Undergraduate coursework completed at other institutions of higher education will be evaluated for transfer credit for students matriculated into certificate and degree programs on the basis of the following:

1.  York County Community College accepts credits for transfer from regionally accredited colleges and universities for students who are matriculated into 1-year certificate or 2-year degree programs.

3.  Acceptance of transfer credits must receive the written approval of either (1) the Department Chair of the technical program for technical courses or (2) the Department Chair of English/Humanities for general education courses, and (3) the Vice President/Academic Dean.  In cases of the department chairs absence, the Vice President/Academic Dean may approve the acceptance of transfer of credit.

4.  It is the responsibility of the student to provide York County Community College with the information requested to evaluate transcripts under consideration for transfer.  This information includes an official copy of each originating college transcript mailed directly from the college to the YCCC Admissions Office.  Upon request, it may be necessary for the student to obtain a copy of the college catalog from the institution of course origination.

5.  Any student submitting transcripts in a language other than English must provide a copy translated into English by a certified translator and may be asked to provide additional documentation to substantiate the nature of and content of the course being evaluated for transfer.

6.  There is no statute of limitations on the validity of coursework for transferability as long as it can reasonably be determined that the content of the course has not become obsolete (e.g., a computer course taken 20 years ago), and this determination will be made by the Department Chair.

7.  In applying for transfer credit for any program at YCCC, students may transfer courses not to exceed (1) 40% of the total required credits or (2) 40% of the total technical courses credits in a major field.

8.  The work of the final semester of the program must be completed at York County Community College.

9.  Students who have achieved acceptable College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or U.S. Armed Forces Institute Examination scores may also be granted academic credit if the course is in the student's program of study.  Transferred course grades and/or CLEP scores will appear on the YCCC transcript but will not be used in computing grade point averages.

10.  The final decision regarding the acceptance of transfer credit(s) rests with York County Community College.

The following procedures are followed in the process of securing/granting approval of transfer of credit(s) from other postsecondary institutions to York County Community College.  

1.  Complete and sign a Transcript Evaluation Request Form and submit that form to the Admissions Office.  In addition, an evaluation fee of $50 must accompany the form.

2.  The student must request official transcripts from the originating college/university and must have those official transcripts sent directly to the YCCC Admissions Office.

3.  Once the required official transcripts have been received by the YCCC Admissions Office, the transcript evaluation packet will be forwarded to the appropriate Department Chair(s) for review and approval/disapproval.

4.  The Department Chair will review the transcript request and complete a YCCC Transfer of Credit Worksheet within five (5) working days and will forward that to the Vice President/Academic Dean for review.

5.  The Vice President/Academic Dean will approve/disapprove the transcript evaluation request within five (5) workdays and will forward the packet to the Registrar's Office.  A copy of the completed Transfer of Credit Worksheet will also be sent to the appropriate Department Chair(s)

6.  The Registrar will record the acceptance of transfer of credit onto the student's YCCC official transcript and will notify the student of the acceptance of transfer of credit.  

Revision Date:  7/1/01