Transfer Credit and Credit by Examination

Students may earn a maximum of 50 percent of the credit required for a credential from LDS Business College by transfer credit and credit by examination which includes: Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and challenge examinations. For further details, contact the Director of Regional Marketing.

Transfer Credit
Transfer credit earned at other regionally accredited colleges or universities which meets the general education requirements of LDS Business College is normally accepted if grades of C- or better have been earned. Other credits will be applied on the basis of appropriateness to the specific degree program requirements. The cumulative gradepoint average of students who transfer to the College is computed only on the basis of course work completed at the College.

International Transfer Credit
Students with transcripts from institutions outside the United States may be given credit at LDSBC on a case-by-case basis. Transfer credit will be considered when a translation/evaluation is submitted from one of the four approved translation services listed below. Students may choose any one of the four and should request that the evaluation service send the report directly to LDS Business College. They must also provide the College with an official copy of their transcripts from the institution they attended.

• Education Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 514070, Milwaukee, WI 53203-3400
Phone: (414) 289-3400, Web: www.ece.org
Must request a “Subject Analysis Report”

• International Education Research Foundations, Inc.
P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231-3665
Phone: (310) 258-9451, Web: www.ierf.org
Must request a “Detail Report”

• World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 26879, San Francisco, CA 94126-6879
Phone: (310) 258-9451, Web: www.ierf.org
Must request a “Detail Report”

• American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers
One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 520, Washington, DC 20036-1135 Phone: (202) 296-3359, Web: www.aacrao.org/credential/index.htm
Must request a “Course-by-Course Evaluation”

Advanced Placement (AP)
Credit is given to students for Advanced Placement scores of three, four, or five in appropriate subjects which apply to the established general education requirements for graduation from a chosen program. See your academic advisor for more information.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Credit is given for certain CLEP exams which apply to the established general education requirements for graduation from a chosen program. See your academic advisor for details.

Challenge Examinations
Challenge examinations may be taken by students who have attended a school with limited transferability or who have through work or life experience attained knowledge equivalent to what is being taught in a college course. Department chairs and the vice president for academic affairs determine which course offerings are open to challenge. Students wishing to challenge a departmental class should see the department chair.

The following conditions apply for challenging a course:

1. Students who wish to challenge a course must be currently enrolled at LDS Business College as degree-seeking students.

2. Students may not challenge courses previously failed, courses from which they have previously withdrawn, or courses for which they have previously received credit. Students may challenge courses in which they are currently enrolled provided they do so within three school days (excluding Saturdays) after the first class meeting. If they pass the challenge, they are entitled to a full refund of tuition for the course (if applicable). The challenge examination fee (see page 26) will apply.

3. A grade of B or better on the challenge examination is considered passing. However, only a P for passing is recorded on the transcript. Students who perform unsuccessfully receive no grade or credit.

4. Students may challenge a course one time only.

5. Courses which have been successfully challenged are counted toward graduation credit, but do not count as credits taken in residence at LDSBC for purposes of graduation.

6. Permission of the department chair is required to challenge a course. After permission is granted, students must pay a nonrefundable challenge examination fee of $40 to the Cashier’s Office and present the receipt to the department chair before taking the exam. Students who successfully pass the challenge examination must, within the same semester that the course is challenged, present the challenge examination form obtained from the department chair to the Registrar’s Office to have the course and the P for passing recorded on the transcript.

7. International students must have authorization from an international student advisor.