Transfer of Credit Procedure

Transfer of ACHS Credit to Other Institutions

Transfer of credit is always at the discretion of the receiving school, generally depends on comparability of curricula, and may depend on comparability of accreditation. Acceptance of degrees or credits from accredited institutions is determined by the policy of the receiving organization. Accreditation is not a guarantee that credit will transfer to any college or university. ACHS does not guarantee any transfer of credit.

Click here to view a list of institutions that have accepted ACHS transfer of credit.

Learn more about ACHS’s articulation agreements and memoranda of understanding to support your ability to transfer credit online here. 

Transfer of Credit to ACHS

Prior credit is evaluated and when equivalent, applied to ACHS required course(s) with the training period shortened proportionately. The ACHS Registrar’s Office reviews transfer of credit for all applicants accepted for admission to ACHS and evaluates all official transcripts received from the issuing institution.

Courses taken at other institutions are evaluated for transfer credit on a course-by-course basis. This evaluation is provided to all applicants upon acceptance and is free of charge. Only official transcripts are accepted for transfer credit. 

ACHS may accept credits earned from post-secondary institutions that are accredited by U.S. Department of Education approved accrediting agency. A minimum of a “C” or better is required for transfer to undergraduate and graduate programs (excluding Doctorate programs); a minimum of a “B” or better is required for transfer to doctorate programs. Transferred courses must be comparable to the content of ACHS courses and have been completed at the corresponding level of study.

Students with credit earned at foreign institutions should view the international transcript requirements online at achs.edu/foreign-transcripts. Transcripts not in English must be evaluated by an appropriate third party and translated into English or evaluated by a trained transcript evaluator fluent in the language on the transcript. In this case, the evaluator must have expertise in the educational practices of the country of origin and include an English translation of the review. For transfer of credit, the applicant should obtain a course-by-course report.

For additional information, please contact ACHS Admissions at [email protected].

Maximum Allowable Transfer of Credit

Learn more about the maximum allowable transfer of credit to ACHS undergraduate and graduate programs online at https://achs.edu/maximum-allowable-transfer-credit.

Earning Credit by Exam

Visit https://achs.edu/challenge-exams to learn more about earning credit by exam.

ACHS’s transfer policies have been reviewed in accordance with the Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit by the  American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Council on Education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, available online here: http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Joint-Statement-on-the-Transfer-and-Award-of-Credit.aspx