UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

1 . 0 T R A N S F E R C R E D I T S A transfer credit is one earned for a module suc- cessfully pursued at an approved tertiary insti- tution and deemed equivalent to one in a UTech, Jamaica course of study. No grades are issued for these credits, but the credit counts toward completion of the course of study. Transfer credits, therefore, are not calculated in the Grade Point Average (GPA), but will appear on the student’s academic record as Transfer Credit and to fulfil requirements for graduation. Only official transcripts from other institutions may be used to evaluate and/or award credit. To be eligible for evaluation, the grade for the module must appear on the official transcript from the institution. New students must request that an official transcript from all pre- viously attended institutions be mailed to the Office of the Registrar. Eligibility for credit towards a module does not guarantee admis- sion to that course of study. Modules used as basis for matriculation are not recorded as transfer credits, and they do not form part of the University’s record of the stu- dent’s academic performance. 1 . 1 M O D U L E E Q U I V A L E N C I E S a. Transfer credits will be awarded based on the nature, level, content and comparabil- ity of the module to that offered by the University. b. For the equivalent number of credits to be granted, at least 80% of the content of the module syllabus should be equivalent to that offered at the University. c. Where there is not an exact module equiv- alent and the module is acceptable for undergraduate credit in a specific dis- cipline, the module may be used to fulfil University/specialization/technical elective requirements upon approval by the appro- priate Faculty/College. d. The credit transferred must be appropriate and applicable to the educational goals of the course of study. 1 . 2 T R A N S F E R C R E D I T L I M I T F O R A C O U R S E O F S T U D Y a. The maximum number of credits that may be transferred from other approved institu- tions is fifty percent (50%) of the number of credits required for graduation, and the remaining credits should include at least 60% of levels 3 and 4 modules. b. The number of transfer credits may affect eligibility for certain classes of awards. To “ E X C E L L E N C E T H R O U G H K N O W L E D G E ” 235 T R A N S F E R C R E D I T A N D E X E M P T I O N P O L I C Y