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Transfer Credit Policy

1. Transfer Policy

The applicant must submit a completed admissions application form and the required application fee.
The applicant must submit an official high school transcript or evidence of high school equivalency.
The applicant must submit an official transcript from each accredited college or university previously attended as well as course descriptions for each course for which transfer credit is requested.
The applicant must complete through AAMI the final 35 credits required for the AAMI associate degree.
Only those credits taken at AAMI are used in computing the student grade point average.
It the applicant has completed 60 college credits, an associate degree or a bachelors degree, the entire General Education core (12 credits) will be waived.

2. General Education Transfer Credit

Transfer credit will be awarded for General Education courses taken at an accredited institution in which a student has earned a grade of C or better. Transfer credit in general education will only be applied to the following courses:

Communication Skills	GEN 101	3 credits
Death and Human Development	SOC 102	2 credits
Health Education	GEN 103	2 credits
Introduction to Science	GEN 102	2 credits
Principles of Mathematics	BUS 101	3 credits

3. Credit by Examination

AAMI participates in the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Board. Students in AAMI's associate degree program may earn up to 12 credits through CLEP. In accordance with AAMI's Transfer Credit Policy, credit will be awarded through CLEP exams for those courses in AAMI's general Education requirement.

Students may take CLEP exams at CLEP Test Centers on college campuses, Test Centers on military bases and at DANTES Education Centers.

To locate CLEP Test Center and Register for CLEP Exams, go to:
http://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_clep/searchCLEPTestCenter.jsp

CLEP for Military Personnel:
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP®) exams are available to eligible military personnel as a way to save time and money while earning college credit. To assist military personnel in meeting their educational goals, the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) funds CLEP exams for eligible military service members and eligible civilian employees.

Who is Eligible For Military-Funded CLEP Exams?
CLEP exams are free to the following military personnel and eligible civilian employees:

Military veterans can seek reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for CLEP exams and fees. For more information, visit CLEP for veterans on the web: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/veterans.html

Military personnel (Active Duty and Reserve) - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Army Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Navy Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Army and Air national Guard; visit: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/military.html

Eligible civilian employees and spouses of participating Reserve Component and Coast Guard personnel.

Department of Defense Acquisition Personnel (only eligible for the following computer-based exams: Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics and Principles of Marketing)

4. Servicemember's Opportunity College and DANTES Affiliation

AAMI is one of 1800 SOC colleges and universities that provide educational opportunities to service members and their families.The Servicemember's Opportunity College concept was created in 1972 to provide educational opportunities to servicemembers who, because they frequently move from place to place, had difficulty completing college degrees. As a SOC institution, AAMI is committed to aiding service personnel in the quest of their funeral service education goal. AAMI's online program is currently the only funeral service program affiliated with SOC. In addition, AAMI is affiliated with the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) whose mission is to support the off-duty voluntary education programs of the Department of Defense. SOC students receive special advising regarding the transfer of credit, including certified military training, and a reduced per-credit-hour tuition charge.

5. Funeral Service Major

Transfer credit for any course that is tested on the National Board Exam must meet the following criteria:
The applicant may not have taken the course more than 2 years prior to the applicant’s initial course enrollment at AAMI.
The applicant must have earned a minimum of a grade of B in the course or courses for which they are seeking transfer credit.
For courses in a sequence (e.g., Embalming I, Embalming II, etc.), an applicant must receive a B or higher in each course to have the courses and credits transferred. If an applicant received a grade of C or lower in a course in the sequence, that course plus all subsequent courses (regardless of the grade in a subsequent course) are ineligible for transfer.
The applicant will be required to audit (online or on-campus) each course transferred in the major (courses on the National Board Exam) to ensure overall mastery of the course content. A $50 audit fee will be charged.


	LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Queens, NY) ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY (Queens, NY) ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE (Brooklyn, NY) YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Maine) SERVICEMEMBER'S OPPORTUNITY COLLEGE/DEFENSE ACTIVITY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT Partnerships	American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service 619 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019 Email: info@funeraleducation.org Phone: (212) 757-1190 Fax: (212) 765-5923 Toll Free: (866) 932-2264