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ATTENDANCE AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Undergraduate
Once admitted to the University as degree candidates, students are expected to complete all work to be applied toward their degrees with the University unless advance written authorization is granted. Students applying prior academic work toward their Embry-Riddle degree program requirements must submit appropriate documents for such credit as part of the admission process. The request must be in writing and accompanied by official transcripts or equivalent evidence of such work prior to matriculation. Prior academic work and courses taken at other institutions by Veteran students and/or eligible students receiving Veteran’s Education Benefits will be evaluated and credit granted as appropriate and reported to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) as required by law. The student must arrange to have official transcripts sent to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Transcripts that have been in the possession of a student are not considered official. Transfer credit may be granted under the following conditions.
a.) Appropriate coursework completed with a grade of A, B, C, Pass, Satisfactory or equivalent will be accepted. The grade points for the course must be equal to 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or higher.
b.) When students are eligible to graduate with honors, both the grade point average of all courses taken at Embry-Riddle and the grade point average of all courses transferred from other institutions and applied to degree requirements will be taken into consideration.
c.) Credit hours are transferable if earned at institutions listed as degree granting institutions in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education (AIPE) as published by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Academic credit is accepted without regard to the date the course was completed. It is left to the discretion of the student, in consultation with the student’s academic advisor, to determine whether to retake courses when placement testing indicates a deficiency. Embry-Riddle has sole discretion in determining which and how many transfer credit hours will be accepted toward degree requirements.
d.) Previous academic credit is evaluated on a courseby-course basis. Acceptable transfer work will be recorded on the Embry-Riddle transcript. If courses are not applicable to the student’s degree program at Embry-Riddle, they will be considered as electives in excess of minimum degree requirements. The level of credit (upper or lower division) is determined by evaluation of the course at Embry-Riddle.
Embry-Riddle may, at its discretion, require an evaluation examination for any course submitted for transfer credit if there is doubt concerning the equivalency of the transfer course with a similar course offered at Embry-Riddle. Embry-Riddle cannot guarantee that courses are transferable unless otherwise established by any contract or memorandum of understanding/agreement currently in effect. Courses are accepted at the discretion of the University. The transfer student’s records (transcripts, etc.) will be evaluated according to the rules and regulations as described in the catalog, and in accordance with University policies in effect at the time of the student’s admission to a degree program. After evaluation, the student will be sent a course-by-course outline of all transfer credit accepted by the University.
ADVANCED STANDING CREDIT
Advanced standing credit may be awarded for prior learning for postsecondary education, work and/or training experience, or from programs completed before enrollment at Embry-Riddle. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all documentation of previous coursework, military learning experiences, credit by examination, and all FAA certificates is submitted for evaluation along with the formal application for admission as a degree-seeking student. Just as official transcripts are required to transfer credit from one university to another, documentation of prior learning through professional training and experience must be official.
1. Embry-Riddle will accept the minimum scores recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) on all exams offered by CLEP, DANTES, and Excelsior College Examinations-ECE (formerly REC or ACT-PEP) for the award of undergraduate academic credit. In addition, the amount of academic credit and the academic level (upper or lower-level) recommended by ACE for a passing score on each of the exams will be accepted by the University. Credit for exams taken after admission to the University will not be awarded unless advanced written authorizationis granted from the Director of Academics, Director of Academic Support, or the Director of Worldwide Online Advising Enrollment and Recruiting Office (AERO), for Worldwide Online students.
2. Embry-Riddle will generally follow the recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE) for courses listed in the National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs and the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces.
3. Credit may be granted on the basis of certain FAA licenses with appropriate rating.
4. In addition to course-equivalency exams, nontraditional Embry-Riddle undergraduate students who believe that their knowledge and prior learning experience qualify them for credit for a given Embry-Riddle course may compile a portfolio for evaluation after completing course PREP 102: Self-Assessment and Portfolio Preparation. (See Course Description section of the catalog.) The learning experience must have taken place following high school graduation and must have academic relevance to an Embry-Riddle course as described in the current catalog. There must be adequate documentation to support the authenticity and appropriateness of the learning experience for college-level credit. The student must demonstrate college-level writing skills. Portfolios must be submitted to the Portfolio Assessment Manager at the office of Worldwide Enrollment Management within six months from the term start date of the PREP 102 course. Contact the Portfolio Assessment Manager at 877-362-7970.
Graduate
Credit hours are transferable if earned at institutions listed as degree granting institutions in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education (AIPE) as published by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Credit may be received for certain graduate courses taken as nondegree graduate work or as part of another (completed or noncompleted) Embry-Riddle graduate degree program. When transferring from one Embry-Riddle graduate program to another this credit may include prior work on a GCP or thesis. The combined total credit applied to an Embry-Riddle graduate degree may not exceed 12 credit hours. A maximum of 6 credit hours may be applied to the Master of Science in Technical Management Program. In order to satisfy a graduate degree program requirement, the academic work for which such credit is sought must be determined to be specifically relevant to the applicant’s graduate degree program at Embry-Riddle. The content of the applicable course or other program should be used to determine the nature of the credit to be applied to the student’s degree requirement. The appropriate department chair, program chair, or Dean of Academics will make these determinations.
Credit will be granted only if the student demonstrates performance expected of a graduate student at Embry-Riddle. This normally means that the course was completed with a B or better (3.0 on a 4.0 system). Credit for academic work used to satisfy the requirements of an undergraduate degree will not be accepted toward the requirements for a graduate degree. Credit will generally be accepted only for courses that were completed within the seven-year period immediately preceding the date the admissions application is received. This includes previously earned ERAU graduate credit that is over seven years old at the point of readmission. The seven-year time limit will not be applied to advanced standing credit for academic work at eligible senior military service schools if the service member is on active duty when accepted for admission. The seven-year limit for such applicants commences on the date the service member separates from active military service.
TRANSCRIBING TRANSFER AND ADVANCED STANDING CREDIT
Students are eligible for an Embry-Riddle transcript of the transfer and advanced standing credit awarded toward the degree program after matriculation.
Matriculation occurs when a student has been officially accepted for admission and has enrolled in an Embry-Riddle course. The enrollment must occur either concurrent with the submission of the formal application for admission and fees, or within two years of the date of acceptance.
MILITARY DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL
All branches of the U.S. armed forces offer opportunities (sometimes referred to as “bootstrap”) to accelerate completion of degree programs by qualified members. Completed applications must be submitted to Worldwide Enrollment Management at least 30 days before the first day of the term/semester in which the student desires to begin the program.
DEGREE COMPLETION TIME LIMIT
Graduate
All requirements for an Embry-Riddle master’s degree must be completed within seven years from the date of initial enrollment.
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