Bachelor of Science in Health Administration

Bachelor of Science in Health Administration Transfer Credit Evaluation: Only undergraduate-level courses with a C- (1.7) grade or better will be evaluated for transfer credit.  A maximum of ninety (90) total credits will be considered for transfer, subject to the following criteria:
• A maximum of 30 credits will be accepted from alternative credit options, such as CLEP/AP/IB/ACE, etc.
• A maximum of 30 credits will be accepted from military training or work experience
• All undergraduate students must complete at least 30 credits in-residence at West Coast University
• At least 24 of the in-residence credits must come from core program courses

Additional criteria for transfer credit by type of credit is as follows:
General Education Credits (39cr)
• Students may transfer up to 33 general education credits.  All general education courses considered for transfer credit must reflect content aligned with one or more categories and requirements.
• All students are required to complete course Foundations of Online Higher Education
Elective Credits (30cr)
• Students may transfer up to 30 elective course credits. 
Program Core & Specialization Track Credits (51cr)
• Students may transfer up to 27 core and specialization track course credits.  All core and specialization track courses considered for transfer credit must reflect the same content and course credit as the course for which transfer credit is requested.

Students who request to transfer credits from previously attended institutions must submit sealed official transcripts to the Registrar's Office from originating institutions prior to their first day of class.  If students are unable to submit transcripts or transcripts are unavailable, students may be enrolled for a period of one (1) term through the submission of unofficial transcripts, submitted no later than four (4) days after the start of a student's first term.  Students failing to submit official transcripts prior to the final day of the first term may be denied transfer credit for prior courses.  In addition to official transcripts, copies of course descriptions, school catalogs, and course syllabi may be requested for evaluation purposes.

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 to receive transfer credit.

Please note all veteran students are required to submit all post-secondary transcripts.  Please see the Veterans Educational Benefits policy in the Financial Policies and Information Section of the Catalog.

To achieve the graduation requirement of 120 credits, all students must complete 39 credits of general education courses.  Students may request to satisfy general education credit requirements through transfer credit per university policy.

A complete list of General Education Competency Outcome requirements and a complete list of WCU General Education Course Offerings are available on the General Education page.

To achieve the graduation requirement of 120 credits, all students must complete 30 credits of electives. Students may request to satisfy all or a portion of the elective credit requirements through transfer credit for previous education. Additionally, students may complete available online course offered by the university to satisfy elective credit (some restrictions apply). 

Students who have completed at least thirty-nine (39) credits of coursework with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 may also satisfy up to twelve (12) credits of core coursework through the completion of four (4) graduate level courses in-residence.  All four (4)  in-residence graduate level bridge courses completed as part of an undergraduate program may be used to satisfy graduate requirements.

A minimum grade of a "C-" (70%) will be required to receive course credit in the BSHA program.  Should a student receive a "D+" (<70%) grade or lower, it will not be considered a passing grade for the BSHA program and the student will be required to retake the course.  The earned grade will be counted into the student's CGPA and will be replaced once the course is repeated with a passing grade.  The student will be placed on an academic action plan to repeat the course and meet with the program Chair.  

Eligibility for Reentry

A student who has been academically dismissed from West Coast University may apply for reentry to the University's BSHA program if:

The applicant was in good standing with the University excluding previous Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) or GPA requirements at the time of their dismissal.  If any other "good standing" issues exist, the individual would be admitted to the university on probationary status.  If a student in probationary status is not in "good standing" after completing their first semester of coursework in the BSHA program, they would be dismissed from the University.  If an applicant was previously dismissed from West Coast University for any conduct violations, he/she would not be admitted into the program.  Please refer to the Good Standing policy for specific information on the terms.;

Individuals granted reentry would have their successfully completed WCU credits, and credits previously transferred from other institutions, considered for applicability to the BSHA degree.  Decisions regarding transferability of credit are made by the BSHA program Dean or Director.

An individual who is readmitted by this clause will not be considered for dismissal due to the course failures in other WCU programs.  Any failures that occur after the student has reentered the university into the BSHA program would be subject to the university dismissal policy.