Transfer of Credit

Transferring credit at The College

CFP^® Certification Education Program and ChFC^®, CLU^®, and CLF^® Designations

The credit transfer policy for Huebner School courses permits a student who completed comparable courses at a domestically accredited college or university, or in The American College's Irwin Graduate School, to apply for transfers of credit into certain Huebner School programs, provided the courses were completed within seven years prior to the application date, and the student earned a grade of "C" or better in each course. In addition, students who recently earned any one or more of the pre-approved professional designations below are eligible to apply for transfer of credit. Students may transfer courses into the ChFC^®, CLU^®, and CFP^® Certification Education Program. The RICP^®and ChSNC^® programs are ineligible for transfers of credit.

Students who complete selected Irwin Graduate School courses may apply for transfer of credit into Huebner School programs.

If student completed:	They may obtain transfer credit for:
GS 811	HS 328
GS 815	HS 330
GS 817	HS 321
GS 842	HS 342
GS 930 + GS 960*	HS 382 + HS 384**
MBA	HS 384**

* If you have completed GS 930 and GS 960, you can receive a reverse transfer of credit for HS 382 and HS 384.

** If you have earned the MBA degree within the past seven years of applying for a transfer of credit, you can receive a transfer of credit for HS 384.

CFP^® Certification Education Program Transfers of Credit and Exam Eligibility: Please note that The College can ONLY report program completers who have transfers of credit from CFP Board-approved providers for exam eligibility purposes. To determine if your prior education is from a CFP Board-approved provider, please consult: https://www.cfp.net/get-certified/certification-process/education-requirement/certification-coursework-requirement/find-an-education-program. Upon registering for the exam, students who have transfers from institutions not listed here must verify their education by self-reporting to the CFP Board using their unofficial transcripts.

Transfer of Credit Applications

For CFP^® Certification credit transfer, use this form; for all others, use this form.

To view and complete your application, you will be required to log into your student account.

Graduate Programs

MSFP Program

A maximum of nine (9) credits toward the MSFP degree may be transferred from other accredited colleges or universities. The credits must be at the graduate level with courses similar in content to those of The American College of Financial Services; they must have been earned within seven years of the date of admission to the MSFP degree program; and the student must have earned a grade of B or better in each course.

A request for credit transfer must be submitted in writing to the MSFP program director and should include a description of the course for which transfer is being sought and the name of the college or university where the credits were earned. The student must also have that college or university forward an official transcript to the Registrar's Office at The American College of Financial Services. Transferred credits apply to distance courses only.

MSM Program

A maximum of nine (9) graduate credits hours (the equivalent of three 3-credit courses) may be transferred from other accredited colleges or universities. Determination of the credit transfer will be made on a case-by-case basis by the MSM program director.