Acceptance of Transfer Credit
Maximum Amount of Credit Allowed to be Transferred
Any such earned credit must meet the minimum College academic standards of a grade of “C” or better and must parallel the content of similar courses offered. The maximum amount of credit allowed to be transferred is seventy-five percent (75%) of the total semester hour’s credit of the program of study.
Determining the Acceptability of Transfer Course Work
Any course taken at a North Carolina Community College System institution will be accepted for the equivalent course except as specified herein.
For all others, the following criteria will be considered in determining the acceptability of the transfer course work:
- Equivalency of course descriptions, credit hours, outcomes and analysis of course level, content, quality, comparability, and degree program relevance. It shall be the student’s responsibility to provide documentation of this equivalency, which may include, but is not limited to, syllabi, course catalogs, course outcomes, etc.
- Use of recognized guides, such as those published by the American Council on Education, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs.
- Accreditation of the school by a regional or national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. If the school was not accredited by a regional or national accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education at the time the course was taken, additional documentation will be required. It shall be the student’s responsibility to provide any additional documentation requested. Accreditation does not guarantee acceptance of transfer credit.
- Program Coordinators must evaluate technical, vocational, or developmental courses that were completed more than seven (7) years ago to determine whether they will apply to a student’s program or satisfy prerequisite/corequisite requirements. Documentation of the coordinator’s evaluation and approval must be submitted to Records and Registration, who will upload the correspondence to the college’s electronic filing system. Regardless of age, the college will accept general education courses that were completed with a grade of “C” or better. Cross reference Policy 04.01.090
Responsibility for Determining Transfer Credit
The initial responsibility for determining transfer credit from other colleges and universities rests with the Records and Registration Department.
When there is doubt about the appropriateness of transfer credit or when a student wishes to appeal a transfer credit decision, the transcript will be referred to the appropriate faculty member(s) and Dean, whose decision will be final. Documentation of the faculty or Dean’s evaluation and approval must be submitted to Records and Registration, who will upload the correspondence to the college’s electronic filing system.
Steps for Transferring from a Postsecondary Institution
When a student transfers from a postsecondary institution to the College, the following steps will be implemented:
- The student fills out an application for admission and is responsible for providing an official high school transcript and an official transcript from any other postsecondary institution.
- The Records Staff evaluates the transcript and credit is accepted in accordance with the College's program offerings and the procedure stated herein. No credit for a course with a grade lower than a “C” may be transferred. The transcript evaluation is conducted in cooperation with the appropriate faculty member(s) and Dean, as applicable.
- The student is given placement test(s), if applicable.
- The student continues with registration procedure.