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DETERMINING TOTAL CREDIT

HOURS

When you are comparing schools one of the very first questions you should
ask is this:

“How many credit hours (courses) will I need to complete in order to earn
my degree at this school?”
This sounds like a simple question; however, there are many factors
that affect the answer. Ask these five questions of every school that you
research:
1. How many credits can I transfer for past college courses I have
completed?
2. Are there general education requirements? If so, what are they?
3. Are there pre-requisites to complete before I begin my selected major’s
course work?
4. How many total credit hours (courses) will I need and what does my
complete degree plan look like?
5. Are there any non-traditional programs offered? If so, how are they
different from the traditional programs?
Here are American Sentinel University’s answers to these
questions:

1. TRANSFER CREDITS – American Sentinel allows the following amount
of credits to be transferred:

Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing (BSN): Up to 90 credits

• The number of credit hours you receive for past general education
course work taken depends on your transcripts, but we award transfer
credit for courses in our four general education categories

• Communication Competency
• Humanities

• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Science, Mathmatics and Information Technology

Master’s Degree: Up to 18 credits

www.americansentinel.edu

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