Transfer of Continuing Education courses to Curriculum - Approved by BOT in January 2017

Procedure for Requesting/Awarding Credit

The student will request transfer of credit via a form entitled “Request for Transfer of Continuing Education/Workforce and Economic Development Credit to Curriculum (“Request”). The Request must be submitted to the Registrar to initiate the process. The Request must be accompanied by the student’s official continuing education/workforce and economic development transcript.
The student must be currently enrolled in a curriculum certificate, diploma or degree program at Halifax Community College.
Only courses that are “pre-approved” and are on the “pre-approved” list are eligible for transfer. The pre-approved list is developed upon review and agreement among the Continuing Education and Curriculum departments. A list of the “pre-approved” courses is available in the Registrar’s Office. Courses can be added to this list as deemed appropriate.
The Request is forwarded to and reviewed by the Continuing Education/Work- force and Economic Development Director and Curriculum Department Head for the area in which the student is requesting credit transfer.
Only courses taken within the last five (5) years are eligible for consideration (as indicated by the transcript that is attached to the Request).
Only courses taken through the Halifax Community College Continuing Education/Workforce and Economic Development Department are eligible. Courses taken at other institutions can be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. For courses taken at another institution, the College must be able to determine that the course(s) taken at the other institution are equivalent in course content and level of instruction.
If a student wishes to receive credit for a course that is not currently on the “pre-approved” list, the student can submit a request. Courses will be re- viewed on a case-by-case basis. If approved, that course may be added to the “pre-approved” list.
Upon review by the CE and CU departments the request is approved or denied and the signed form is submitted to the Registrar’s Office.
If the transfer of credit is approved, the credit is noted on the student’s curriculum transcript as “TR” (transfer) and that credit will not be included in the student’s overall grade point average. This is the same policy that applies to all transfer credit.
For degree completion, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of semester credit hours of curriculum course requirements must be completed at Halifax Com- munity College AND those twenty-five percent of credit hours must be curriculum level courses (cannot be transferred credit from Continuing Education/ Workforce and Economic Development).