Students learn to properly transfer credits
Whitney Roberts
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: DSC News
Making sure student credits properly transfer to a different institution can be hard work, but with communication between the different schools about courses, it can turn a stressful experience into a positive one.
Switching schools can discourage some students when the thought of having to transfer credits crosses their mind.
According to the Dixie State College Web site, an associate degree is transferable to any accredited institution, granted the institution recognizes and accepts the credits.
However, an associate degree is not required to transfer to a different institution, but all credits that are in desire of being transferred must be from an accredited institution for them to be accepted, according to the Web site.
Transcript Evaluation Adviser Shannon Broad said, "If a student is really close to receiving their associate degree I will try and encourage them to finish it and then transfer, but it's up to them."
Broad also said when transferring credits, the course numbers don't necessarily have to match for them to transfer directly.
"… For instance, some institutions offer courses like English 1010A; we just offer English 1010," Broad said. "However, those credits still transfer over because it is the same course concept."
The Utah System of Higher Education has an agreement with other institutions in the system, which assures students easy and full transfer of approved credits, according to the Web site.
"Most students don't have a problem transferring credits to schools in Utah," she said. "Even out-of-state institutions usually don't have a problem transferring general education credits."
If credits don't transfer, the majority of the time they will count as some sort of elective credit, she added.
According to the Web site, the DSC transcript evaluator may require students to supply catalogs from their previous colleges to help determine the transferability of a questionable course.
Switching schools can discourage some students when the thought of having to transfer credits crosses their mind.
According to the Dixie State College Web site, an associate degree is transferable to any accredited institution, granted the institution recognizes and accepts the credits.
However, an associate degree is not required to transfer to a different institution, but all credits that are in desire of being transferred must be from an accredited institution for them to be accepted, according to the Web site.
Transcript Evaluation Adviser Shannon Broad said, "If a student is really close to receiving their associate degree I will try and encourage them to finish it and then transfer, but it's up to them."
Broad also said when transferring credits, the course numbers don't necessarily have to match for them to transfer directly.
"… For instance, some institutions offer courses like English 1010A; we just offer English 1010," Broad said. "However, those credits still transfer over because it is the same course concept."
The Utah System of Higher Education has an agreement with other institutions in the system, which assures students easy and full transfer of approved credits, according to the Web site.
"Most students don't have a problem transferring credits to schools in Utah," she said. "Even out-of-state institutions usually don't have a problem transferring general education credits."
If credits don't transfer, the majority of the time they will count as some sort of elective credit, she added.
According to the Web site, the DSC transcript evaluator may require students to supply catalogs from their previous colleges to help determine the transferability of a questionable course.
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