2.23 Transferring NJC Credits

Colorado’s guaranteed transfer program for general education—called “GT Pathways”—allows students to transfer from Northeastern Junior College to Colorado public four-year schools with certain assurances. For students who complete an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, 60 credits of their A.A. or A.S. degree are guaranteed to transfer to a Colorado public four-year college or university, once that student is accepted for admission. In addition, students should be able to finish a B.A. or B.S. degree within another 60 credit hours. This is called a 60 + 60 transfer plan. The Colorado Department of Higher Education’s (CDHE) website has a list of bachelor degrees that are part of this 60 + 60 plan.

Within the 60 credits that are required for the A.A. or A.S. degree, 35-37 of the credits are considered “guaranteed transfer” courses. Although other courses in the A.A. and A.S. degrees transfer easily to a wide variety of schools, guaranteed transfer courses (with a “C” or better”) will automatically transfer and continue to count toward general education core or graduation requirements for any liberal arts or science associate or bachelor’s degree program at Colorado public colleges and universities.

Students should note that statewide articulation agreements for the following professional degree programs prescribe specific general education courses and degree requirements: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Engineering; and Nursing. Students interested in these fields should meet with an academic advisor to discuss the requirements for these programs.

The student will save time by seeing their transfer advisor at their earliest opportunity for “transfer guides.” In addition to showing the student which lower division courses are required for articulated programs such as Business, these guides will show which lower division courses will be best suited for the intended major to ensure completion of the pre-requisites for sequenced coursework before transferring to a four-year college.

This guaranteed transfer agreement applies to courses completed at any Colorado community college. Credit earned for prior learning, Advanced Placement, correspondence courses, CLEP and other tested-only credit may not apply. The institution to which the student transfers will evaluate these credits according to its own policies.

2.23 (a) Student Transfer Appeals Policy

If you

• graduated with an AA/AS degree,
• completed 35 credits of state-guaranteed general education courses, and
• earned a C or better in each course,

AND

• your transcript evaluation indicates that you need more than 60 hours to complete your bachelor’s degree, you can file an appeal.

Contact your transfer advisor at your community college who will provide you with the student appeals policy and process. You also may find the policy at the Colorado Community Colleges website or at the State of Colorado website.