Doctor of Whole Health Leadership

Transfer and Prior Learning Credits

SCU is proud to offer advanced standing options as a way to recognize the prior relevant training and education of students, reduce student educational costs, and facilitate progress toward graduation.

Transfer credits and/or prior learning credits options vary between the three DrWHL tracks and only apply to the 13 track-specific credits. Whole Health Leadership Core, Capstone, and Weekend Intensive courses are not eligible for advanced standing.

AIHM Fellowship Track

Students in the AIHM Fellowship Track are not eligible for transfer credits or prior learning credits. By completing the AIHM fellowship, students in this track will earn track-specific course credits throughout the DrWHL program.

Integrative Medicine Post-Fellowship Track

Students in the Integrative Medicine Post-Fellowship Track will receive 13 transfer credits for prior completion of an Academic Consortium-recognized Integrative Medicine fellowship. These transfer credits fulfill the track-specific credit requirements. The remaining 38 credits must be completed at SCU.

Administrators, Educators, and Non-Fellows Track

Students in the Administrators, Educators, and Non-Fellows Track earn track-specific credits through designated courses, transfer credits, and/or prior learning credits. Students in this track may receive a combined total of up to 13 credits through transfer credits and/or prior learning credit, with up to 11 credits specially awarded for prior learning credit.

Students can apply for transfer credit and/or prior learning credit for individual courses and can also receive transfer credits based on articulation agreements. SCU currently has articulation agreements with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM).

  • Individuals who completed the IFM Functional Medicine Core Curriculum will receive 9 transfer credits and can apply for 4 additional advanced standing credits (transfer credits/prior learning credits).

Please contact an Admissions representative for additional information about the transfer credit process and prior learning credit process.