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Colorado College Guide
Students Transferring
Introduction
By Colorado standards, a transfer student is a high school graduate who has enrolled in post-graduation college courses, and who is
applying for admission to a second higher education institution. Four-year Colorado public higher education institutions are bound by
state law to accept your transfer credits provided you meet certain conditions. Colorado statute C.R.S. ) pertains to
transfer agreements between two-year and four-year institutions and among four-year institutions for arts, science and preprofessional
programs. It guarantees that all acceptable course work be transferred from one Colorado public college to another.
Transferring from a two-year institution to a four-year institution
If you have completed the core curriculum in your two-year school, then the four-year school (other than the Colorado School of Mines)
to which you are transferring will accept these credits as a fulfillment of lower division general education requirements. Engineering
programs are the exception: they require special general education requirements. If engineering is your focus, apply early for transfer.
Contact the school's registrar or admissions office for the complete requirements.
Beyond the core curriculum, you should enroll in classes that qualify for transfer, working toward your particular degree program. You
can qualify for transfer in three ways: finishing 30 semester units of transferable college credit (GPA 2.0), finishing 12 semester hours
of transferable college credit (GPA 2.5), or completing an associate's degree with a greater-than-C average. This last option
guarantees you junior class status in a four-year school. Otherwise, your transcript will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
The CLEP and Dale Carnegie credit transfer programs DO NOT fulfill the lower general education requirements. Business course transfer
has its own mandated course sequence. Contact the school's registrar or admissions office for further information on taking business
courses.
A completed Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) gives you an advantage over other transferees, since these degrees
are streamlined to flow into baccalaureate programs. Credit hours transfer to specific requirements contributing to a major, assuming
you have completed such required courses in your two-year institution. In addition, several colleges offer scholarships for transferees
with associate's degrees.
For more specific information and assistance, rely on your two-year school's transfer center and counseling office. To assist in planning,
request a transfer evaluation from your prospective four-year institution.
Transferring from a four-year institution to a four-year institution
The definition of a four-to-four year transfer covers a change of major within a college, as well as a change between one college and
another. If you have completed the core curriculum in your initial four-year school, then your transfer school will accept these credits
as a fulfillment of lower division general education requirements. CSM is an exception to this rule, as its engineering program calls for
alternate requirements. If engineering is your focus, apply early for transfer.
Beyond the core curriculum, you should enroll in classes that qualify for transfer, working toward your particular degree program. You
can qualify for transfer by finishing either 30 semester units of transferable college credit (GPA 2.0) or 12 semester hours of transferable
college credit (GPA 2.5). The CLEP and Dale Carnegie credit transfer programs DO NOT fulfill the lower general education requirements.
Each four-year college's admissions office has a four-year transfer plan for each major. Business course transfer has its own mandated
course sequence.
Tips: If You Are Thinking about Transferring
- If you are interested in transferring from one school to another, request a copy of the transfer guidelines for Colorado public
institutions from your academic advisor.
- You will need to provide the transfer institution with an official transcript of courses you have completed previously.
- Be sure to check with the school you wish to attend so you are clear about which credits will transfer. Additionally, you should be
aware that some transfer credits accepted by an institution may or may not count toward an academic department's requirements for
graduation.
- Remember that institutions may require that you earn a minimum grade before the course will be accepted for transfer credit.
- Credits earned at institutions that are not regionally accredited may or may not be accepted by the transfer institution. The
regional accrediting body for Colorado institutions is the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), and all twenty-eight
public four- and two-year institutions meet the requirements of that organization. A school's catalog will indicate if the institution has
NCA approval.
- Some programs have limits on the number of transfer hours that will be accepted toward the completion of a degree. For example,
a school may require that at least half of the coursework must be completed at the transfer institution. Check college catalogs or
make an appointment with a transfer evaluator (in the registrar's office) or your academic advisor about possible limitations.
- Developmental and vocational courses are not intended to earn transfer credit. Credit earned through exams, such as the
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) test, may have to be re-evaluated by the transfer institution.
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