To receive transfer credit for this program, previous General Education course must have achieve a grade of at least a "C", and Core courses require a minimum grade of a "C+". Approval on transfer credit is based on the program's discretion.

BSN and LVN/LPN-BSN applicants requesting transfer credit evaluation must provide official transcripts by the Add/Drop deadline on the second Tuesday of the term. All general education, prerequisite, and core nursing coursework must have been taken at an accredited post-secondary institution. For nursing credits to be considered for transfer credit, there can be only one year between the end of the last nursing course taken at a previous institution and the beginning of the first course at West Coast University. Exceptions may be considered. Science courses must be taken within the last five years to be accepted for transfer credit. Course syllabi for courses previously taken at another nursing program should be submitted for review to the campus dean for nursing. The maximum allowable transfer credits applied to the BSN program shall not exceed 52 credits of general education, and for the ADN (Florida only) program shall not exceed 27 credits of general education. See the Challenge Credit policy for additional information on receiving nursing credit for previously completed nursing courses. Authority for all final transfer credit decisions is given to the Program Dean/Chair. Transfer credit will not be awarded based on unofficial transcripts, however, students may be scheduled for their first semester of courses based on unofficial transfer credit review . Financial packaging for the first semester will be estimated without transfer credit unless/until official transcripts are received and evaluated. If transfer credit is evaluated after the add/drop date of the first semester, it will be reflected in financial aid offers for the subsequent semester.
Individuals who are concurrently enrolled at another institution at the time of their matriculation to West Coast University, may be allowed to request transfer credit for courses that are in-progress. In this situation, official transcripts must be received by the end of the first term of matriculation in order to receive transfer credit.
All applicants who are veterans or seeking transfer credit must submit all official applicable postsecondary transcripts by the Add/Drop deadline on the second Tuesday of the term regardless of applicable transfer credits for timely certification of the veterans request for benefits and receipt of funds. Please see the Veterans Educational Benefits policy in the Financial Policies and Information Section of the Catalog.

International MD Transfer Policy

West Coast University accepts a general education block transfer credit from any international institution that granted a Medical Doctor (MD) degree and is recognized by the country’s Ministry of Education or Department of Education. An MD international graduate has to complete:

FHE 100

and prove English proficiency by satisfying West Coast University's English Language Verification requirements.

For the transfer of general education credits including English courses to be granted one has to:

Graduated with an MD degree from an international higher education institution that is recognized by the country’s Ministry of Education or Department of Education.
Complete an international transcript equivalency credential evaluation from one of the WCU approved professional evaluation agencies. This evaluation should include: the degree comparability, course-by-course evaluation, GPA, grade, and credit conversion.

Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Science Degree - International MD Transfer List

course code	course title	credits
ENGL140	Written Communication I	3
ENGL240	Written Communication II	3
SPCH142	Oral Communication	3
MATH108	College Mathematics	3
MATH211	Statistics	3
PSYC160	Psychology	3
PSYC290	Lifespan Psychology	3
HUM370	Cultural Pluralism	3
PHIL341	Critical Reasoning	3
ANAT260*	Human Anatomy	4
PHYS261*	Human Physiology	4
CHEM280*	Chemistry	4
MICR290*	Microbiology	4

*Science courses must have been completed within five (5) calendar years prior to admission to receive transfer credit.

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