recommendation from the American Council on Education must be attached to the request.
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