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Level of credit - College-level credits required. This usually means 100 or higher numbering, but check with your college to be sure as all college numbering systems are different. We can also accept Advanced Placement (not honors) High School Credits.

Academic Credits - NCM credits are semester credits (not quarter credits): 1 of NCM’s academic credits = approximately 15 “contact hours.” The course credits must meet or exceed NCM’s matching course requirements. This can be fulfilled from a single course or combined from several courses.

Grade - for our General Education requirements NCM accepts transfer credits with a grade of C- or 70% or higher. For the Midwifery Modules a 80% or higher is required.

Time-There is no time limit for when the General Education credits were completed; there is a five year time limit for transferring in midwifery credits.

Maximum number of transfer credits:

General Education Requirements from Modules 1,2 & 8: NCM will accept any and all of these as transfer credits. Midwifery Modules 3-7: NCM will accept up to 15 transfer credits.

Clinical credit transfers:

Clinical Credits are only accepted from other MEAC Accredited schools, and NARM PEP on a case by case basis at the discretion of NCM. 

The student must submit both the official transcript and copies of their clinical record forms (not client charts) showing client code, date completed, and preceptor name and signature.

NCM will accept the following maximum clinicals as transfer credit from a MEAC accredited school:
10 of 10 Births as Observer
20 of 25 Prenatals as Assistant

18 of 20 Births as Assistant

18 of 20 Newborn Exams as Assistant

8 of 10 Postpartum Exams as Assistant
25 of 30 Well Woman Exams as Primary under Supervision 15 of 20 Initial Prenatals as Primary under Supervision
20 of 55 Prenatals as Primary under Supervision
15 of 25 Births as Primary under Supervision
10 of 20 Newborn Exams as Primary under Supervision

20 of 40 Postpartum exams as Primary under Supervision

2 of 5 NARM Continuities of Care
10 of 10 Out of Hospital Births

The student must complete the entire NARM Skills Form while enrolled in NCM’s ASM program. All clinicals must meet NCM and NARM requirements.

Student must be enrolled with NCM for a minimum of 1 year.

NARM PEP Transfers

NCM will accept clinical work completed as part of NARM’s PEP program towards ASM clinical requirements, provided the student has submitted all of the following to NCM:

Verification that preceptor(s) who facilitated PEP work are registered NARM preceptors o Preceptor certificate from NARM or letter from NARM with confirmation of registration. Documentation must show that preceptor(s) were certified before the clinicals were completed/recorded.

Further clinical requirements may be necessary in order to ensure the student meets current NCM and NARM clinical requirements.

NCM will accept the following maximum clinicals as transfer credit from PEP Forms: 

10 of 10 Births as Observer
20 of 25 Prenatals as Assistant
18 of 20 Births as Assistant

18 of 20 Newborn Exams as Assistant
8 of 10 Postpartum Exams as Assistant

25 of 30 Well Woman Exams as Primary under Supervision 15 of 20 Initial Prenatals as Primary under Supervision
20 of 55 Prenatals as Primary under Supervision
15 of 25 Births as Primary under Supervision

10 of 20 Newborn Exams as Primary under Supervision 20 of 40 Postpartum exams as Primary under Supervision 2 of 5 NARM Continuities of Care
10 of 10 Out of Hospital Births

The student must complete the entire NARM Skills Form while enrolled in NCM’s ASM program. All clinicals must meet NCM and NARM requirements.

Student must be enrolled with NCM for a minimum of 1 year. The date of the first clinical to the date of the last recorded academic or clinical experience must be 2 years.

Please note that 10 out of hospital births must occur within 3 years of taking the NARM Exam.

The minimum enrollment period for students enrolling with advanced standing is based on the number of credits to be completed. The maximum rate of completion is 20 academic credits per trimester.