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BELLIN COLLEGE CATALOG2011-12Transfer of General Education Courses/Credits• Courses must be transferred from accredited two and four year institutions.• Courses must be at the Associate Degree (100) level and above. (Diploma/ 300 level courses are notacceptable.)• See specific options for required and minimum and maximum number of transfer credits.• Courses must meet equivalency of BC program requirements. Courses listed on the University ofWisconsin Transfer Information System (TIS) identified as equivalent at UWGB for Bellin College requiredgeneral education courses may be transferred if they meet BC program requirements. Courses not listedon TIS will be reviewed for equivalency by the Bellin College Registrar.• Courses ten years or older may not be accepted.• Science courses taken beyond five years will be reviewed on an individual basis.• Pass/fail grades will not be accepted.• A minimum GPA of 3.0 in transfer courses is required. All college level courses taken that would meetthe Bellin College required or general education course requirements for the requested option will beincluded on the credit evaluation to calculate the GPA.• A grade of “C” or better will meet the standard for transfer courses. Grades of “C-“, “C/D”, “D”, “F” or“WF” (Withdrawal–Fail) will not satisfy the course requirement and may jeopardize admission.• If the minimum GPA requirement of 3.0 in transfer courses is not met, additional coursework reflectingBellin College required courses is required before re-application. Contact the Admission Department fordetails.• An acceptable applicant will obtain a grade of “C” or better in all required and general education electivecourses for the requested option. If an applicant has obtained a grade of “C-“or below in any of thesecourses, the course or its equivalent must be repeated. A grade of “C” or better must be obtainedbefore final acceptance to the College. The GPA will be recalculated after completion of the repeatedcourse to assure the 3.0 requirement is met.• If multiple courses satisfy the same general education requirement, the course with the highest gradewill be transferred.• A required general education course can be repeated one time only. The applicant is not consideredviable if course grade is below a “C” after repeating. If this occurs, re-applying to the college will not bean option.• Credits for colleges using a “quarter system” within the academic calendar will be evaluated on anindividual basis.• Credits earned at a foreign university must be evaluated by ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators). Theapplicant is responsible for the cost of this evaluation. The applicant must request the evaluation to besent directly from ECE to Bellin College. Bellin College will evaluate credits based on ECE transcripts.• An accepted applicant must report to Bellin College Admissions any change in the college/universityenrollment from the time of the Official Credit Evaluation. Admissions personnel will approve anychanges to assure that admission requirements remain intact. Failure to alert the Admissions personnelof changes may nullify admission to the college.An applicant who has been out of school for several years is encouraged to contact the Bellin CollegeAdmissions Office regarding eligibility.All applicants are encouraged to refer to the Bellin College website or contact the Admissions Office forspecific requirements relating to the required general education courses.Transfer of Nursing Courses/CreditsTraditional and Sophomore Options: Nursing credits taken at a CCNE or NLNAC accredited Associate Degree rBaccalaureate programs may be submitted for a credit evaluation if taken within five years of application.Selective nursing course may transfer in for the nursing major. Nursing courses may be transferrable asgeneral education requirements if they satisfy the Human Development or Diversity requirements. A nursing27