Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 681 - Regents Board › Chapter 1 - Admission Rules Common to the Three State Universities › Rule 681-1.3 - Transfer Credit Practices

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The regent universities endorse the Joint Statement on Transfer
				and Award of Academic Credit approved in 1978 by the American Council on
				Education (ACE), the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and
				Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation
				(COPA). The current issue of Transfer Credit Practices of Selected Educational
				Institutions, published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars
				and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), and publications of the Council on
				Postsecondary Accreditation (COPA) are examples of references used by the
				universities in determining transfer credit. The acceptance and use of transfer
				credit is subject to limitations in accordance with the educational policies
				operative at each university.
(1)
Students from colleges and universities accredited by an entity
			 recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Credit earned at
			 colleges and universities accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S.
			 Department of Education is acceptable for transfer except that credit in
			 courses determined by the receiving university to be of a remedial, vocational,
			 or technical nature, or credit in courses or programs in which the institution
			 granting the credit is not directly involved, may not be accepted, or may be
			 accepted to a limited extent.
Of the coursework earned at a two-year college, students may
				apply up to one-half but no more than 65 hours of the credits required for a
				bachelor's degree toward that degree at a regent university. This policy
				becomes effective September 29, 1993.
(2)
Students from colleges and
			 universities which have candidate status.
Credit earned at colleges
			 and universities which have become candidates for accreditation by an entity
			 recognized by the U.S. Department of Education is acceptable for transfer in a
			 manner similar to that from colleges and universities accredited by an entity
			 recognized by the U.S. Department of Education if the credit is applicable to
			 the bachelor's degree at the receiving university.
Credit earned at the junior and senior classification from an
				accredited two-year college which has received approval by an entity recognized
				by the U.S. Department of Education for change to a four-year college may be
				accepted by a regent university.
(3)
Students from colleges and
			 universities not accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of
			 Education.
When students are admitted from colleges and universities
			 not accredited by an entity recognized by the U.S. Department of Education,
			 they may validate portions or all of their transfer credit by satisfactory
			 academic study in residence, or by examination. Each university will specify
			 the amount of the transfer credit and the terms of the validation process at
			 the time of admission.
In determining the acceptability of transfer credit from
				colleges in states other than Iowa which are not accredited by an entity
				recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, acceptance practices indicated
				in the current issue of Transfer Credit Practices of Selected Educational
				Institutions will be used as a guide. For institutions not listed in the
				publication, guidance is requested from the designated reporting institution of
				the appropriate state.
(4)
Students from foreign colleges and universities.
Transfer
			 credit from foreign educational institutions may be granted after a
			 determination of the type of institution involved and after an evaluation of
			 the content, level, and comparability of the study to courses and programs at
			 the receiving university. Credit may be granted in specific courses, but is
			 frequently assigned to general areas of study. Extensive use is made of
			 professional journals and references which describe the education systems and
			 programs of individual countries.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section
				262.9(3).