Tranfer Credit for MSN Students

Transfer Credit Policy:

• A maximum of two course units or their equivalents may be approved for transfer credit.
• The process for transfer of credit must be completed post-admission but before the start of classes.
• No fee is applicable for the transfer of credit.
• To be considered for transfer credit into the School of Nursing, courses must be graduate-level and have a grade of B or better. 
• Courses must have a letter grade; a grade of pass is not acceptable.
• Only courses taken in an accredited school are acceptable for transfer.
• Courses with a clinical component in which the clinical hours are counted for purposes of the regulatory and credentialing bodies are not acceptable for transfer.
• Advanced pathophysiology and advanced physical assessment courses will be considered for transfer credit only if completed within five years of matriculation.
• Advanced pharmacology courses will be considered for transfer credit only if completed within two years of the expected date of completion of the master’s program.
• Transfer credit decisions are at the discretion of the Course Director and/or Program Director.
• If approved, the transfer credit will appear in the action column of the transcript but will not be calculated into the student’s GPA.

Transfer Credit Process (takes approximately two weeks)

To apply for transfer credit, please use the External Course Approval Tool (XCAT) to submit your course information:

 https://fission.sas.upenn.edu/sso/xcat/

1) Obtain the syllabus and upload it through the External Transfer Credit Evaluation Tool (XCAT).

2) An official transcript of the course must be on file in the Office of Student Information at the time of application.  It may be mailed or brought to:

Office of Student Information
Killebrew-Laporte Center for Admissions & Student Affairs
Suite M-18, Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217

The official transcript must be received before the credit can be posted to your transcript.

3) The syllabus will be forwarded to the appropriate faculty instructor for evaluation.

4) If the course is approved or not approved, you can review the results in the XCAT System. If approved, the Office of Student Information will then post the credit. 

Please contact the Office of Student Services at advisor@nursing.upenn.edu or (215)898-6687 with advising questions about how transfer credit would affect your plan of study.