The college may accept comparable course-to-course transfer based on demonstrated learning competencies consistent with GTC courses, programs of study, and credit requirements.
All transfer credits must be supported by an official transcript from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution or by special agreement. An official transcript bears the institution’s seal, current date, and appropriate signatures, and the issuing college must send it directly to GTC. The college will accept system-generated electronic transcripts (ex. Parchment Exchange) that the issuing institution sends to studentrecords@gvltec.edu.
The college may or may not accept course work from a non-regionally accredited institution. Additional documentation will be required for consideration.
Students requesting transfer credit from foreign institutions must have official transcripts sent directly from the issuing institution to a transcript evaluation service accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The transcript evaluation service will send a translated copy to the Transcript Evaluation Office. The transcript evaluation service will indicate whether the foreign institution is adequately accredited and list letter grades and American hours earned for all courses. GTC will not accept English coursework from a foreign country unless it is the native language of that country.
Credits which are accepted in transfer will be indicated by a grade of “TR” on the GTC transcript provided that the grade earned at the sending institution is “C” or above. While a “TR” grade earns credit hours, it does not generate grade points and is not used in GPA calculations.
GTC may accept transfer courses with a grade value of “pass” or “satisfactory” when the official transcript states that a “pass” or “satisfactory” is equivalent to a grade of “C” or higher.
In general, GTC will consider courses for transfer regardless of age; however, some programs may restrict the age of courses accepted for program admission, prerequisites, and/or program completion.
Proficiency or credit by examination earned at another college or university is non-transferable.
To meet graduation requirements for a program at GTC, students must earn at least 25% of the total credit hours of their program of study through courses taken at GTC. Transfer credit will not count toward the 25%.
Students must ensure that their previous institution sends an official college transcript to GTC. Or, if the previous institution is from a country outside of the United States, the previous institution must send an official college transcript to a transcript evaluation service accredited by NACES.
The appropriate GTC department head/faculty must evaluate courses for transfer credit unless the courses are included in the Statewide Articulation Agreement. Approvals are documented on the Approval for Transfer of Credits form found on the college website. Additional signatures to include advisor and registrar are required for notification purposes.
The Transcript Evaluation Office must enter approved transfer credit into the GTC student record.
Additional information may be found in the Statewide Articulation Agreement and SBTCE Procedure 3-5-101.1 Transfer of Student Credits among Technical Colleges for additional information.