TRANSFER OF CREDIT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO SLCC

Students may be able to get credit for courses taken from other colleges or universities within the United States. To take advantage of this, a student must apply for admission as a matriculated (degree seeking) student and then follow these steps:

1. Request that official copies of transcripts be sent directly to SLCC from each former institution. SLCC can accept hand-delivered copies only if they are delivered unopened in the original envelope and bear the official school seal.
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2. Fill out a Request for Evaluation of Transfer Credits at Salt Lake Community College’s Enrollment Services or fill it out on the Web.
3. An evaluation of the credit will begin as soon as a transcript is received. Evaluations are completed on a first-come, first-served basis.  Depending on the volume of requests, a transfer evaluation may take 2–4 weeks to complete.

Enrollment Services evaluates general education credit.  If transcripts also contain credit related to a major, Enrollment Services will forward them to the appropriate academic department for further evaluation.  All credit accepted will be recorded on the SLCC transcript and a report will be sent to the student.  Once transfer credit is posted to a student transcript, it cannot be removed.

SLCC AWARDS TRANSFER CREDIT FOR COLLEGE CLASSES WHICH MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

1. Classes were taken for credit at a regionally accredited college or university (exceptions to this rule are sometimes made by specific academic programs for credit applied to a major);
2. Grades in individual classes were C- or higher, except in cases where a grade of C is required at SLCC as a prerequisite;
3. Classes were college level (rather than remedial or developmental; at Utah institutions this usually means numbered 1000 or above);
4. Classes are designated as “general education” by the issuing institution or by SLCC, or meet a requirement for graduation in the student’s SLCC program.
5. Courses taken more than 10 years ago may only transfer as elective credit, rather than specific course credit.

Courses accepted for transfer will be awarded the same number of credit hours given for equivalent SLCC courses. If SLCC has no equivalent course, the transferred course will be awarded its original number of credit hours (based on a semester system). Transcripts are kept on file at Enrollment Services for one year. After one year, students requesting additional evaluation may be asked to submit new transcripts.

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For more information, call SLCC's Incoming Transcript Office: (801) 957-4817.

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TO CHECK IF YOUR “EVALUATION OF TRANSFER CREDITS” HAS BEEN COMPLETED

1. Go to www.slcc.edu and log into your MyPage Account.
2. Click on the Student tab.
3. Under “Student Records”, click on “Academic Transcript” to view complete transcript.

Depending on the volume of requests, a transfer evaluation may take 2 to 4 weeks to complete from an in-state institution. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for an evaluation of your transcript from an out-of-state institution. Evaluations may take longer during peak periods. 

NOTE TO TRANSFER STUDENTS: To be eligible for graduation from SLCC, students must take 25% of required credits directly from Salt Lake Community College.

TRANSFERRING CREDIT

TRANSFER OF CREDIT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO SLCC

Students may be able to get credit for courses taken from other colleges or universities within the United States. To take advantage of this, a student must apply for admission as a matriculated (degree seeking) student and then follow these steps:

1. Request that official copies of transcripts be sent directly to SLCC from each former institution. SLCC can accept hand-delivered copies only if they are delivered unopened in the original envelope and bear the official school seal.
   
2. Fill out a Request for Evaluation of Transfer Credit at Salt Lake Community College’s Enrollment Services. These forms (transcript request cards and evaluation request forms) are available at Enrollment Services or on the Web.

An evaluation of the credit will begin as soon as a transcript is received. Evaluations are completed on a first-come, first-served basis.  Depending on the volume of requests, a transfer evaluation may take 2–4 weeks to complete.

Enrollment Services evaluates general education credit. If transcripts also contain credit related to a major, Enrollment Services will forward them to the appropriate academic department for further evaluation. All credit accepted will be recorded on the SLCC transcript and a report will be sent to the student. Once transfer credit is posted to a student transcript, it cannot be removed.

