Transfer of Credits and Degrees

TRANSFER OF CREDITS INTO NORTHEASTERN

The college accepts all undergraduate college credits transferred from institutions that are accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies:

• Higher Learning Commission
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education / Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission

Transfer credit shall be accepted at Northeastern with an academic/university transfer or career/technical designation. When a question exists regarding course equivalency or designation, a request will be made for a course description from the transfer college or school from which the course was taken.

In addition to transfer credit accepted from institutions accredited through the accrediting bodies listed above, credits will also be accepted from the following accredited post-secondary programs:

• Emily Griffith Technical College
• Technical College of the Rockies
• Pickens Area Technical College
• Area career/technical schools that correspond to equivalent Northeastern and/or university transfer credit

These transfer credits will be used to fulfill as many course/program requirements as possible. Courses for which there are no equivalencies will be treated as electives.

Only transfer credits with passing grades of A, B, C, S (satisfactory), or P (pass) will be evaluated and applied to transcripts. Courses with a “D” grade will be accepted and applied to transcripts on a case-by-case basis. Students wishing to have a course with a “D” grade accepted must go to the Student Records Office and fill out the appropriate form. Transfer credits and grades will not be used in calculating a Northeastern cumulative GPA.

All lower-division undergraduate credit hours awarded within ten years will apply to completing graduation requirements. Credits more than ten years old will receive careful consideration and approval. The Registrar, in conjunction with the department chair of the respective academic divisions, reserves the right to examine any course over ten years old to determine its currency and applicability to existing curriculum and programming before credit is accepted. If a course is denied, an appeal process exists by contacting the Records Office.

International Credit Transfer Information

Non-U.S. transcripts must go through an evaluation service to be considered for transfer or waive pre-requisites. Northeastern accepts evaluations through any NACES member organization. These  organizations can be found listed at: NACES | Credentials Evaluations Provided by NACES Members 

It is up to the student to select an appropriate evaluation service and pay the fees associated with that evaluation.

Costs will vary by service and type of evaluation offered. Northeastern requires a course-by-course or detailed evaluation. Credit recommendations do not guarantee acceptance of credits by Northeastern. Official evaluations can be mailed directly to:

Northeastern Junior College
Records Office
100 College Avenue
Sterling, CO 80751

If transcripts are being delivered in person, they must still be in the sealed envelope from the evaluation service.

TRANSFER OF DEGREE TO ALL COLORADO PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Colorado’s agreement between public colleges and universities guarantees that when you complete your AA or AS degree with a “C” grade or better in every course-you can transfer to any Baccalaureate Liberal Arts and Sciences major (e.g., English, history, mathematics) and graduate after earning an additional 60 credit hours.

While you are guaranteed not to have to take more than 60 credit hours to graduate, to finish within two years depends on the number of credits you take each semester at the four-year institution, the course sequencing in your major (e.g., some upper-division major courses require that you complete lower-division major courses), and course availability.

This agreement does not apply to business, teacher education, engineering, or nursing, as these have statewide articulations with specific lower-division requirements. Save time by seeing your advisor at your earliest opportunity for the “transfer guides,” many of which can also be found online.

In addition to showing you which lower-division courses are required for articulated programs, such as business, these guides will tell you which lower-division courses are best suited for your intended major, and you can be sure to complete the pre-requisites for sequenced coursework before transferring to a four-year college.

The AA and AS transfer agreement applies to courses completed at a Colorado community college. Credit earned for prior learning, Advanced Placement, correspondence courses, CLEP, and other tested-only credit may not apply. The institution you transfer will evaluate these credits according to its policies.

For a copy of the Colorado Commission Transfer Policy, go to Home | Colorado Community College System (cccs.edu) or Home | Higher Education (colorado.gov).