Transfer credit and recognition of credentials from other institutions

1. WU will verify the qualification or transcript with the originating institution:
   1. This may be by telephone call, email, personal referee, or letter.
   2. The telephone number, email address, referee, or address shall be obtained independently from the student.
   3. A contemporaneous record of the verification shall be made and kept in the student's file.
   4. When a qualification cannot be verified, a record of the attempt shall also be filed.
2. WU may recognize other credentials for admission or transfer credit. These may include:
   1. Qualifications, transcripts, or industry certifications.
   2. Credentials issued by other sources (e.g. industry certifying authorities, overseas institutions)
   3. Qualifications and transcripts for units with different codes.
3. If they are to be used for admission purposes only, then they will be used as evidence of competence at the required level.
4. If the applicant wishes to gain transfer credit, then the applicant must demonstrate equivalence with all requirements of the current unit(s).¹
5. If they are not equivalent with all requirements of the current unit(s), then they shall instead be treated as Recognition for Prior Learning and the student will be subject to those assessment protocols.
6. The applicant must provide:
   1. the original diploma, transcript or certification, or,
   2. a Certified True Copy, or,
   3. a duplicate issued by the originating institution, or,
   4. a formal declaration from the issuing institution (e.g. official letter).
7. WU shall verify the credential with the originating institution:
   1. This may be by telephone call, email, personal referee, or letter
   2. The telephone number, email address, referee, or address shall be obtained independently from the student.
   3. A contemporaneous record of the verification shall be made and kept in the student's file.
   4. When a credential cannot be verified, a record of the attempt shall also be filed.
8. Except in the case of government and quasi-government institutions, WU shall ascertain the acceptability of that credential.^* Credentials from foreign institutions should be checked either through other accreditations or by obtaining references through credible institutional or professional networks.
9. WU shall establish the role for which it gives recognition (e.g. admission to a course, advanced placement, etc.)
10. WU reserves the right to check the outcomes and/or content of the originating program to ensure that they are equivalent with those of the WU program for which the prospective student is applying.

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* This is especially so if they are in non-English speaking countries, unaccredited, or if WU has no direct knowledge of them.