Apply for Transcript Evaluations

Any applicant requesting a transfer credit to Brookline College from another school must meet all of Brookline College’s admission requirements.

Students may earn transfer credit in the following ways:

  1. Evaluation of previously earned credit from another postsecondary educational institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education
  2. Nationally recognized college-equivalency examinations: Successful completion of College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), or National League for Nursing (NLN) Achievement Tests
  3. For international students, official transcript translation (if applicable) and evaluation from a member of the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) or the National Association ofCredential Evaluation Services (NACES)

Requirements for Evaluation:

  1. Academic Credit –For credit to be awarded for previously earned academic credit from another accredited postsecondary institution, an official academic transcript(s) must be submittedto the Registrar. Course descriptions and/or syllabi must be submitted with the transcript for evaluation purposes. Applicants seeking transfer credit for nursing courses may be requested to complete skill/competency assessments, if applicable, for the course involved. For international students, official transcript translation and evaluation from a member of the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). A grade of “C”(2.0) or higher is required to be considered for transfer credit into Diploma, Associate and Bachelor programs. A grade of “B” (3.0) or higher is required to be considered for transfer into a Graduate-level program. In addition, remedial/developmentalcoursework is not eligible for transfer.
  2. Substitution for a specific course will be considered for transfer credit.
  3. No academic credit is given for life experience or work experience.
  4. Brookline College does not accept advanced placement and/or credit for experiential learning.
  5. Non-general education/core concentration courses completed greater than five (5) years prior will generally not be accepted.
  6. Courses or degrees completed at another institution must be similar in content and duration to those offered in Brookline College program for which an applicant has applied.
  7. Albuquerque BSN for Baccalaureate Degree Graduates:
    Official Transcript Documentation must be presented prior to the end of the add/drop period. Until this time, unofficial transcripts can be used to determine the program of study. Documentation must show that the student earned at least a grade of “C” or better) in the following pre-requisite courses prior to entering nursing concentration clinical courses. Applicants must be eligible to receive credit for following pre-requisite credit blocks:

    1. PRQ 177 –15 Credit Block for Program Course Prerequisites: Anatomy and physiology (two courses within 5 years), carrying a minimum of 6 semester credits; microbiology (within 5 years), a minimum of3 semester credits; developmental or lifespan psychology, a minimum of 3 semester credits; statistics (in any field of study), a minimum of 3 semester credits. All courses must have been completed with a minimum grade of “C/2.0”.
    2. PRQ 277 –36 Credit Block for General Education courses: 36 General Education credits earned with minimum grades of “C/ 2.0”

    Additional credit for Pathophysiology may be awarded for an equivalent course passed with a minimum grade of “C/2.0” within 5 years of the student’s startdate

  8. All Nursing: Transfer Credit for NUR pre-fix courses will generally not be accepted.

Additional information can be found in the Brookline College catalog. Click here to access.