TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT The Academia Medical Institute does not guarantee the transferability of its credit to any other educational institution. Acceptabilityof credits is solely at the discretion of the accepting institution. TRANSFER OF CREDIT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY Academia Medical Institute will consider accepting transfer credits or clock hours earned at another institution for the coursesAnatomy and Physiology I (A&P I), Anatomy and Physiology II (A&P II), Nutrition Across the Life Span provided that the followingcriteria are met:1. The institution is accredited by an agency recognized by the U. S. Department of Education or by the Council on HigherEducation Accreditation2. The course or courses being transferred are a part of a practical nurse curriculum that has been approved and/or accreditedby the Ohio Board of Nursing, by an accrediting agency recognized by the U. S. Department of Education, or by anaccrediting agency that is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation3. The course or courses are determined to be comparable in both content and duration to a course or courses offered byAcademia and with a minimum grade of B. The transfer course will have a grade “T” in the transcript.4. The course was completed within two years of the date that the student is applying for admission into Academia.5. Requests for transfer of credit must be made in writing. An official transcript must be sent directly to Academia from theinstitution that the transferring student attended. A copy of a detailed syllabus for the course and outline of the course’scontent must be provided. The Program Administrator and/or the designee will make the determination if the course orcourses requested for transfer credit meet all required criteria, and transfer credit will be granted. The decision of theProgram Administrator is final and not appealable.Additional Information for the Practical Nursing (PN) program Any student who meets all the criteria of the above Transfer of Credit Policy except for the fact that their credits were earned more than one year ago, but no more than three years previously may request the opportunity of a proficiency exam. The proficiency exam is available for the two anatomy and physiology courses,A&PI01 and A&P 102, and for the Nutrition across the Lifespan course. The student must achieve a minimum score of 78% on each proficiency exam taken and, if successful, will receive credit earned from the previous school as transfer. Tuition will be adjusted and prorated based on how many credit hours are accepted for transfer. For Individuals with experience in the armed forces of the United States, or in the National Guard or in a reserve component, the Program Administrator will review the military education and skills training that may be applicable to AMI’s curriculum. If the military education and or skills are substantially equivalent to content required in the AMI curriculum transfer credit will be awarded and noted on the transcript as Military Credit.