Transfer Credits and Accreditation
The school's accreditation determines whether the transfer credits are transferable. It is important to be able to explain the differences in accreditation and how it affects the transfer of credits at your school.
Pedro,
So many students just assume about the transferability of credit. There is a process and every school is different even between schools of the same accrediting body.
Patty Aronoff
That is correct. We are a Nationally Accredited Institution and some of our potential Students seek Regionally Accredited Insitutions. They beleive that transfering from Regional to Regional guarantees transfer and that is not the case.
Kristie,
Many assume that it is an automatic transfer. We need to be very clear of your institutional process.
Patty Aronoff
Tung,
It is up to the receiving institution to make that determination. The student should seek their guidance on what will transfer to the next institution of their choice.
Patty Aronoff
This becomes a very difficult conversation when potential students call about the transferring of credits....so it's extremely important to take your time and make sure that the students have a very clear understanding of what credits are transferable to you institution and which ones are not.
Definitely, the admission director must have explain and have student understand that not their credit hours might not be transferable and especially to other state institution.
Monique,
This is why we request official transcripts and catalogs. We must have solid, verifiable information in order to review.
Patty Aronoff
Yes,though accreditation is important to cover there are so many other factors. Including but not limited to date of when the class was taken, grade received, type of course and whether or not it applies to the program student is going into, and more.
Amanda,
Perfect! It is up to the receiving institution to determine the transferability of credits.
Patty Aronoff
We get this question all the time as our school is nationally accredited. It is imperative that we explain to each student that there is no guarantee of transfer credits. We advise them to bring in their transcripts and we will have them reviewed for possible transfers. We also recommend that if they are looking to continue on elsewhere that they need to call that college prior to applying, to verify if they will accept credits from our institution.
Emily,
We need to have these honest and upfront conversations. Often students assume only to be gravely disappointed.
Patty Aronoff
Carolina,
No guarantees! The receiving institution makes the determination on the transfer of credits to their institution.
Patty Aronoff
DAGMARA,
It is up to the receiving institution to determine the transferability of credits.
Patty Aronoff
At our institution we do get this question often. Students have been promised things before and have felt burned by other schools. First and foremost we tell them we can not guarantee our credits will transfer as it is up to each receiving institution. Just the same as an admissions rep I can't guarantee their previously credits will transfer to our school. They are informed of the process to provide a transcript to be reviewed by our registrar's office.
Finding out why transferring credits is important to understand the student as well. I feel its important to explain to students as career training schools that the degrees are terminal in nature. We are providing them with all the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful in that specific career field. That doesn't mean that further education can not be obtained in the future, but they are being set up for success in the field.
We as admission representative can't say that all or some credits are transferable because it depends of the another institution if they accept it or not. It is important to explain to the student that there is not guarantee of it.
IS ALSO NECESSARY DO YOU TELL STUDENTS THAT THE CREDITS ARE YOU CREDITED ONLY AT THE OPTION OF THE INSTITUTE IS
Judy,
The receiving institution makes the determination of whether or not credits will transfer. Even if it is the same accrediting body, it is no guarantee that the credits will transfer.
Patty Aronoff
Kathy,
You are correct. Students often assume that they will. Unfortunately, it is not that easy.
Patty Aronoff
Michael,
Absolutely! It is the student's responsibility to research the transfer of credits to whichever institution they are interested in. There are no guarantees.
Patty Aronoff
