Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy

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1. Purpose

To govern the admission of transfer students and the fair validation and transfer of academic credit earned elsewhere, so that advanced standing is awarded consistently and only for equivalent, quality-assured learning.

2. Scope

This policy applies across Future University in Egypt — all faculties, the Dental Hospital, the training Pharmaceutical Factory, student housing and administrative units — and to students, faculty, staff and, where stated, contractors and suppliers.

3. Definitions

Transfer credit

Academic credit awarded for study completed at another recognised institution.

Advanced standing

Admission to a programme with credit for prior learning, reducing the remaining requirements.

4. Policy statement

• The University admits transfer students and awards credit for prior study against published, consistently applied criteria.
• Credit is granted only where the content, level and learning outcomes of prior study are equivalent to the receiving programme and were completed at a recognised institution.
• The maximum credit that may be transferred, and any residency requirement for the award, follow the approved credit-hour bylaws.
• Decisions are documented, communicated to the student, and open to review under the Student Academic Appeals Policy.

5. Procedures

1. An applicant submits official transcripts and course descriptions; the faculty equivalency committee maps each course to the programme and determines credit.
2. Equivalence is judged on learning outcomes, credit hours and the standing of the awarding institution, not on title alone.
3. The approved transfer record is entered in the student's file and reflected in the study plan and expected graduation requirements.
4. The student may request a review of an equivalency decision within the published window.

6. Roles and responsibilities

• Credit-Equivalency Committees — assess prior study and award credit.
• Admissions Office — processes transfer applications.
• Vice-President for Education and Students — assures consistency.

7. Related policies

• Non-Discriminatory Admissions Policy
• Teaching and Learning Policy
• Student Academic Appeals Policy

8. Legal and cultural alignment

Required by ABET (acceptance of transfer students and validation of credit earned elsewhere) and ACPE (transfer of credits and advanced standing), and governed by the credit-hour bylaws of the Supreme Council of Private and National Universities and the equivalency role of the Supreme Council of Universities.

9. The policy in practice

The University applies this policy in its day-to-day work. Examples, by academic year, include:

Academic year 2021/2022

• May 2022 — the University applied it through petroleum-engineering field training at Qarun Petroleum.

Academic year 2022/2023

• October 2022 — the University applied it through a cooperation protocol with SAP for digital-skills training.

Academic year 2024/2025

• December 2024 — the University applied it through the selection of students for Erasmus+ mobility to Spain.

Academic year 2025/2026

• September 2025 — the University applied it through the renewal of its strategic partnership with University College Cork in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education.

Academic year 2026/2027

• October 2026 — the University applied it through the renewal of NAQAAE accreditation for its Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine.

Together these show the policy at work across the University’s teaching, research and community life.

10. Monitoring and review

Reviewed at least every three years, or sooner if Egyptian law, regulations of the Supreme Council of Universities, or THE/accreditation requirements change. The policy owner is responsible for monitoring how it is applied.

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