Policies & Procedures

Policy: 8207

Transfer Students

Students who attend other colleges or universities or take college-level courses before attending Rowan College of South Jersey are considered transfer students. Transfer students follow the same application procedures as first-time college applicants.

Transfer Credits are awarded by the College evaluator based on applicability to the transfer student’s program of study and include:

• prior learning assessment;
• course grade of Pass or “C” or higher;
• course level 100 (college-level) or above;
• courses taken at US Department of Education or CHEA member accredited institutions;
• credit by examinations (such as AP, CLEP, DSST);
• credits granted by the American Council on Education (ACE);
• military service training; and/or
• course evaluations based on attendance at international institutions.

Please note: Additional restrictions apply to the Selective Admissions Allied Health and Automotive programs with regard to accepted time limits, grades, and online delivery methods that may restrict credit transfer. Please refer to each program’s application packet found on the College website for detailed information.

Transfer students in any program who would like to have their prior college credits reviewed may do so by following the administrative procedure (see administrative procedure 8207 Transfer and Reverse Transfer Students).

Reverse Transfer Students

The Board of Trustees, effective with the adoption of this policy, will grant an associate degree via completion of the Reverse Transfer Agreement (RTA) and confirmation of completion of degree requirements via credit transfer as determined by the College evaluator.

The purpose of the RTA is to award an associate degree to students who previously attended this College and subsequently fulfilled the associate degree requirements while attending another college or university.

An associate degree via the RTA will be awarded to students who:

• Earn a combined minimum of 60 credits between this College and another college or university that meet the program requirements for the associate degree; and
• Complete a minimum of 30 credits at this College while maintaining a 2.000 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).

The President will have administrative procedures developed.

References:

Rowan College of South Jersey Administrative Procedure, 8207 Transfer and Reverse Transfer Students