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course greater than ten years old if a student has sufficient, additional proof that they<br />
have maintained currency in the content area since taking the course. Students who plan<br />
to take a course at another college during their time at <strong>RVCC</strong> can submit paperwork for<br />
pre-approval for transfer to ensure that their course will transfer in upon successful<br />
completion. Certain programs in Allied Health have additional transfer of credit policies to<br />
remain in compliance with program accreditation requirements and individual transfer<br />
policies are provided on the program website or in the program handbook. It is the<br />
responsibility of the Program Director to accurately communicate all program-specific<br />
transfer policies to students.<br />
River Valley’s policy on credit award for prior experiential learning is through a process<br />
called Credit by Examination (CBE). If a student can demonstrate sufficient reason why<br />
their prior experience has met the course objectives, they may challenge the course.<br />
Typically, this is done in a manner which provides the student a chance to take a<br />
comprehensive final exam, comprehensive practical exam, and/or submit a portfolio of<br />
work that demonstrates mastery of the course objectives. The grade issued for this CBE is<br />
identified as the course grade on the student’s transcript. Students can also earn credit by<br />
transferring completion of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams or Advanced<br />
Placement (AP) coursework.<br />
Per the CCSNH BoT Academic Policy 620.02, <strong>RVCC</strong> may only issue associate degrees for<br />
which a student has completed 15 credits being offered directly by the College (not<br />
transferred in) including a minimum of 8 credits in the major or specific field of study.<br />
Many of the programs in allied health and health science, which require credit loads above<br />
60 credits, do not allow for direct transfer of program-specific courses, but will only allow<br />
transfer of credit related to general education credits. This continues to ensure that all<br />
students complete at least 25% of their coursework directly at <strong>RVCC</strong>. Certificate programs<br />
also follow CCSNH Policy which states that a minimum of 6 credits, or 25% of credit load,<br />
whichever is greater, must be completed at the College awarding the degree. For<br />
example, even our smallest credit program, phlebotomy, which has only six (6) credits,<br />
will allow transfer in of the phlebotomy course from another school (3 credits) for students<br />
who wish to complete their phlebotomy internship at one of our clinical locations. These<br />
students therefore, may transfer in only 50% maximum of their credit load towards their<br />
Phlebotomy certificate, while still taking the <strong>RVCC</strong> phlebotomy internship and completing<br />
50% of their credits at <strong>RVCC</strong> before being awarded their certificate.<br />
Articulation Agreements<br />
River Valley has articulation agreements with a number of four-year institutions in the<br />
State of NH and has worked closely with those institutions in recent years to ensure that<br />
course competencies align for ease of transfer. This work has been most rigorously done in<br />
the math and science fields to ensure that students at <strong>RVCC</strong> can transfer their coursework<br />
to any of the NH Universities.<br />
Program & Course Scheduling<br />
Scheduling of programs and courses follows the program maps as described above. <strong>RVCC</strong><br />
does not offer any programs on an abbreviated schedule, but does offer courses via<br />
distance education. All online courses follow the same outline as the same course offered<br />
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