Many students transfer college credits from one school to another. Fortunately, you can save money if you transfer college credits because you do not need to re-take those specific courses at your new school. In addition, you can finish college sooner and graduate in a timely manner. Read on to learn the proper way to transfer credits, so you can get a jump start on your college education.
Meet With an Academic Counselor or AdvisorYour counselor or advisor can provide you with feedback on the transfer process, and tell you which courses you might be able to transfer and apply towards your current program of study. Your counselor will need a photocopy (or unofficial copy) of your college transcript in order to provide you with the proper guidance. You can also give your counselor a copy of your previous schools course catalog, and a copy of the syllabus for each course that you would like to transfer. This information may be helpful if your counselor has questions about any of the college credits that you plan to transfer.
Obtain an Official Copy of Your College TranscriptIn order to transfer college credits from one school to another, your school will need an official transcript from your previous college. Your transcript should display the courses that you completed at that school and the grades/credits that you earned for those courses. Generally speaking, an official transcript is printed on security sensitive paper, and it contains the schools seal, and a signature from the Registrar. Your previous college can mail the transcript to you; or they can send it directly to your current school. If you choose to have your transcript mailed to you, do not open it. The transcript must be in a sealed envelope when you submit it to your school.
Complete the Appropriate PaperworkOnce your college receives your official transcript, you may contact the Admissions and Records office (or Registrars office) at your school to have them evaluate your transcript. You must complete a Transfer Credit Evaluation form indicating which courses you want to transfer to your current school. Be sure to include all requested details about each course on the form.
Confirm that Your Courses TransferredIt may take up to two weeks or even longer for your school to complete the transfer process. Once the process is complete, the Registrars office should notify you via postal mail of the results. Be sure to review the paperwork to verify that the correct courses and credits were transferred and applied to your current degree plan. Notify the Registrars office immediately if you notice any errors on your paperwork.
Unfortunately, not all college courses will transfer between schools. So, do not get upset if some of your credits do not transfer from your previous college. And although you may be able to transfer college credits, the grades that you earned in those courses will not affect your current grade point average. Speak with your academic counselor or advisor as soon as possible if you have questions or concerns about transferring college credits.
You will have to talk to the people at the college you are applying to. They will have the requirements for transfer of credits.
The U Select service helps college students wanting to transfer college credits by connecting them with college transfer articulation data. One can select the credits they want.
Hey! I just started at Ashworth College and I'm not sure about other schools but here you can transfer credits. I'm getting my online associates degree and my credits transferred. Good luck!
No, you still have them. The new college may or may not accept all the credits you earned at the first, but if you go back to the first college, they're still there (though they, in turn, might refuse to accept transfer credits from the new college). If you think there's the slightest possibility you might transfer schools, you should plan ahead and contact both colleges to see what credits will transfer and what will not.
Nothing will happen to you, you just wont get credit for those credits...they wont apply to your degree at the new college if you dont transfer them.
When i left Rasmussen for a state school, only 30 if my 160 credits transfered.
Usually it is a person who already has college credits and wants to transfer them to another school.
That will depend on the university or college. They will have the requirements for transfer of credits, what entities they accept and what grades you must have.
You will need to talk to the people at Rutgers. They will have the specific requirements for transfer of credits.
You need to talk to the people at Baker College. They will have the criteria necessary for the transfer of credits.
No, only the credits transfer. The courses that are transferred will have no affect on your grade point average (GPA) at the four your college or university. Thus, you start with a fresh GPA.
Some of the credits will be transferable. You will need to ask a counsilor at the college if all will be.