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 is 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 by 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.

Transfer of Credit from
Austin Community College

Students planning to transfer Austin Community College course work to another college or university should contact an ACC Advising Center 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.

A. Electronic Resources: Resources are available electronically on the Academic Programs home page at www2.austin.cc.tx.us/transfer/. Students will find infor-mation on the following:

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 receiving institutions for ACC students.

5.  A list of those colleges and universities with which ACC has signed formal articulation agreements.

6.  Information on the core curricula of various Texas colleges and universities.

7.  Transfer scholarship and contact information.

8.  Helpful links to other transfer resources available on the Internet.

B. Counseling and Career Center: Students may meet with counselors who help them develop an individualized educational plan that meets their 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.

To assist students transferring from or to another college, many institutions of higher education in Texas have adopted the Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS), which provides a shared, uniform set of course designations for students and their advisers to use in determining both course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. In Fall 1999, the Common Course Number became the official course number for ACC courses and is displayed as a 4-letter prefix and a 4-digit number. For example, English Composition I appears as ENGL 1301. For additional information on how to read course numbers, refer to the section in this catalog on Course Descriptions. Courses contained in the TCCN are general academic courses. Remedial courses are not included.

Core Curriculum

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, 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 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.