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Transferring credits to Nightingale College?

I'm considering transferring to Nightingale College and was wondering how the transfer credits are handled. Does anyone know what the requirements are to get my credits accepted?

a year ago

Every college has a unique policy regarding credit transfers, and Nightingale College is no exception. Typically, the college will review the syllabus of your prior coursework to see if it closely matches the content of an analogous course at their institution. If it does, they might award you course credit and allow you to skip that class in their program.

Seeing as Nightingale College offers specialized healthcare programs such as BSN and RN-to-BSN, they will be particularly interested in any of your previous nursing or health-related coursework. However, they will also likely consider more general education classes for transfer if they form a part of their curriculum.

Other factors they might consider include:

1. The grade you earned in the course. Many colleges will only accept transfer credits for courses where you earned a C grade or higher.

2. When you took the course. If you completed the course a long time ago, the college might not accept the credit, especially for rapidly evolving fields like healthcare.

3. Whether the course was taken at an accredited institution.

Remember that these are general guidelines, and Nightingale College may have specific requirements or exceptions.

To get the most accurate answer, you should get in touch with the Nightingale College admissions office or a transfer credit evaluator there if one is available. They may require you to submit certain documents like official transcripts or course syllabi for a more thorough review. It can be a complex process, but it's worthwhile in order to potentially reduce your workload and tuition costs.

a year ago

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