Common use of Acceptance and Application of Credits Clause in Contracts

Acceptance and Application of Credits. 1. Under this agreement, all courses applied to the associate's degree program will be articulated into the bachelor's program, not to exceed 75 semester credit hours. 2. Excluding those with grades below a C, all courses within the VCCS degree program will be transferred in, allowing students to complete their related degree program at ECPI in about 18 months of full-time study. 3. GAA students will be considered to have met all lower division general education requirements at ECPI. 4. No distinction will be made by ECPI regarding college courses applicable to the transfer associate degree that are taken through dual enrollment arrangements with high schools. Completion of the associate degree through dual enrollment will not preclude the student from eligibility under this agreement. 5. If GAA students do not have the prerequisites for a 300 or 400 level course at ECPI, they may be required to take the prerequisite course before taking the upper division course. 6. ECPI will evaluate courses/credits earned through Advanced Placement (AP), College- Level Examination Program (CLEP), and other testing programs. ECPI also will evaluate courses/credits earned at other institutions outside of the VCCS. Students seeking credit for these courses must provide the University with official transcripts for evaluation. 7. ECPI will inform the student at the time of enrollment if there are additional course requirements beyond the 120 minimum semester hours needed for graduation. Such courses will be specified in writing. 8. The curriculum in effect at the time a student first enrolls at a Virginia community college will be honored by ECPI if the student completes an associate's degree and successfully transfers to ECPI within 5 years of that first enrollment at VCCS. 9. Applicants who apply to ECPI University under this agreement within 6 months of completing at a VCCS institution are eligible to apply for the VCCS transfer scholarship to be awarded in the amount of $500 per semester, for up to $2000 total. See the ECPI University admissions office for further details.

Acceptance and Application of Credits. 1. Under this agreement, agreement all courses applied to the associate's degree program will be articulated into the bachelor's program, not to exceed 75 semester credit hours. 2. Excluding those with grades below a C, all courses within the VCCS degree program will be transferred in, allowing students to complete their related degree program at ECPI in about 18 l8 months of full-time study. 3. GAA students will be considered to have met all lower division general education requirements at ECPI. 4. No distinction will be made by ECPI regarding college courses applicable to the transfer associate degree that are taken through dual enrollment arrangements with high schools. Completion of the associate degree through dual enrollment will not preclude the student from eligibility under this agreement. 5. If GAA students do not have the prerequisites for a 300 or 400 level course at ECPI, they may be required to take the prerequisite course before taking the upper division course. 6. ECPI will evaluate courses/credits earned through Advanced Placement (AP), College- College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), and other testing programs. ECPI also will evaluate courses/credits earned at other institutions outside of the VCCS. Students seeking credit for these courses must provide the University with official transcripts for evaluation. 7. ECPI will inform the student at the time of enrollment if there are additional course requirements beyond the 120 minimum semester hours needed for graduation. Such courses will be specified in writing. 8. The curriculum in effect at the time a student first enrolls at a Virginia community college will be honored by ECPI if the student completes an associate's ’s degree and successfully transfers to ECPI within 5 years of that first enrollment at VCCS. 9. Applicants who apply to ECPI University under this agreement within 6 months of completing at a VCCS institution are eligible to apply for the VCCS transfer scholarship to be awarded in the amount of $500 per semester, for up to $2000 total. See the ECPI University admissions office for further details.