College of Health Sciences Transfer Information
Below, you will find the Transfer Information and Policies found in the CUKC Catalog. You may also access the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) to find specific courses CUKC accepts as transfer credit. If you have specific questions about transfer courses, or cannot find the course in TES, please email the Academic Advisor at alex.widener@cleveland.edu or advising@cleveland.edu.
Cleveland University–Kansas City accepts, at its discretion, transfer coursework from other institutions of higher education who are accredited by agencies recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. For specific program transfer guidelines, see the appropriate section of the catalog. Transfer credit is evaluated based on content equivalency of credit earned. While most academic credits submitted from a regionally accredited two- or four-year college, community college, or university are accepted by CUKC, not all credits are applicable toward all majors or degree requirements. Evaluation of transfer coursework will be conducted once an official transcript from an appropriately accredited institution is received by Cleveland University-Kansas City. Transcripts should be sent to:

Cleveland University-Kansas City
Office of the Registrar
10850 Lowell Avenue
Overland Park, Kansas 66210

- TRANSFER EVALUATION
  Transfer grade points are not included in the calculation of the CUKC GPA. Transfer courses in which a grade of “C” or higher may be accepted for credit. CUKC does not accept remedial courses and courses numbered below 100-level for transfer credit. Course equivalencies are determined according to course descriptions and content listed in university catalogs. Syllabi may be required to determine equivalencies for some courses. Courses already evaluated are listed in the Admissions section of the CUKC website.

- SEMESTER CREDIT EVALUATION
  The unit of credit at CUKC is the semester hour. All incoming transcripts will be converted to semester hours. Quarter credits are converted as follows: 1 quarter hour = .67 semester hour. While courses will be evaluated based on content equivalency, should an evaluation result in a credit deficiency, the student will be required to meet the credit hour requirements for their degree. This could result in taking additional credit hours.
- INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER EVALUATION
  See “International Students” section of the catalog for more information.

- RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAMS
  Associate’s degrees require at least 15 credits in residence/earned from CU-KC. Bachelor’s degrees require at least 36 credits in residence/earned from CU-KC. Master’s degrees require at least 30 credits in residence/earned from CU-KC.
- CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
  Students may establish a total of 12 semester credit hours toward their associate’s degree and a total of 35 semester credit hours toward their bachelor’s degree by examination.
- RECORDING AND UTILIZATION OF CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
  Examination credit will be recorded with a grade of CR after the grade reports are received and approved by the Dean of College of Health Sciences. All Cleveland University-Kansas City degree programs are approved by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Transferability and the application of the earned credit hours and/or degree toward other and/or advanced degrees is at the discretion of the receiving institution. Students planning to transfer or apply the earned credits or the earned degree toward advanced graduate degrees are responsible for checking with the receiving institution.
- COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)
  CLEP tests are acceptable for the subjects and amount of credit indicated below. The University shall determine an acceptable CLEP score based on standards of the state university system as determined by the appropriate department. CLEP credit cannot be granted for any area in which the student has equivalent course credit. CLEP credit must be posted on an official transcript.
- ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
  Credit is granted for successful completion of Advanced Placement (AP) examinations offered by the College Board. A student may be granted credit for AP exams with scores of 3, 4 or 5. Credit is not awarded for any examinations that overlap other examinations or equivalent college courses. Where overlap exists, the amount of credit awarded will be appropriately prorated.
- MILITARY CREDIT
  Military credit approved by AARTS or SMART will be accepted as general elective hours toward undergraduate degrees.

College of Chiropractic Transfer Information

Below, you will find the Transfer Information and Policies found in the CUKC Catalog. You may also access the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) to find specific courses CUKC accepts as transfer credit. If you have specific questions about transfer courses, or cannot find the course in TES, please email the Academic Advisor at alex.widener@cleveland.edu or advising@cleveland.edu.

- STUDENTS WITH ADVANCED STANDING/TRANSFER CREDITS:

A student who has attended another CCE accredited chiropractic program or an accredited first professional degree program may be able to transfer credits into the D.C. Program under the following conditions:
• It is the student’s responsibility to inform the College of transfer credits prior to matriculation. Transfer credit will not be awarded after initial registration.
• Transfer students must be in good academic standing and must meet admission requirements in place at the time the student first enrolled in the original chiropractic institution. A letter of good standing is required from the transferring institution. Good academic standing must be documented on an official academic transcript or indicated with a 2.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale at the transferring institution.
• Once the admissions file is complete and the student’s eligibility for acceptance with advanced standing is verified, an academic evaluation of the file is conducted by the dean or director of the program, or his/her designee, for which the student has applied.
• Final acceptance is not granted until transcripts have been evaluated to ensure that appropriate transfer credit is awarded and the student meets current academic standards of the College.

- Credits used to satisfy the minimum prerequisites for admission may not be used for transfer credit. To be eligible for transfer credit consideration, post secondary coursework must:
  1. Have a grade of “C” (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better as recorded on an official transcript for consideration of transfer.
  2. Be earned within five years of the date of admission to the CUKC College of Chiropractic. The College may waive this requirement for persons holding a first professional degree in the health care sciences (e.g., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.P.M.) or an academic degree (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.) in a related discipline from a regionally accredited institution.
  3. Transfer credit may be awarded for non‐clinically related academic courses if they were taken at the master’s degree level or higher.
  4. Transfer students may be required to repeat coursework that was passed at their previous institution if deemed necessary. This decision is at the sole discretion of the College.
  5. Must be equivalent to CUKC College of Chiropractic standards in relation to quality, content and credit units.

A student may be required to demonstrate proficiency via written and/or practical examination in any or all coursework for which transfer credit is sought. A student may be required to audit any course for which transfer credit is awarded.

A review of all transfer credits and requests is completed on a case‐by case basis and all decisions are final. Any applicant found to have illegally altered a document or to have misrepresented information as a part of his/her application shall be permanently disqualified from admission to the CUKC College of Cleveland University-Kansas City Page 50 2023-2024 Chiropractic. Transfer students must complete not less than 25% of their final credits required for graduation at Cleveland University-Kansas City.