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Transfer of Credits

 

Purpose

Establishes the rules for evaluating and transcription of credits transferred to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

 

Statement

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ accepts college-level transfer credit from regionally accredited U.S. post-secondary institutions. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Admissions Office uses Oregon State University’s transfer course equivalency tables as a guide to determine equivalencies to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s general education requirements.

Transfer credit evaluation is a partnership between Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Admissions office and faculty. The Admissions Office will evaluate transfer credit to determine if it is equivalent to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s general education course requirements for AS, AGS, AAOT, AAS degrees, and for certificates. Upon request, faculty will evaluate transfer coursework for equivalencies to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ major-specific requirements for AS and AAS degrees, and for certificates. Additional documentation such as catalog descriptions and/or syllabus may be required to support a faculty review.

To have transfer credit evaluated for equivalency to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ courses, official transcripts must be submitted to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Admissions Office, and the transcripts must be able to be matched to a valid Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ student ID number. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ considers transcripts to be "official" if they have been received directly from an issuing institution (whether on paper in a sealed sending institution envelope or a certified electronic copy) and are properly signed/authenticated by the sending institution. All transcripts received by the Admissions Office become the property of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. The Admissions Office will not provide copies of transcripts from other institutions.

Students will be notified via email upon receipt of their transcript(s) and again upon completion of the credit evaluation. Results of the credit evaluation may be viewed in the Unofficial Transcript section of the student’s WebRunner account.

Transfer credit is not included in determining academic standing at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. Transfer GPA and course completion is included in establishing initial Satisfactory Academic Progress at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ for federal Financial Aid.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ accepts college-level credits in the following manner:

U.S. Institution Transfer Credit

Coursework must be 100-level or above, however developmental-level coursework that can be directly correlated with an equivalent developmental Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ course can be transferable. Coursework must be graded with the range of A-D (or numeric equivalent), or with a Satisfactory/Pass designation, where that grade is defined by the issuing institution as equating to a letter grade of C or better. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ uses Oregon State University’s transfer credit equivalency tables as a guide to equivalencies.

Regionally accredited U.S. institutions of higher education

General education courses that do not have direct equivalences to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ courses may be eligible for transfer and potential use as electives. In some cases, courses will be designated with subject codes of LDT, 1XX or 2XX. Major-specific courses that do not equate to specific Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ courses will be granted Lower Division Transfer Credit; courses that do not equate to Career/Technical courses in an AAS degree or certificate will be granted Career/Technical credits at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. Credit not applied to degree and/or certificate requirements may be posted as block transfer on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ transcripts. Upper Division Transfer (UDT) courses, 300-level and above that do not have direct equivalencies to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ courses will not be given transfer credit.

U.S. Military (Joint Service Transcripts, DD-214)

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Admissions Office will apply ACE guidelines when determining college credit transferability from U.S military transcripts and service documents.

Credit for Prior Learning

Credit awarded for prior learning, which includes Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Credit by Challenge Exam, Credit for Military Training, Credit for Professional Licensure, and Credit for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Training, will be posted on a student’s Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ academic transcript in the manner outlined in 4020-01.

Coursework from Nationally Accredited Institutions

Upon request, coursework from Nationally Accredited Institutions may be reviewed for Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ equivalency.

Non-U.S. Institution Transfer Credit

Official transcripts and course descriptions must be submitted to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Admissions Office.

The AACRAO Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE)

Official transcripts and course descriptions must be in English. Non-English transcripts and course descriptions must be translated into English by a college-approved certified translator or evaluated by an NACES service provider. English Composition will not be accepted in transfer unless taken at an accredited U.S. college or university or an accredited English-speaking university.

 

 


Date of Adoption:
8/13/84
Dates of Revision:
10/3/95, 12/2/16, 4/2/20
Dates of Review:
9/9/16, 4/30/24