ACC General Catalog 1999-2000
Transferring from ACC
Transfer of Credit to Austin Community College
Austin Community College offers a broad range of educational opportunities for the student whose goal is to transfer to a four-year institution. Credit for courses satisfactorily completed at other accredited colleges and universities will be evaluated and may be transferred to Austin Community College to fulfill requirements toward a degree program. The student must have earned a grade of C or above in the course for the course to transfer. If a grade of D has been earned in a course which the student is attempting to transfer, the student encouraged to see an adviser or the dean. Grades of A,B,C,D, and F will be utilized in calculating the Grade Point Average (GPA) of course work from the sending institution. W's will not be used to calculate GPA. A course-by-course evaluation will be completed ty the Admissions Office when necessary.
Students must complete at least one course in residence before the evaluation results will be recorded on the official transcript. Official transcripts will be evaluated within one semester after they have been received by ACC. An official transcript is required for each college attended. Transcript request forms are available at any ACC Admissions Office.
Students planning to transfer Austin Community College course work to another college or university should contact the ACC Advising Office to take advantage of those resources designed specifically for transfer students. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these resources early in their collegiate experience, particularly if they are undecided on a major or have not selected a senior institution. Examples of resources, found below, can assist students in making informed decisions when selecting courses, choosing a transfer institution, and completing the necessary steps in the transfer process. B. Counseling and Career Center: Meet with counselors who help you to help develop an individualized educational plan that best meets your needs and expectations.
Transfer courses: Courses which are designed to transfer to other colleges and universities. Students need to consult with an adviser or counselor about the transferability of specific courses. Because a course will transfer does not mean it will apply toward a specific major or degree at a four-year college or university.
The core curriculum is a group of lower-division, general education courses, which, when completed successfully, can be substituted for similar groups of courses at the college or university to which a student transfers. Core curriculum means the curriculum in liberal arts, humanities, and sciences and political, social, and cultural history that all undergraduate students of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving an academic undergraduate degree. The core curriculum at Austin Community College consists of 42 semester credit hours of courses which are consistent with the common course-numbering system.
If a student successfully completes the 42-hour core curriculum at an institution of higher education in Texas, that block of courses may be transferred to to any other public institution of higher education in Texas and must be substituted for the receiving institution's core curriculum.
A student who transfers from one public institution of higher education to another without completing the core curriculum of the sending institution shall receive academic credit from the receiving institution for each of the courses that the student has successfully completed in the core curriculum of the sending institution.
Austin Community College and selected four-year colleges and universities establish transfer articulation agreements to provide students with access to, and linkages with, baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. Students interested in transferring to a four-year college or university are advised to: ACC has established transfer articulation agreements with the following institutions:
1. Tips on how to transfer successfully.
2. Answers to "most-commonly-asked" transfer questions.
3. Transfer equivalency guides for ACC courses at
Texas colleges and universities.
4. Transfer guides for specific majors at the major
transfer receiving institutions for ACC students.
5. A list of those colleges and universities with which ACC has signed formal articulation agreements.
- obtain a catalog from the intended college or university the same academic year they enroll at ACC
- make contact with an ACC academic adviser or counselor and admissions representatives from the institution to which they hope to transfer
- follow the equivalent course agreement established for each college or university program listed
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Institution |
Agreements |
Areas Involved |
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Abilene Christian University |
Formal |
All Programs |
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Angelo State University |
Formal |
All Programs |
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Baylor University |
Formal |
All Programs |
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Concordia University at Austin |
Formal |
All Programs |
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Huston-Tillotson College |
Formal |
All Programs |
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Midwestern State University |
Formal |
Bachelors of Applied Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Criminal Justice, Radiologic Technology |
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Prairie View A&M University |
Formal |
2 + 2 Degree Programs |
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Accounting, Administrative Information Systems, Interdisciplinary Studies, Criminal Justice, English, Finance, General Communications, Human Nutrition & Food, Management, Marketing, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish |
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St. Edward's University |
Formal |
Computer Science, Liberal Studies & Business Management for Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology |
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Informal |
All Programs |
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Southwest Texas State University |
Formal |
Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, General Studies, Management, Marketing, Medical Records Admn., Physical Therapy, Sound Recording Technology |
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Tarleton State University |
Formal |
All Programs |
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Texas A & M University |
Formal |
Engineering |
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Texas Tech University |
Informal |
All Programs |
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The University of Texas-Austin |
Formal |
Elementary Education Certification |
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The University of Texas-Arlington |
Informal |
All Programs |
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The University of Texas-San Antonio |
Formal |
Social & Behavioral Sciences, Business, Fine Arts & Humanities, Sciences & Engineering |
Resolving Transfer Disputes for Lower-Division Courses
The procedures outlined below shall be followed as prescribed by Texas Education Code Section 1.078 (Chapter 5, Subchapter 5, Section 5.393) regarding transfer curricula and transfer credit. Academic Fresh Start: An applicant to Austin Community College who is a Texas resident may seek to enter pursuant to the "academic fresh start" statute, Texas Education Code, 51.929. If the applicant informs the admissions office in writing of the election at the time of application to the college, ACC will not consider academic course credits or grades earned by the applicant 10 or more years prior to the starting date of the semester in which the applicant seeks to enroll. Applicants who choose to apply under this statute may not receive any course credit for courses taken 10 or more years prior to enrollment.
2. ACC, the other institution and the student will attempt to resolve the transfer of the course credit in accordance with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board guidelines.
3. If the transfer dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student or the other institution at which the credit was earned within 45 days after the date the student received written notice of the denial, ACC will notify the Commissioner of Higher Education of the State of Texas of the denial and the reason for the denial.
4. The Commissioner of Higher Education or the Commissioner's designee shall make the final determination about a dispute concerning the transfer of course credit and give written notice of the determination to the involved student and the institutions.
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