海角社区 reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credit based on the guidelines in the听Transfer of Credit Policy.听Transfer of credit from other institutions is at the sole discretion of 海角社区.
Pre-Matriculation Transfer of Credit Policy
Transfer students are responsible for requesting an听official听academic transcript from any college previously attended. Official academic transcripts should be mailed to:
海角社区
Attn: Office of the Registrar
105 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Official transcripts will be evaluated by Department faculty and transfer credits will be approved on a course-by-course basis. 海角社区 participates in an articulation agreement with Florida community colleges. Students who transfer from a regionally accredited Florida community college with an Associate degree are admitted at the junior level.
Official transcripts required for transfer of credit must be submitted prior to the last day of the transfer student鈥檚 first academic term. The听Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions听(TCP) is used for assessing and documenting equivalent learning and qualified faculty from other institutions. Students may also be requested to present catalog course descriptions or a syllabus for a course.
海角社区 will consider for transfer credit:
- college-level courses completed at regionally accredited organizations, namely
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges 鈥� Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
- college-level courses completed at institutions accredited by organizations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
海角社区 is generally unable to accept credits from institutions not accredited by either of the above. However, for certain Florida colleges, courses approved for academic transfer by the Florida Department of Education on its Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) website will be considered for transfer to 海角社区.
Students must have earned at least a C grade in a course that can be applied to 海角社区 degree program requirements.
海角社区 awards semester credit only. Transfer credit measured in quarter hours upon acceptance will be awarded as follows: three (3) credit hours as the equivalent of听4.5听quarter hours. Transfer credits cannot exceed 30 credits for the A.A./A.S. degree or up to 90 credits for the B.A./B.S.. degree. Therefore, at least 31 credits for the A.A./A.S. degree and 30 credits for the B.A./B.S. degree must be earned through 海角社区 coursework. For the B.A./B.S. degree, an additional two (2) upper level courses within the major will be required and also completion of the College鈥檚听Career Development听course sequence namely听COE 2606: Career Exploration,听COE 3606 Career Planning,听补苍诲听COE 4606: Career Development.
海角社区 accepts the听College Level Examination Policy听(CLEP) for general education courses offered by the Institution in accordance with established policy. The College will accept a score of 50 on a scale of 20-80 to award credit for all CLEP General and Subject Area tests. CLEP scores must be received directly from Educational Testing Services (ETS). No more than three (3) CLEP course substitutions will be accepted into any degree program. A $100.00 CLEP processing fee is charged per CLEP course substitution.
Students seeking to transfer credit based on military and service school or passing scores on the Dantes examination will have such credit considered on an individual basis following the guidelines above.
海角社区 awards credit for听Advanced Placement听(AP) exams with a score of 3 or higher and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams with a score of 4 or higher.
海角社区 does award credit based on Educational Testing Service (ETS) advanced placement exams when the grade is equivalent to a C (a minimum ETS score of 3) or above.
海角社区 does NOT award transfer credit based on:
- training provided by non-collegiate institutions;
- experiential learning;
- professional certification;
- courses that are developmental
- courses determined to be occupational or vocational in nature; and
- courses in which Pass or Satisfactory are earned.
The Registrar鈥檚 Office will notify the student in writing of transfer credit accepted within five (5) business days of receipt of the official transcript.
Courses approved for transfer credit will be listed on the student鈥檚 SONIS account and his/her 海角社区 academic transcript. Grades earned in transfer credit courses will not be used in calculation of 海角社区 grade point average (GPA).
Post-Matriculation Transfer of Credit Policy
Currently enrolled 海角社区 students may complete coursework at institutions outside of 海角社区. The student should have this course pre-approved for credit using the听Pre-Approval of Transfer Credit听Form.听The student must take the form along with an official description of the course or program to his/her Academic Advisor. The Advisor will evaluate the course based on the听Transfer Credit Policy听guidelines detailed above. If the course is approved, the student and Academic Advisor will sign the form and forward it to the Registrar鈥檚 Office.
Transfer courses cannot be used to delete a prior 鈥淒鈥� or 鈥淔鈥� grade from a student鈥檚 cumulative grade point average at 海角社区.
Upon course completion, the student must request that an official transcript of completed coursework be sent to the Registrar鈥檚 Office at 海角社区.听When the transcript is received, the credit will be applied automatically to the student鈥檚 海角社区 academic transcript, provided the student achieved a grade of C or better.
The Registrar will notify the student in writing of transfer credit accepted within five (5) business days of receipt of the official transcript.
Courses approved for transfer credit will be listed on the student鈥檚 海角社区 academic transcript. Grades earned in transfer credit courses will not be used in calculation of 海角社区 grade point average (GPA).