Information for Transfer Students

Serving the Denver Metro area, Colorado

Transfer credit may be granted for courses completed at accredited institutions of higher education approved by the US Department of Education.

Decisions concerning transfer credit are based on (1) equivalence of course content and level of instruction to that provided by Platt College and (2) appropriateness and applicability of credit to the student’s program at Platt College.

Once students are admitted to Platt College, official transcripts are evaluated and transfer credit is reviewed by the Registrar. Unofficial transcripts may be used for advising and course selection but are not acceptable for full admission and transfer of credit. As the Registrar reviews the official transcript, the student may be asked to provide the course description(s) from the catalog under which he/she was enrolled. All transfer credit must be submitted for review during the first two quarters of the program. Courses that are not offered as part of the program requirement will not be accepted as transfer credit. Transfer credit submitted after a student’s completion of the first two quarters will not be reviewed nor will transfer credit be awarded. The student will be contacted in regards to the outcome of the transcript evaluation. The maximum transfer credit awarded cannot exceed 50% of the quarter credit hours of the total program requirement.

Foundational Liberal Arts (General Education) Courses

Only general education course grades of “C” or higher that are eight (8) years or less from the date of completion will be accepted for transfer credit from an institution approved by the US Department of Education.

Foundation Sciences (Cognates Courses)

Cognate courses at Platt College are defined as courses offered in the science discipline. The purpose of cognate courses is to provide a student with more diverse perspectives in interdisciplinary fields. Cognate classes at Platt College include:

• BIOL 112, 206, 223, 224, 300 and Labs
• CHEM 121 and Lab

Only cognate course grades of “B” or higher that are five (5) years or less from the date of completion will be accepted for transfer credit from an institution approved by the US Department of Education.

Nursing Courses

Only nursing course grades of “B” or higher that are five (5) years or less from the date of completion will be accepted for transfer credit from an institution approved by the US Department of Education.

Individuals receiving transfer credit for nursing (NSG) courses must successfully pass the corresponding ATI assessment(s) within the time frame applicable to all transfer credit reviews which is before the end of the second quarter.  The Registrar will notify the student regarding the ATI assessments that the student will be required to take based on his/her transfer credit evaluation.  The BSN Administrator Coordinator will work with individuals to secure ATI IDs and passwords adn dtermine the dates and times for the proctored assessments.  As with Policy 02:15:00 Pass to Progress, individuals taking ATI assessments to secure transfer credit for nursing (NSG) courses will have two attempts to meet program benchmarks.  If the student fails to meet the program benchmark on the seond attempt, the student will be required to enroll in the respective nursing course(s).  

Graphic Design Courses

Only graphic design course grades of “C” or higher that are five (5) years or less from the date of completion will be accepted for transfer credit from an institution approved by the US Department of Education.

Platt College uses quarter hours; however it is possible to convert semester hours into quarter hours. For example, if a student has earned 24 semester hour credits meet the statements above for foundational liberal arts courses, foundational science courses, nursing courses, or graphic design courses, then the semester credit hours could be converted to quarter credit hours by multiplying 24 by a factor of 1.5-equalling 36 quarter hour credits.

Background Check for School of Nursing http://www.plattcollegecx.com/

Before you begin the background check please have the following information ready:

• Your social security number
• Your residential history for the past seven years
• Your employment history for the past five years
• Your highest level of education, including the school name, location, dates attended, and degree earned
• Your credit card or money order at the end of online ordering process

Ordering your background check should take less than 20 minutes to complete.

Please review Policy 03:06:00 Background Checks for Students or Policy 05:03:00 Background Checks for Employees

For more information, please contact us to schedule your free information session.