Housatonic Community College

Applying for Transfer to Housatonic

Receiving Transfer Credit

An applicant who has attended another post-secondary institution (college/training institute) and wishes to have transfer credits earned from another accredited academic institution applied towards his or her degree at Housatonic Community College must fulfill the following requirements:

1. An applicant who has attended another post-secondary institution (college/training institute) must request official transcript(s) of previous course work be sent to the HCC Admissions Office;
2. Official college transcript(s) from previous college(s) can be mailed directly or hand delivered in a sealed envelope to the Admissions Office. Official transcripts are imprinted with a raised college seal;
3. The applicant must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program and currently attending classes.

Checklist for Receiving Transfer Credits

Student must be in a Degree/Certificate Program in order to transfer credits into Housatonic Community College.

1. New and Transfer students: notify the Admissions Office immediately about transfer credits from previous college(s). Re-Admit and Returning students can bring copies of the unofficial transcript (s) to Academic Advising for evaluation. Official transcripts need to be sent to the Admissions Office. Please see #2.
2. Request “Official” college transcript(s) from previous college(s) be mailed directly to the Admissions Office. Official transcripts are imprinted with a raised college seal and can be mailed or hand delivered directly to the Admissions Office in a sealed envelope.
3. Check with the Admissions Office 332-5100 and ask if your transcripts have arrived. Once receipt of transcript(s) is confirmed, contact the Academic Advising Center at 332-8556 to schedule an appointment. An academic advisor will evaluate the transcript(s) and award transfer credit. Courses accepted as transfer credit will appear on your HCC transcript which can be found online at myCommNet. Academic Advising will send a letter notifying you of the credits accepted for transfer. Note: Not all credits accepted may apply to your major. Please see an academic advisor for details.
4. What if my “Official” transcripts are not available at this time? You must submit an “Unofficial” transcript to be evaluated unofficially for advising purposes. “Unofficial” transcripts can be photocopies of transcript or semester final grade reports. (You must follow up with Steps 2 and 3.)
5. What if I change my major and I have transfer credits from another college? Declaration of Major forms are located in A102 and A108. Complete the top portion of the form and bring it to A102.
6. Graduating Students: Make sure you visit the Registrar’s Office and fill out a Graduation Evaluation Form. Check with Academic Advising (A102) to insure all transfer credit has been awarded.
7. BHSN Graduates, please provide a copy of your BHSN Official Transcript. Credits will not be transferred unless an official graduation evaluation has been completed by the Registrar's Office.
8. The Academic Advising Center evaluates transcripts as they are received from the Admissions Office, as expeditiously as possible.

Transfer Students

3.17.1 Transfer - Acceptance of Credit at Community Colleges

At all Community Colleges, degree and certificate credit shall be granted only for credit courses completed at all institutions within the Connecticut state system of higher education and at all other collegiate institutions accredited by an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as either a “Regional Accrediting Organization” or a “Specialized and Professional Accrediting Organization” in accordance with the following:

1. Degree and certificate credit shall be granted for all credit courses that are applicable to the objectives of, or equivalent to the course requirements of, the curriculum in which the transferring student enrolls. Credit work that is not applicable or equivalent to curriculum requirements shall be accepted for credit at the discretion of the college. Degree and certificate credit shall also be granted on the basis of performance on examinations in accordance with standards and limits approved by the board of trustees.

2. Degree and certificate credit shall be granted for credit courses completed with a letter grade of "C" or better, or with a grade of “P” (Pass). Such credit courses shall be accepted only for credit, and letter grades assigned by other institutions shall not be recorded or included in computations of student grade point averages.

3. Notwithstanding the number of degree or certificate credits which shall be granted in accordance with the foregoing, the student must complete at least twenty-five percent of the minimum credit requirements for the degree or certificate through coursework at the college awarding the degree or certificate.

4. When a student seeks transfer credit for technical or specialty courses into a program that is also accredited by a national or regional specialized accrediting agency, such credits must be from a comparably accredited program. In the case of a request for transfer credit for technical or specialty courses from a non-specially accredited program, the college shall provide appropriate means for the validation of the student's competency in the technical specialty course areas.

5. This policy shall appear in all college catalogs.

(Adopted January 16, 1973; amended November 19, 1979; May 16, 2005; May 21, 2007)