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ACADEMIC POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
6.2 Transfer Credit - Advanced Diplomas and
Post-Graduate Certificates
It must be emphasized that the transfer of credit is not an
automatic occurrence. Upon recommendation of the Program
Chair and/or the School Head, work completed for advanced/
graduate credit may be transferred in partial fulfilment of
advanced diploma or post-graduate certificate requirements. The
following restrictions apply:
• A student who has successfully completed graduate level
courses at Marine Institute as part of one Advanced Diploma
or Post-Graduate Certificate program, who is subsequently
admitted to another Advanced Diploma or Post-Graduate
Certificate program, may apply to transfer appropriate courses
to the current Program, provided such courses have not been
used to satisfy other requirements of the current Program and
provided a mark of 65% or higher was received.
• A student who has successfully completed graduate level
courses at another institution recognized by Senate may,
upon admission to an Advanced Diploma or Post-Graduate
Certificate Program at Marine Institute, apply to transfer
appropriate courses to the current program, provided such
courses have not been used to satisfy other requirements of
the current Program and provided a mark of 65% or higher was
received
• Advanced/graduate course(s) (which includes Advanced
Diploma, Post-Graduate Certificate and Masters level courses),
shall not be considered eligible for transfer if they have been
completed more than seven (7) years prior to the date of
admission into the current Program.
• The maximum number of transfer credits shall not exceed two
credits per Advanced Diploma or Post-Graduate Certificate
Program.
• All course work considered for transfer credit must clearly
be advanced/graduate level work (which includes Advanced
Diploma, Post-Graduate Certificate and Masters level work).
• Transfer credit will not be awarded for course work completed
on a pass/fail basis
• Transferred work will not be counted in computing the term/
cumulative average of courses completed in the Advanced
Diploma or Post-Graduate Certificate Program.
• Permission to take courses at other universities for credit in
Advanced Diploma or Post-Graduate Certificate Programs
must be approved in advance by the School Head.
6.3 Evaluation of Credit Applications
Credit for courses completed at this or any other institution will be
considered by the Marine Institute under the following conditions:
• Students apply to the Registrar on the Application for Transfer
of Course Credit form;
• Applications are received within four weeks of the course
registration dates;
• The application includes all of the pertinent documentation as
outlined above.
• Further information regarding courses previously completed,
as required by the Marine Institute in order to fully evaluate
an application for credit, is provided by the student. The
information requested may be obtained by the student from
the other institution or may be submitted directly to the Marine
Institute by the other institution, upon request by the Marine
Institute to the applicant. Such information may include Official
course outlines or syllabi and information about the number of
hours of instruction.
• Students are permitted one application for credit per semester
only, i.e., if a student wishes to apply for credit in more than
one subject in any semester, all subjects must be requested on
one form.
• Only those courses accepted will be recorded as transfer credit
courses on the Marine Institute transcript.
• Credit transferred from other institutions will be recorded only
upon a student’s registration in a program.
• The Marine Institute reserves the right to award credit for any
application it may receive and process.
6.4 Transfers From Other Newfoundland
Post-secondary Institutions
For students transferring from another Newfoundland institution
to the Marine Institute, the Transfer Guide, published by the
Newfoundland and Labrador Council on Higher Education, is
a compendium of current transfer credit precedents available
to students in Newfoundland. It is a valuable reference guide
for matters relating to the transfer of credit from one institution
to another within the Newfoundland public post-secondary
education system. In considering applications for credit transfer,
this guide is used by the Marine Institute to cross-reference
previously approved credit transfers. A copy of this guide is
available from the Office of the Registrar, or on-line at www.aes.
gov.nl.ca/postsecondary/transferguide.
7. CHALLENGE EXAMINATIONS
A Challenge Examination is written by a student who wishes to
seek credit in a course by a procedure other than normal class
instruction or transfer of credit from another post-secondary
institution.
The Marine Institute of Memorial University recognizes that some
students may have achieved competence in certain subject areas
through experience gained elsewhere. This experience, which
may warrant consideration for academic credit may consist of
courses taken at other education institutions or skills acquired
from work or learning outside the Marine Institute. It should be
noted that challenge for credit is not offered for Work Terms or
Internships. Students will be required to show documented proof
of having received the experience. The Marine Institute shall
have the responsibility to evaluate each student’s application
and determine which courses may be challenged, subject to the
procedures and regulations outlined below:
7.1 Application for a Challenge Examination
Students must complete an Application for a Challenge Examination
which can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. The
student must complete the application and submit it to the Registrar.
The application requires the student to document the previous
education or work experience which the student believes is
adequate preparation for challenging the course in question for
credit.
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