Transfer Credit
Credit for transfer will be considered with an official transcript from a regionally accredited college. Additional material such as the course syllabus, outline and/or textbook(s) may be requested in order to assure similar curriculum objectives. Only transcripts submitted as part of the admissions process or before the end of the students first term will be officially evaluated.
Transfer guidelines from surrounding colleges are provided to the Registrar's Office by the Dean of General and Health Studies. These criteria are developed by the Dean after a review of course descriptions in area college catalogs. Subject matter experts are consulted as needed. Transfer credit from schools with transfer guidelines is approved by the Registrar's Office. All other transfer credit is approved by the Dean of General and Health Studies.
Equivalent courses with grades of "C" or above may be accepted from other regionally accredited colleges. If an equivalent course was repeated at one of the regionally accredited colleges, only the last grade made will be considered for transfer credit. Credit accepted from other regionally accredited colleges for specific required courses in General and Health Studies must satisfactorily parallel with courses offered by BCHS.
Program-specific courses taken from other colleges will be reviewed by the dean/chair of that program for consideration of transfer credit.
Earned credit five years old or less in the following courses may be submitted for review: Anatomy & Physiology I, II, Microbiology, Chemistry I, II, Pathophysiology and Physics I, II. For Medical Laboratory Sciences, the time limit is seven years. For completion degrees and the Pinnacle program, the 5-year time limit may not apply. Earned credit three years old or less in computer science courses may be submitted for review. A computer competency examination is available for students with older coursework. All other courses will be reviewed for credit regardless of age.
Transfer credit for courses from non-regionally accredited colleges may be considered by the appropriate dean after review of materials submitted.
The academic deans will use the ACE Manual in determining transfer credit for military experience on a case-by-case basis.
Baptist College has an established articulation agreement with Arkansas State University see page 73.
Transfer credit appeals must be submitted during the student's first term of attendance.
Transfer of course/degree credit from BCHS is determined by the receiving institution.