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General InformationUniversity considers ACe credit recommendations for coursesapplicable to a student’s degree program.DANTES Subject Standardized TestsCredit may be allowed for DAnteS Subject Standardized tests(DSSt) exams with consideration given to ACe recommendations.e amount of credit awarded depends on a number of variablesincluding the number of units and distribution of units previouslyaccepted in transfer, prior courses completed, where prior transferunits were completed, and current status relative to the University’sresidency policy.e University does not allow credit for a DSSt examination if (1)the exam content would duplicate transfer credit previouslyawarded for a college course; or (2) the exam content is at anacademic level below one at which the student has previouslydemonstrated competence (academic regression). Units awardedfor DSSt exam do not fulfill residency requirements. e registrar’soffice should be contacted regarding the transferability andapplicability of DSSt tests.Military ServiceCredit for military service may be allowed with consideration givento ACe recommendations. A DD214, DD295, or official militarytranscript form is required to consider credit for military service.A maximum of six quarter units will be allowed for military basictraining. JFK University is a member of Service Membersopportunity Colleges (SoC).Registered Nurse’s Trainingeffective fall 2007, transfer credit may be granted for nursingcourses taken at a university, community college, or hospital-basedrn program. Courses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis foreligibility. Students need not have graduated from their nursingprogram to have their coursework considered for transfer; however,all other University requirements and credit limits apply.vocational courses taken in LPn or Lvn programs are not eligiblefor transfer.For nursing courses transferred prior to fall 2007, a maximum of90 quarter units may be allowed upon evaluation of hospital-basednursing school transcripts and presentation of a current Californianurse’s registry card. nursing coursework taken at a university orcommunity college will be considered for transfer credit up to the105 quarter-unit maximum with presentation of a currentCalifornia nurse’s registry card.Graduate ApplicantsApplicants to graduate programs must submit official transcriptsfrom the bachelor degree-awarding institution(s), and anypost-bachelor degree institution including any master’s degrees orcredits. Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree from aninstitution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council forhigher education Accreditation (CheA), except for applicants tothe Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) programs, which require abachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.Graduate Transfer Credittransfer credit may be awarded for applicable graduate coursescompleted at other institutions whose accreditation is recognizedby the Council for higher education Accreditation (CheA) withverification of transferability by the registrar’s office and approvalby the program chair. e PsyD and the MA Counseling Psychologyprogram in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies requiregraduate transfer work to have been completed at a regionallyaccredited institution. At least 70 percent of the work required fora graduate degree must be completed in residence at the University;some programs may require a residency greater than 70 percent.Graduate-level courses will be considered for transfer credit ifrelevant to the degree program and completed with a grade of B (orequivalent) or higher. Graduate transfer credit and prerequisitecredit may be denied if the course was taken as pass/fail, credit/nocredit, satisfactory/unsatisfactory, or another grading systemwithout letter grades.Graduate transfer credit is not allowed for undergraduatecoursework or for continuing education units and non-creditworkshops. Graduate coursework applied toward completion ofanother degree will not be considered for transfer except for theDoctor of Psychology program which may consider transfer creditfrom a relevant master’s degree.A maximum of nine quarter units from graduate-level extensioncourses may be allowed toward a master’s degree. Graduate transfercredit is not allowed into linked-degree programs or into certificateprograms.Second Baccalaureate Degreenormally, a student who has a bachelor’s degree is discouragedfrom working toward a second degree at the baccalaureate level.however, changes in academic objectives and other circumstancesmay make a second bachelor’s degree desirable. Students are neverpermitted to enroll in any degree program that is the same as orclosely related to a previously earned degree at the same level.to obtain a second undergraduate degree, an applicant mustcomplete at least 45 units of new work beyond the first degree,fulfill all University requirements for a bachelor’s degree (includingthe 36-unit residency requirement), and any requirements in themajor for the second degree that were not previously completed.John F. KenneDy UnIverSIty General Information 7