Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Academic Catalog 2025 - 2026

 Higher Learning Commission (HLC)  Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)  New England Association of Schools and Colleges – Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)  WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) • college-level courses completed at institutions accredited by organizations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Beacon College is generally unable to accept credits from institutions not accredited by either of the above. However, for certain Florida colleges, courses approved for academic transfer by the Florida Department of Education on its Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) website will be considered for transfer to Beacon College. Students must have earned at least a C grade in a course that can be applied to Beacon College degree program requirements. Beacon College awards semester credit only. Transfer credit measured in quarter hours upon acceptance will be awarded as follows: three (3) credit hours as the equivalent of 4.5 quarter hours. Transfer credits cannot exceed 30 credits for the A.A./A.S. degree or up to 90 credits for the B.A./B.S.. degree. Therefore, at least 31 credits for the A.A./A.S. degree and 30 credits for the B.A./B.S. degree must be earned through Beacon College coursework. For the B.A./B.S. degree, an additional two (2) upper level courses within the major will be required and also completion of the College’s Career Development course sequence namely COE 2606: Career Exploration , COE 3606 Career Planning, and COE 4606: Career Development . Beacon College accepts the College Level Examination Policy (CLEP) for general education courses offered by the Institution in accordance with established policy. The College will accept a score of 50 on a scale of 20-80 to award credit for all CLEP General and Subject Area tests. CLEP scores must be received directly from Educational Testing Services (ETS). No more than three (3) CLEP course substitutions will be accepted into any degree program. A $100.00 CLEP processing fee is charged per CLEP course substitution. Students seeking to transfer credit based on military and service school or passing scores on the Dantes examination will have such credit considered on an individual basis following the guidelines above. Beacon College awards credit for Advanced Placement (AP) exams with a score of 3 or higher and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams with a score of 4 or higher. Students who score in the GED® College Ready + Credit level (175-200) demonstrate some of the skills that are taught in college-level courses and may be eligible for up to 3 credits in Math, 3 credits in Science, 3 credits in Social Studies, and 1 credit in English. Beacon College does award credit based on Educational Testing Service (ETS) advanced placement exams when the grade is equivalent to a C (a minimum ETS score of 3) or above. Beacon College does NOT award transfer credit based on: • training provided by non-collegiate institutions; • experiential learning; • professional certification; • courses determined to be occupational or vocational in nature; and • courses in which Pass or Satisfactory are earned.

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