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College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - Stonybeach - 08-05-2024
Does anyone know of an online college, application with fee, to receive college credit for EMT-Basic Certification posted to an official transcript? Prefer RA accredited university. Thank you.
College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - jch - 08-05-2024
NREMT EMT is worth 8 credits at TESU: https://www2.tesu.edu/oplr/client.php?client=NREMT
RE: College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - Stonybeach - 08-05-2024
(08-05-2024, 03:39 PM)jch Wrote: NREMT EMT is worth 8 credits at TESU: https://www2.tesu.edu/oplr/client.php?client=NREMT
Thanks I saw that but they charge like $450 to post credits. Anything cheaper?
RE: College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - wow - 08-05-2024
It looks like you are trying to launder credits. In other words, you want to have one RA college that accepts your EMT courses as undergraduate credits to add them to their transcript, and then you want to use that transcript to have those same credits accepted at an RA institution that would not otherwise accept the courses for academic credit. Is that correct?
If so, that's not possible.
On the other hand, if you are trying to compile multiple sources of alternative credit into a transcript for career purposes (for example, this is sometimes needed by police officers seeking promotion or who need to prove that they took a certain number of courses in a study area), then TESU's ILA service or Excelsior's OneTranscript are what you need. Excelsior's service is even more expensive, at $495.
RE: College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - Stonybeach - 08-05-2024
(08-05-2024, 04:28 PM)wow Wrote: It looks like you are trying to launder credits. In other words, you want to have one RA college that accepts your EMT courses as undergraduate credits to add them to their transcript, and then you want to use that transcript to have those same credits accepted at an RA institution that would not otherwise accept the courses for academic credit. Is that correct?
If so, that's not possible.
On the other hand, if you are trying to compile multiple sources of alternative credit into a transcript for career purposes (for example, this is sometimes needed by police officers seeking promotion or who need to prove that they took a certain number of courses in a study area), then TESU's ILA service or Excelsior's OneTranscript are what you need. Excelsior's service is even more expensive, at $495.
I want the credits posted on a transcript before the EMT certification expires. I don't plan on renewing the certification and want it on a transcript in case it can be used as "free elective credits" or to document the previous training for what it is worth. I never received previous college credit for the national certification, if that is what you mean by laundering.
RE: College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - wow - 08-05-2024
(08-05-2024, 05:02 PM)Stonybeach Wrote:No, like I said, laundering is getting something put on a transcript as academic credit in an attempt to use it as at an institution that would not normally accept it for academic credit.(08-05-2024, 04:28 PM)wow Wrote: It looks like you are trying to launder credits. In other words, you want to have one RA college that accepts your EMT courses as undergraduate credits to add them to their transcript, and then you want to use that transcript to have those same credits accepted at an RA institution that would not otherwise accept the courses for academic credit. Is that correct?
If so, that's not possible.
On the other hand, if you are trying to compile multiple sources of alternative credit into a transcript for career purposes (for example, this is sometimes needed by police officers seeking promotion or who need to prove that they took a certain number of courses in a study area), then TESU's ILA service or Excelsior's OneTranscript are what you need. Excelsior's service is even more expensive, at $495.
I want the credits posted on a transcript before the EMT certification expires. I don't plan on renewing the certification and want it on a transcript in case it can be used as "free elective credits" or to document the previous training for what it is worth. I never received previous college credit for the national certification, if that is what you mean by laundering.
For any school that would accept them as academic credits, you'll just have to submit the documentation at the time you apply to that school. Some may grant credit because you took the courses, even if the EMT certification itself is expired. Others may not. If you're thinking about TESU, it's not clear to me that TESU requires the certification to be current. Someone else on this board may know more-- i've never taken emt courses and haven't tried to get credit for them. https://www2.tesu.edu/oplr/client.php?client=NREMT
College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - jch - 08-05-2024
TESU generally goes by credential issuance date for PLR stuff. Expiry typically doesn't matter as long as you still have something to send in.
Professional Learning Review credits on a TESU transcript (such as these) are highly unlikely to transfer to other institutions. As stated, that's credit laundering which doesn't work.
RE: College credit for EMT-Basic Certification - CenterSquarEd - 08-05-2024
OP hasn't stated their intentions, but there are other reasons to get credits on a transcript. It's not uncommon for civil service jobs to have formulaic requirements, for example 15 or 30 credit semester credit hours in a relevant discipline. The hiring manager and HR may be motivated to get a decent candidate through the qualifications.
I'm not sure of a cheaper option, although TESU wouldn't have that fee if someone applied, got these credits, and then did some other coursework there... which would be more expensive in the end, but could potentially come with a degree. If someone already has a degree or coursework under their belt, I wonder if any number of local colleges would be willing to transcript something like this.