Thomas Jefferson University is proud to partner with the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) and has established 10-degree pathways through which METC graduates that completed the programs below can transfer college credits and earn a bachelor’s degree.
Medical Education & Training Campus Bridge Pathways
| Transfer METC credit hours to reduce overall program costs and time |
Complete all degree requirements at an accelerated pace with our 8-week courses | All courses offer flexibility with our fully online asynchronous learning format |
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Active duty military and veterans not only face unique challenges in their busy lives, but also in their education and careers. That’s why we offer online accelerated courses and bridge programs that are made to fit your busy schedule. Your METC training counts toward maximum college credits here — reducing overall tuition costs and time to graduation.
METC Bridge Pathway Options
Select the university degree program below to visit the program page and to download a PDF of the curriculum degree map.
All METC Training programs transfer a large amount of credits towards the 120 credits required for completion of the Bachelor’s degree.
Explore your bridge program options as a graduate from the Healthcare Specialist or the Hospital Corpsman:
Healthcare Specialist
- BS in Behavioral Health & Services - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Emergency Management - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Health Insurance Management - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Health Services Management - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Health Studies - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
Hospital Corpsman
- BS in Behavioral Health & Services - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Emergency Management - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Health Insurance Management - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Health Services Management - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
- BS in Health Studies - Program Page - Degree Map (PDF)
METC graduates who are academically qualified and are interested in earning their Bachelor’s degree are awarded transfer credits for successfully completing the METC course. Additional transfer credit from other colleges may also be accepted up to a maximum of 90 transfer credits. Each applicant’s prior education will be evaluated on an individual basis to be sure that no usable credits are left behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
Toward our online BS program we accept up to 90 transfer credits per our institutional policy. Other TJU programs may accept a lower number of transfer credits. Review the specific Degree Map to find the exact number of credits awarded for a specific METC course.
Yes, we evaluate other military courses for credit based on Joint ServiceTranscript, ACE recommendations, official course descriptions from ATTR, and graduation certificates.
Yes, we consider credits from colleges and universities that were accredited during your tenure as a student. For some of the TJU programs, we also accept credits from technical and trade schools with published course catalogs that include official course descriptions, course length, testing methods, and passing criteria.
At this time, we do not award credits for medical or supervisory courses through competency-based assessments.
For the online Bachelor’s programs students can start the program and enroll in courses during any term (Fall 1, Fall 2, Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer 1, Summer 2.) There is no required annual start date and for the many of the TJU bridge programs there is no set schedule.
Other TJU degree programs have a Fall start date and may have a set schedule.