Credit Transfer
What is Credit Transfer?
Credit transfer simply refers to receiving credit for courses taken at one university or program when transferring to another. Courses taken in one program may be transferred to another institution’s equivalent program, another program at the same institution, or a new institution.
Types of Credit Transfer?
Course Transfer: Transferring courses between institutions or enrolling in a course at another institution that will transfer to your current one.
Program Transfer: Transferring a set of courses from one program to another that has a matching curriculum. For instance, let’s say you’ve finished a business diploma program and wish to enroll in a business degree or advanced diploma program.
How does it work?
How well your courses transfer relies on how comparable they are to those at the new school and/or how well they meet the prerequisites for the new program.
Institutions take into account a number of other considerations when deciding whether to transfer credits, such as whether you completed a course or program recently enough and if you reached the minimum GPA or grade standards for the program. Residency regulations are another thing that colleges and universities have, and they demand you to finish a specific proportion of a program at their school in order to obtain your certificate there.
Should you transfer credits?
Some students change their postsecondary degrees to increase their job options, while others do so because their interests have changed or their present program isn’t a suitable match. Some students decide they wish to attend school in a new city even though they like their curriculum.
If you’re interested in switching programs or institutions and you meet the credit transfer requirements, you could avoid spending time and money repeating courses and possibly gain course exclusions or advanced standing in your new program, which could speed up the time it takes you to earn your credential.