Transfer Credit Guidelines
Transfer of Credits from other Colleges and Universities
Evaluation by the ASU Office of Admissions of course credit earned at other institutions does not guarantee approval of the credit for use toward degree requirements. Only the academic dean of the college offering the program in which a student is enrolled has authority for determining which courses will be applied toward any specific program. The only exception to this rule is that no transferred course completed with a grade below C may be applied to fulfill course requirements in majors, minors or specializations.
Applicants must submit official records from all accredited institutions attended. Official transcripts can be sent directly to the Office of Admissions or brought to our office in a sealed envelope. The Office of Admissions will evaluate for transfer credit all college-level, non-vocational/technical courses completed at regionally accredited colleges and universities. The Office of Admissions determines acceptable transfer credit on the basis of an evaluation of course content as described in the sending institution's catalog, and in consultation with the appropriate ASU academic units as necessary for clarification. While all credit hours presented on the sending institution's transcripts will be evaluated, and equivalent college-level courses posted to the student's academic record, a maximum of 66 semester credit hours from two-year institutions may be applied toward ASU degree requirements.
Students must meet with the academic advisors of the ASU college in which they plan to enroll to discuss that college's policies on transfer credit for degree purposes. Credit hours will be applied to degree programs and majors when courses are deemed equivalent to the Angelo State courses that satisfy various program requirements of the college in which the student is seeking a degree.
The following guidelines apply to the transfer of college credit:
Original copies of official college transcripts will be reviewed and course work evaluated before transfer credit will be posted on a student's permanent academic record. Courses that may have been accepted for credit by another institution will not necessarily be accepted by Angelo State.
Non-vocational/technical, college-level courses completed at regionally accredited institutions will normally be accepted for transfer. No transferred course completed with a grade below C may be applied to fulfill course requirements in majors, minors or specializations. Courses completed with codes indicating no grade or credit earned will not be transferred. Grades from all transferable courses, including D, F and WF, will be used for admission purposes, but will not be calculated into the student's cumulative GPA.
Remedial courses will not be accepted for transfer, and the credit hours will not be reflected on the student's academic record at Angelo State.
Credit by examination will be accepted when the student provides documentation of appropriate test scores on an original score report from the national testing organization, or an official high school transcript. Credit is awarded by the Registrar's Office according to Angelo State University's credit by examination guidelines.
Credit granted for nontraditional educational experiences by community colleges or other universities will not be accepted for transfer. These include courses taken at a non-degree granting institution, life or work experience, and work completed at specialized proprietary schools.
Credit for specialized support courses, such as math, science and English intended for use in an occupational program, will not be transferred.
Credit hours taken at a junior or community college may not be transferred as upper-division work, even when the Texas Common Course Numbering System designation indicates similar course content.
When a course has been repeated at another institution, only the most recent course and grade will be transferred and posted to the student's academic record, unless the course is designated in the institution's catalog as "may be repeated for credit."
Angelo State will not transfer credit for any college course documented only on a high school transcript.
Application of Transfer Work to Academic Programs
The academic dean of the ASU college in which a student is enrolled has authority for determining which courses will be applied toward any specific degree program. Credit hours will be applied to the various degree programs and majors when courses are deemed equivalent to the Angelo State courses that satisfy program requirements. Academic advisors have access to electronic degree audits, which will identify how transfer credits apply to specific degree program requirements. A transferred course completed with a grade below C will not be applied to fulfill course requirements in majors, minors or specializations. While all credit hours presented on the sending institution's transcripts will be evaluated, and equivalent college-level courses posted to the student's academic record, a maximum of 66 semester credit hours from two-year institutions may be applied toward degree requirements.
Texas Common Course Numbering System
The Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) has been designed to aid students in the transfer of general academic courses between Texas public colleges and universities throughout the state. The system ensures students that courses designated as common will be accepted for transfer, and the credit will be treated as if the courses had actually been taken on the receiving institution's campus. Angelo State courses identified as common will have the Common Course Number listed after the forward slash. For example, COMM 2301/SPCH 1315 means that the ASU course COMM 2301 is considered the Texas Common Course SPCH 1315.
Completion of Core Requirements at Another Texas Public Institution
In accordance to the rules mandated by the Texas Legislature concerning the transfer of core curriculum:
"If a student successfully completes the 42 semester credit hour core curriculum at an institution of higher education, that block of courses may be transferred to any other institution of higher education and must be substituted for the receiving institution's core curriculum. A student shall receive academic credit for each of the courses transferred and may not be required to take additional core curriculum courses at the receiving institution unless the board has approved a larger core curriculum at that institution."
For more information, view this list of ASU's Core Requirements.
Educational Experience in the Military
Credit may be given for formal service school courses completed in the military after evaluation of official documents by the Office of Admissions. The student's academic dean decides if credit awarded for such courses will be applied toward requirements for a bachelor's degree. Correspondence is sent to veteran/active duty military students explaining House Bill 269, which reads:
An institution of higher education shall award to an undergraduate student who is admitted to the institution, including a student who is readmitted under Section 51.9242, course credit for all physical education courses required by the institution for an undergraduate degree and for additional semester credit hours, not to exceed 12, that may be applied to satisfy any elective course requirements for the student's degree program for courses outside the student's major or minor if the student:
- Graduated from a public or private high school accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization or from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense; and
- Is an honorably discharged former member of the armed forces of the United States who completed at least two years of service in the armed forces or was discharged because of a disability.
- This section does not prohibit an institution of higher education from awarding additional course credit for a student's military service as the institution considers appropriate.
- An institution of higher education may adopt rules requiring reasonable proof from a student of the fact and duration of the student's military service and of the student's military discharge status.
- This section does not prohibit an institution of higher education from awarding additional course credit for a student's military service as the institution considers appropriate.
