Acceptance of Transfer Credits

Courses that meet or exceed the standards set by the California Community Colleges that are completed at institutionally accredited institutions shall be counted toward associate degree unit requirements. An institutionally accredited institution is one that has been officially recognized and approved by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Lower and Upper Division Credit
For all lower division and upper division credits, official transcripts from all accredited institutions the student attended are required for the evaluation of transfer credits at the time of graduation. Official transcripts must be submitted directly to the Office of Admissions and Records.

Upper division credit will be accepted on a pass/no pass basis and will not be added to the student’s cumulative lower division GPA. Upper division credit may be applied to major requirements or GE upon approval of the faculty. Students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to initiate an evaluation of their other college transcripts and to determine where substitution requests or other petitions may be appropriate.

Post-Baccalaureate Credit
Students who completed post-baccalaureate credit are not required to submit official transcripts with official credits from those institutions for the purpose of receiving an associate degree or associate degree for transfer. If submitted, post-baccalaureate credits will be added to a student’s cumulative unit totals but will not be added into the cumulative lower division GPA.

International Credit
Students requesting credit for previous coursework from foreign colleges or universities must have their transcripts evaluated by an approved credential evaluation service. Students may only receive elective credit only for up to 30 units of lower division coursework. Students with foreign transcripts are strongly encouraged to speak with a Fullerton College Counselor before requesting an evaluation.

Transfer Credit Limitations
Students who intend to transfer, are strongly encouraged to meet with a Fullerton College counselor to discuss the limitations other institutions may place on the transferability of institutionally accredited and international coursework.