Transfer Credit Practice

Returning Adult Learners often have completed coursework or degrees at other institutions. They may have dozens of credits to consider. Incorporating these credits into their academic record at MLC expedites their path to completing their course of study as they continue. While we grant as much credit as we can for prior coursework, we do apply the same discernment to our new CBE learners as we do to any transfer course.

The following criteria must be met to transfer in credit for coursework completed at another institution of higher education:

• If the institution is in the United States or its territories, it must be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body.
• If the institution is outside of the United States or its territories, the transcript must be evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
• The course(s) transferred in must be credit-bearing. Audits and non-credit courses will not be considered.
• The course(s) transferred in must be significantly similar to courses included in the current MLC catalog at the time of transfer. Our typical rule of thumb is that the course is at least 2/3  similar to our offering.
• An earned grade of at least a C must be recorded on the official transcript received by MLC directly from the sending institution.

CBTE Minor

Right now, CBE learners can only engage in the CBTE Minor. The six courses that constitute the CBTE Minor must be completed at a WELS or WELS-affiliated institution. So learners can only apply select courses that were completed at MLC, Bethany Lutheran College, or Wisconsin Lutheran College to the current course of study.

APPLE

Once APPLE is approved and learners can enroll in that course of study, courses will be considered for the degree program’s General Education, Required Content, and Professional Education offerings. Decisions regarding the alignment of previous coursework with MLC’s General Education and Required Content offerings will be applied to all learners in the program using the MLC Potential Transfer Equivalency resource as a guide. Any pedagogy or teaching methodology courses will be considered for each individual learner by MLC’s Education Licensure Office and may require additional supporting documentation, e.g., course syllabi from the sending institution, in order to receive transfer credit.