Transfer Process and Appeals

Transfer coursework will be evaluated according to the following standards in accordance with policies established by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State system:

•  All college courses in which a student has received a grade of A, B, C, D or P (Pass) at regionally accredited post-secondary institutions shall be considered for transfer.
• If the student’s cumulative GPA at the originating institution is less than 2.00, only grades of P, C and higher will be considered, unless the course was completed at a Minnesota State college and that college has used it to satisfy a Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) goal requirement. Students retain the right to appeal the acceptance of credits.
• Duplicate credits cannot be awarded for equivalent courses.
• Up to 16 credits of public or private regionally accredited technical college coursework shall be considered for credit if the coursework was completed with a grade of P, C or higher.
• Grades earned for transfer coursework shall not be computed in the student’s GPA on the Normandale transcript, but they will be included in the calculation of the GPA required for the MnTC and graduation.
• Credits earned by examination at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution will be considered for transfer.
• Credit achieved through experiential learning processes shall be evaluated, following a student’s petition, according to published national standard guidelines established by the American Council on Education (ACE), the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and other similar national organizations.
• In accordance with Minnesota Statute 197.775, Subd.2, Recognition of Courses, Normandale will evaluate credit achieved through military training as specified in the ACE Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. Up to 16 technical and/or vocational credits and an unlimited number of associate and baccalaureate credits will be accepted for unduplicated course content.
• Credits earned in competency-based education programs will transfer as general electives unless approved for other distribution requirements.
• Transfer decisions are not made solely on the source of accreditation. Non-collegiate work and coursework from non-regionally accredited institutions recognized by Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the US Department of Education will be considered on a course-by-course basis through the academic petition process.
• Coursework completed at an international college or university will be considered for transfer if recommended by a professional credential evaluation service that is recognized by the Association of International Educators (AIE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
• For information about credits awarded for the Advanced Placement Program, College Level Examination Program, Dantes Subject Standardized Tests, International Baccalaureate and Portfolio Assessment, students should refer to Credit for Prior Learning.

Course equivalencies for all Minnesota State schools, and many other institutions, are located in Transferology. 

• Course equivalencies explain how courses taken at other institutions transfer in to Normandale, and also how Normandale courses transfer to other colleges and universities. 
• If a course transfers as an equivalent course, the specific Normandale course is listed as that equivalent. If a course transfers in but there is no direct match, there will be a note or code explaining if it transfers in as an elective, if it applies in one or more Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) goal areas, or if it doesn't transfer at all. 
• Courses that do not have a "match" in Transferology need to go through the transfer evaluation process. 

Developmental courses (numbered below 100 or 1000 depending on the numbering system) are evaluated for use in determining course placement or meeting prerequisite requirements. Developmental course credits are not applicable to degree requirements. 

In addition to Transferology, many colleges and universities have their transfer guides and tools posted on their websites. 

CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

Equivalencies for the following standardized examinations are available in Transferology:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• Dantes Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)

To determine the Normandale equivalents of your examinations:

1. Go to Transferology and create your own free account.
2. Select "Will My Courses Transfer?"
3. Click the "Standardized Exams" tab, then pick the type of test you completed and the year you completed it.
4. Click the + next to each test you completed so they appear under "My Courses," then click "Search for Matches."
5. Begin typing "Normandale" until the Normandale icon appears, and then select it. 

You can appeal your transcript evaluation by completing an Academic Petition. It will be reviewed by an academic dean and, if appropriate, the academic department. 

You will receive the outcome in your my.normandale.edu account within three weeks of the date the petition was received. If you are not satisfied with our transfer appeal decision, you can submit a request to the Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs for a system-level appeal of the decision: 

• You are required to appeal a transfer decision at the college or university level before appealing at the system level. 
• When you submit the system-level appeal request, include a copy of the college or university transfer appeal decision with supporting rationale, transcript, and other documentation. 
• To be considered, a student appeal for a decision that involves credits from system colleges and universities must have the support of the chief academic officer or designee of the sending system college or university. When a transfer decision involves credit earned at an institution outside the system colleges and universities, the support of a chief academic officer or designee is not required. 
• When you submit the system-level appeal, Minnesota State System Office transfer staff will review it based on course descriptions, outlines, objectives, learning outcomes, and/or other relevant information. They will then submit a recommendation to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs.

The Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs makes the final determination. Their decision is binding on all system college and university parties.