Administration of
      Transfer of Credit

How Transfer of Credit is Administered

The Underlying Policy

The principle of Transfer of Credit (TRCR) is adequately explained on a separate document. It is there noted that:

Transfer of Credit seeks to preserve what a student has already earned at other higher learning institutions and which is comparable in breadth, depth and quality to the programme to which the student is seeking admittance.

Note: For Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (credits earned informally through life experience) see a separate document on this topic.

The Process

The following basic steps summarize the Transfer of Credit process:

• Compile a Portfolio of all your formal qualifications and training courses
• Write a comprehensive CV to accompany the Portfolio
• Register (on the Website) for a programme that will lead to a qualification
• Indicate on the application that you wish to apply for Transfer of Credit
• Receive instructions to contact a local CU representative
• Arrange for a face-to-face meeting to present the documentation
• Wait for confirmation on how many Transfer Credits are granted to you

Note: This same process may lead to the recognition of a qualification such as a Certificate as an entry level qualification. A Certificate is then not issued but is regarded as being in place for Entry Requirement. Further consideration of remaining course credits may then still be transferred to the applied for qualification.

The final authority lies with a panel of trained assessors who evaluate the presented documents and the merits of each application.

Cost Implications

The Transfer of Credit process will save the student considerable time in learning, research, writing and performing tasks to show competency of skills. The request for Transfer of Credit takes a lot of time and adds to the administration load of the University.

Partial Transfer of Credit

Three kinds of fees are applicable:

• Registration fee of $85 US Dollars to register for a course you want to study
• Transfer of Credit fees equivalent to 30% of the normal course fees
• Course fees at $12 per credit for the courses you have to add to these credits

Transfer of Credit for a Whole Qualification

If you obtain a qualification in whole through Transfer of Credit (on under-graduate level), two kinds of fees are applicable:

• Registration fee of 50% of $85 US Dollars to register for the Certified qualification
• RPL credit fees equivalent to 30% of the normal course fees for all 120 credits

Note: You may prefer not to receive a qualification certificate in order to save costs in the case where no research or assessments were needed to determine the recognition of the qualification already earned elsewhere.

Examples

The following costs are typical (normal study fees calculated at $12/credit):

• Certificate in whole (120 credits): — $43 ($85 x 50%) + $432 (120 x $3.60)
• Diploma (120 credits), 40% TRCR: — $85 + $864 (courses) + $288 (TRCR)
• Bachelor (150 credits), 25% TRCR: — $85 + $1,350 (courses) + $135 (TRCR)

Note: The fees for a course of 20 credits come to $240 (20 x $12). Usually about 6 courses make up a qualification of 120 credits. The Bachelor qualification needs 150 credits for completion (7 or 8 courses).

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