SLCC AWARDS TRANSFER CREDIT FOR COLLEGE CLASSES WHICH MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

1. Classes were taken for credit at a regionally accredited college or university (exceptions to this rule are sometimes made by specific academic programs for credit applied to a major);
   
2. Grades in individual classes were C- or higher, except in cases where a grade of C is required at SLCC as a prerequisite;
   
3. Classes were college level (rather than remedial or developmental; at Utah institutions this usually means numbered 1000 or above);
   
4. Classes are designated as “general education” by the issuing institution or by SLCC, or meet a requirement for graduation in the student’s SLCC program.
   
5. Courses taken more than 10 years ago may only transfer as elective credit, rather than specific course credit.

Courses accepted for transfer will be awarded the same number of credit hours given for equivalent SLCC courses. If SLCC has no equivalent course, the transferred course will be awarded its original number of credit hours (based on a semester system). Transcripts are kept on file at Enrollment Services for one year. After one year, students requesting additional evaluation may be asked to submit new transcripts.

Notice: To transfer transcripts to SLCC submit a transcript request to the institution you're transferring credit from, then complete the Request For Evaluation of Transfer Credit at SLCC either online or in person at Student Express.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT FROM SLCC TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Notice: For instructions on making a Transcript Request (to transfer credits from SLCC to another institution,) click here.

SLCC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (11130 NE 33rd Place, Suite 120, Bellevue, WA 98004), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education.

SLCC credit from college level courses (numbered 1000 or above) is accepted by most colleges and universities in the United States. Utah’s public colleges and universities have established transfer of credit policies that outline how credit will transfer within the state system.  SLCC courses numbered 1000 or above are accepted as general elective, general education or major credit by Utah’s public colleges and universities. Most private and out-of-state institutions also accept  SLCC courses numbered 1000 and above, however, there may be exceptions; students should check with the institution to which they plan to transfer to determine exactly how SLCC credit will be accepted.

SLCC offers the Associate of Science and the Associate of Arts degrees that provide the first two years of college for most baccalaureate degree programs. Students who earn SLCC’s AS or AA degree will be considered as having satisfied all of the lower division general education requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Utah’s public colleges and universities. (This policy does not apply to the Associate of Applied Science, AAS, or the Associate of Pre-Engineering, APE, because these degrees do not contain all of the general education requirements.)

Students who complete all general education requirements, but not the entire AS or AA degree, will also be considered as having completed  the lower division general education requirements for a bachelor’s degree by Utah’s public colleges and universities.  In this instance, students should request a “letter of general education completion” from the SLCC Graduation Office to be sent with their transcripts to the institution to which they intend to transfer.

Students can begin lower division requirements for most baccalaureate majors at SLCC. SLCC offers the AS and AA degree in more than 30 different program areas. Many major courses have been “articulated” or equated to similar courses at the four-year institutions in Utah. Students should consult an advisor or the academic department to select appropriate courses that apply to their major program or study at the institution to which they plan to transfer.

Completion of a transfer degree does not guarantee automatic acceptance into any specific major at other colleges and universities; some four-year major programs are restricted and require special application as well as a competitive GPA.  On-going planning is essential!

Most of the private institutions in Utah, including BYU, Columbia College of Missouri, Westminster College, and University of Phoenix have similar policies regarding the transfer of SLCC credits. However, there are a few exceptions that should be reviewed with an advisor before enrolling in courses.

TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

SLCC has established transfer and articulation agreements with Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) institutions and a variety of other private, public, and out-of-state institutions.

These agreements outline how general education and major-related courses transfer from SLCC to the following institutions: 

UTAH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

• DIXIE STATE COLLEGE
• SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
• UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE
• WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

PRIVATE AND OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOLS

• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
• BYU HAWAII
• BYU IDAHO
• BROOKS INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD
• COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF MISSOURI
• FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY (VIA INTERNET)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
• WESTMINSTER COLLEGE 

SLCC continues to investigate articulation agreements with other higher education institutions. For information about articulations, contact an Academic Advisor in the Academic Advising office (801) 957-4978.

SLCC also facilitates a number of four-year degree and Masters programs on SLCC campuses. For more information about these programs, see University Center in the Services and Resources for Students section of this catalog.