Transfer In

To start the transfer process, apply for admissions at TSC by filling out our online application or downloading a printable application that you can fill out and mail in. Applying is free and, if you're over 17, our open enrollment policy means you're automatically in.

Have your official transcripts sent directly from your previous college or university to the Admissions and Records office at the TSC campus you want to attend.

Students must be admitted to TSC to have an official transfer credit evaluation. To have their transcripts evaluated, students must order their official transcripts and have them sent DIRECTLY to TSC from each institution(s) the student attended. 
Hand-delivered transcripts will not be accepted as official for transfer credit evaluation purposes.

TSC utilizes the following guidelines to evaluate transfer credit:

• The institution must possess institutional accreditation from one of the following accrediting bodies:
• Higher Learning Commission
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education / Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission
• Transcripts will be evaluated within 30 days after student is admitted and TSC receives the official transcript. TSC evaluates transcripts on a rolling basis upon receipt of official transcripts.
• Course by course evaluation and comparison based on the requirements for the student’s declared degree or certificate at TSC, determined by the declared degree or certificate at time of transcript receipt.*
• Students wishing for a transcript re-evaluation based on a major change should email Records Office at christy.holden@trinidadstate.edu  with the request. Or, fill out the form at the following link: https://trinidadstatecollege-ybqqz.formstack.com/forms/transfer_credit_evaluation_appeal
• Evaluation of the title, description, content, and age of the course being considered for transfer, compared to the course required in the degree or certificate at TSC.
• Credits accepted in transfer from institutions operating on a quarter hour system, will have their credits converted into semester hours. The formula to convert quarter hours to semester hours is: (credit hours x two) / three. For example, a three quarter credit hour course will convert to a two semester credit hour course (3 x 2 = 6; 6 / 3 = 2).
• The credit value of the required course at TSC must be covered in full by equivalent transfer course credit value. If appropriate based on a review of the title, description and content of the transfer courses, multiple transfer courses may be combined to be considered equivalent to the TSC course. *
• A student must complete a minimum of 25% of the credit requirements for a degree or certificate in residence at TSC.*
• A grade of “C-” or better is required for a course to be considered for transfer. *
• Remedial / college prep courses will not be accepted
• Courses will not be accepted that are offered from an academic area not taught at TSC
• Transferred credits are not counted in TSC term or cumulative GPA, but may meet degree requirements.

*Please note: some degree or certificate programs may have more restrictive transfer credit evaluation requirements; please contact the Records Office at christy.holden@trinidadstate.edu for more information.

Students can check what courses were transferred in and how they apply to their declared degree or certificate program by accessing DegreeCheck in Trinidad State Portal. Once applied, transfer credits are considered part of the student academic record and are not removed from the student record. Decisions regarding which courses may/may not transfer are determined by the Records Office in accordance with TSC transfer credit evaluation guidelines, transcript receipt date, declared degree/certificate program, and program requirements. Questions regarding a transfer credit evaluation should be directed to the Registrar at christy.holden@trinidadstate.edu.  Students may appeal any transfer credit decision by completing emailing christy.holden@trinidadstate.edu

International transcripts are not evaluated at TSC. If you have an international transcript that you would like to have evaluated for possible transfer credit, please work with a NACES-approved credential evaluation services member.

Only courses with a C or higher will transfer into TSC, and once the credits transfer, their grades will not change your TSC GPA.

• Prior Learning Assessment
  The Prior Learning Assessment or PLA program allows students to earn credit for learning that occurs outside the sponsorship of accredited post-secondary educational institutions. Additionally, corporate or military training with an ACE recommendation and some standardized test scores may also qualify for transfer credits.

For information about transferring any other type of credit, contact Admissions at your campus.