Course Credit Transfer Policy

Requests for courses to be transferred for credit toward a graduate degree are reviewed upon request by the applicant during their first term in the program. Such work must represent graduate-level courses relevant to the Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University being sought, with course content and level of instruction resulting in applicant competencies at least equivalent to those of currently enrolled students in the Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University.

The Course Credit Transfer Policy of the Master of Arts in School Counseling program may be applied in two (2) situations:

  • applicants who enter the Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University having already completed coursework that they believe to be equivalent to required program course, and/or
  • applicants currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University who want to complete a course through another institution.

Requesting transfer course credit means that the course credits will count toward the total degree credit hours.

Requirements

Applicants seeking transfer credit must provide the following to their academic program.

  • Published course description
  • Course reading list
  • Course syllabus that include requirements for assignments and grading criteria
  • CACREP Standards met in each course (must include year of standards)
  • State department of education standards for certification (when applicable)
  • Course Learning Outcomes (when possible, Program Outcomes should be included)
  • Information on the types of methods that were used to engage applicants in learning
  • Official transcripts noting earned credit for the course

In addition, the following guidelines apply:

  • Coursework must have been complete within the past five (5) years
  • Coursework must have been complete at a regionally accredited institution of higher education
  • Grades earned on transferred work must be equivalent to B or better
  • Skills (individual/group counseling) or field experience (practicum/internship) coursework are not be eligible for transfer credit
  • Courses taken on a pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis will not be included in transfer credit
  • Credit hours earned on transferred work will not be greater than the earned credit hours reflected on the official transcript. When necessary, earned credit hours will be converted to semester hours before posting as transferred credit hours.

Note

  • The Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University does not accept transfer credit for non-credit courses, including courses taken for Continuing Education Units
  • No more that 12 hours of graduate credit may be/will be transferred in to meet the credit hour and course requirements for the Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University
  • The Master of Arts in School Counseling at Sacred Heart University has discretion to allow fewer hours

We will only consider course credit transfer for the following courses: 

  • COU 510 Human Development
  • COU 540 Social & Cultural Foundations
  • COU 570 Career Counseling
  • COU 580 Research Methods & Program Evaluation
  • COU 590 Substance Use Disorders & Process Addictions
  • COU 565 Counseling Couples, Families, & Children
  • COU 575 Human Sexuality
  • COU 675 Consultation & Organization Administration in Counseling
  • SC 565 Counseling Children and Adolescents

Courses must be from counseling programs. We will not accept Social Work, Marriage & Family and/or Psychology courses.