Admissions / Transfer Information

Vocational Nurse Students

Vocational Nursing students who have been admitted to the program must indicate all previous coursework taken at other institutions on Stanbridge College’s “Request for Transfer or Competency-based Credit” form. Students may request an evaluation of their previous coursework for possible transfer credit, provided that before the beginning of their program at Stanbridge College, they provide the Registrar of the college with an official transcript of record from a school that is:
- regionally or nationally accredited;
- or a program that is approved or accredited by a state board of practical, vocational, or registered nursing;
- or a course of study or training in the Armed Forces of the United States.

In addition, students requesting evaluation of their transcripts must provide a course syllabus or outline for each course for which transfer credit is requested.

Transfer credit will be granted only for those courses:
- which have been completed within the last five calendar years;
- for which a grade of “C” or better was earned; and
- which are determined to be equivalent in credit hours, content, and academic level as those required in the student’s program at Stanbridge College.

Students will not be required to take an examination to determine whether transfer credit will be granted, however, if transfer credit is granted, a student may be tested to determine whether specific deficiencies still exist that require remediation.

Official transcripts can be mailed directly from a school or delivered in person by the student and must be sent or given to the Registrar of Stanbridge College. To be considered official, a transcript must be received by the Registrar of the college in an envelope with an unbroken seal, and the transcript must bear the official seal and/or signature of the Registrar of the school sending the transcript. For military veterans, the DD214 and accompanying documentation will serve as a transcript for the evaluation of a course of study or training in the Armed Forces. Under no circumstances will an unofficial transcript be accepted for evaluation of possible transfer credit.

If a student chooses to decline credit for any course for which the student is eligible to receive transfer credit, the student will document the declination of credit on the “Declination of Equivalent Credit” form to be filed in the student’s record. The student must accept or decline transfer credit before commencing the program for which transfer credit was requested.

Competency-based credit will be granted on the basis of a written examination for theory courses and a demonstration of the mastery of clinical objectives and a written examination for clinical courses. Each student requesting credit for previous work experience will meet with the Director of Nursing, who will describe the specific tasks, work environment, and timeframes for the written examinations for theory courses and the written examinations and demonstration of mastery of clinical objectives for clinical courses. The amount of credit which is granted will be determined on a case-by-case basis and documented in the students’ record. Prior to taking written examinations or demonstrating mastery of clinical objectives to determine whether competency-based credit can be granted, students will be charged a one-time, non-refundable fee of $50 for each written examination and a one-time, nonrefundable fee of $100 for each demonstration of the mastery of clinical objectives.

IT/Accounting Students and Associates Degree Candidates

Students may request an evaluation of their previous coursework for possible transfer credit, provided that before the beginning of their program at Stanbridge College, they provide the Registrar of the college with proof of satisfactory completion (such as an official transcript from a school that is regionally or nationally accredited, PACE and DANTES courses or a course of study or training in the Armed Forces of the United States) and equivalency of the coursework to the Stanbridge College course. Students requesting evaluation of their transcripts must provide a course syllabus or outline for each course for which transfer credit is requested. A course description from the school catalog is usually not sufficient, by itself, to evaluate if the course is equivalent, unless the course is stated to be eligible for transfer credit in the California UC and CSU IGETC curriculum.

Transfer credit will be granted only for those courses:
- for which a grade of “C” or better was earned or proof of passing a vendor’s certification examination is provided; and
- which are determined to be equivalent in contact/credit hours, content, and academic level to those required in the student’s program at Stanbridge College.

Official transcripts can be mailed directly from a school or delivered in person by the student and must be sent or given to the Registrar of Stanbridge College. To be considered official, a transcript must be received by the Registrar of the college in an envelope with an unbroken seal, and the transcript must bear the official seal and/or signature of the Registrar of the school sending the transcript. For military veterans, the DD214 and accompanying documentation will serve as a transcript for the evaluation of a course of study or training in the Armed Forces.

VA Students

Stanbridge College will conduct an evaluation of previous education and training for all veterans and all eligible students, grant appropriate credit, shorten the training period proportionately, and notify the VA and student accordingly.

Experiential Learning Credit

Stanbridge College does not offer prior experiential learning credit other than Vocational Nurse competency credit noted above.

Residency Requirement

Students may transfer in no more than 35% of the total credits required by their program at Stanbridge College.