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The accreditation of the institution and the listing published in the current American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers “Transfer Credit Practices” govern the acceptance of the student’s transfer credit.
Regionally Accredited Institutions: Credits earned at regionally accredited institutions, or at institutions that are approved candidates for regional accreditation, by one of the following regional accrediting associations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), are normally transferable, provided the courses are comparable to those offered by the University of Nevada, Reno, or other regionally accredited colleges and universities, and the courses are relevant to the student’s academic program.
- Middle States Association of College and Schools (MSA), Middle States Commission on Higher Education;
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE), Commission on Institutions of Higher Education;
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC), The Higher Learning Commission;
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU);
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Commission on Colleges;
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASCACCJC), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges;
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASCACSCU), Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.
Nationally Accredited Institutions: Credits earned in specialized nationally accredited institutions offering associate, bachelor’s, or advanced degrees, or are approved candidates for national accreditation, by one of the following national accrediting associations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), are evaluated on an individual, course-by-course basis with transfer credit granted for those courses comparable to those courses offered by the University of Nevada, Reno, or by other regionally accredited colleges and universities.
Such courses must be relevant to the student’s academic program. Joint approval by the dean of the college concerned, in consultation with the appropriate department chairman and the director of admissions and registrar, is required to grant transfer credit from these specialized institutions.
- Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE);
- Commission on Accreditation (formerly the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (AABC);
- Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC);
- Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS);
- Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS);
- Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS), Commission on Accrediting;
- Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools Accreditation Commission (TRACS).
Unaccredited Institutions: Credits earned in U.S. institutions of higher education not accredited by one of the regional or national accrediting associations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), are not accepted in transfer by the university. The policies permitting advance course placement and the earning of credit for nontraditional learning provide adequate opportunities for the objective evaluation of knowledge acquired through a variety of learning experiences, including military schools.
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