Registrar's Office

Transfer Credit Policy

There are times when students come to CIAM with completed coursework from other institutions. To transfer to CIAM, a student must file an application for admission, satisfy all admission requirements, and submit official copies of transcripts from all schools previously attended. Transcripts received by CIAM become the property of CIAM and will not be released or returned to the applicant or forwarded to any other institution.

CIAM may accept transfer credit for equivalent courses from schools accredited by regional and national agencies recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United States Department of Education (USDE), and/or as documented with international accrediting bodies. To be awarded credit for transfer work, students must complete and submit a Transfer Inquiry Form to the Registrar’s Office and receive approval prior to registration for the course.

Course credit is granted for graduate courses satisfactorily completed with a grade of “B” or better at accredited institutions when such courses are no older than seven (7) years and cover the same or equivalent material as one or more courses in the CIAM program. A maximum of two (2) courses, six (6) semester units or equivalent may be transferred. Transferring students utilizing financial aid should refer to the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy to ensure they meet transferability requirements.

Transcript evaluations take several weeks to process from their day of submission. Transfer credit is not counted towards a student’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) but is counted towards the “Pace of Progression” and the maximum time frame allowed for completion of the program. Please see “Satisfactory Academic Progress” for more information. CIAM does not award any credit for prior experiential learning, challenge examinations or achievement tests.