3.4.4 The institution has a defined and published policy for evaluating, awarding, and accepting credit for transfer, experiential learning, advanced placement, and professional certificates that is consistent with its mission and ensures that course work and learning outcomes are at the collegiate level and comparable to the institution's own degree programs. The institution assumes responsibility for the academic quality of any course work or credit recorded on the institution's transcript.
JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Compliance.
NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The University has a defined and published policy for evaluating and awarding credit for transfer, experiential learning, advanced placement and professional certificates. The policy framework is consistent with the Institutional Mission as "... a strategic point of delivery for well-defined programs and services that improve the quality of life for citizens of the border region, the State of Texas, and national and international communities".Transfer
The University’s admission
policy for transfer students requires an applicant to have official transcripts
sent from all previous institutions (Catalog
2004-2005, Division of Student Affairs, Transfer Student Admission).
The transfer of courses from other Texas institutions to the University is guided and controlled by the general provisions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Rules and Regulations regarding transfer of credit, core curriculum and field of study courses.
A student who successfully completes the core curriculum of another state-assisted institution of higher education in Texas may transfer that block of courses to the University. The student will receive academic credit for each of the courses transferred. A student transferring to the University who has not completed the common core curriculum will be required to complete his or her common core curriculum as specified by the University.(Catalog 2004-2005, Academic Regulations - Undergraduate, Transfer of the Core Curriculum)
To facilitate transfer, the field of study curricula, as defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, has been incorporated into the appropriate bachelor degree programs at the University.
Each year, a brochure entitled “Texas A&M International University 2003-2004 Texas Common Course Numbers Equivalency Chart and Transfer Information” is published by the University. The brochure links the freshman and sophomore level courses taught at the University with the corresponding Texas Common Course Number, based on the Texas Common Course Numbering System, and the corresponding course number at Laredo Community College (LCC). Over 75 percent of the University’s transfer students come from LCC.
The University maintains an Outreach Office on the LCC campus with a full-time advisor available to assist students who are interested in transferring to the University using the TAMIU and LCC Degree Guide, 2004-2005. These guides provide the equivalencies for the first two years of academic work applicable to baccalaureate programs and are available at the Outreach Office and at the LCC Advising Office. All students admitted as transfers are provided information regarding advisement and are encouraged to set an appointment with a degree audit assistant in the Office of the University Registrar.
Transfer of Graduate Level Study
Six hours of graduate level
study with a minimum grade of 3.0 (“B”)
on a 4.0 scale may be transferred, with the consent of the Department
Chair, from other accredited institutions of higher education. (Catalog
2004-2005, Academic Regulations-Graduate, Transfer of Graduate-Level
Study)
Experiential Learning
Students pursing the degree of Bachelor
of Applied Arts and Sciences may be granted vocational/technical field
credit for work experience.
Approval of credit is determined by a faculty committee in the College
of Arts and Sciences (Bachelor
of Applied Arts and Sciences)
Advanced Placement
Policies and procedures guiding the awarding of credit by examination
are published in the University Catalog in the section regarding Programs
for Academic Support and Enrichment. Credit is awarded through the following
examination programs:
- Advanced Placement Program of the College Board
- College Level Examination Program of the College Board
- University of Wisconsin College Level Spanish Language Placement Test
- Departmental Examinations
- ACE II - RN to BSN Mobility Exams
Professional Certificate
The University permits articulation from
selected professional certification and registries to the baccalaureate
completion
track in nursing (R.N. to B.S.N. completion program). Students
admitted to the University must complete requirements at the upper division
level
to assess prior learning and to gain eligibility for program admission.
With successful completion of the designated assessment courses, the
appropriate academic departments recommend the award of University
credit for comparable lower division courses in the discipline. The B.S.N.
program
undertaking the articulation of professional certification/licensure/registry
offers all courses to which equivalent credit will be assigned.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
| SOURCE |
LOCATION/Special Instructions |
| Institutional Mission | http://www.tamiu.edu/general.shtml#Mission |
| Catalog 2004-2005, Division of Student Affairs, Transfer Student Admission | http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/divofstuaffrs.shtml#tsa |
| Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Rules and Regulations | http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ctc/ip/core11_00/index.htm |
| Catalog 2004-2005, Academic Regulations - Undergraduate, Transfer of the Core Curriculum | http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/acadreg-und.shtml#tcc |
TAMIU brochure “Texas Common Course Numbers Equivalency Chart and Transfer Information” |
SACS Documentation Room |
| The Texas Common Course Numbering System brochure | SACS Documentation Room (Killam Library Room 334-C) |
| Texas Common Course Numbering System | http://www.tccns.org/ccn/TCCNS_FOR_PDF/ Matrix_Book_Sections/section_3.pdf  |
| TAMIU and LCC Degree Guide, 2003-2004 | SACS Documentation Room (Killam Library Room 334-C) |
| Catalog 2004-2005, Academic Regulations-Graduate, Transfer of Graduate-Level Study |
|
| Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences | http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/ba-apply-art-sci.shtml#baas |
| Advanced Placement Program | http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/pase.shtml#app |
| College Level Examination Program | http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/pase.shtml#clep |
| University
of Wisconsin College Level Spanish Language Placement Test |
http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/pase.shtml#uwclst |
| Departmental Examinations | http://www.tamiu.edu/catalog/current/pase.shtml#depexams |
| ACE II - RN to BSN Mobility Exams | http://www.nln.org/testprods/aceindex.htm |