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Transfer Credit Evaluation

The Collin College Veterans Services office has a specific team referred to as Veterans Transition Specialists that are dedicated to conducting official transcript evaluations. Students must be currently admitted to Collin College to request a degree plan evaluation.
Official transcripts can be sent to transcripts@collin.edu.

Armed Forces Credit

In addition to using credit earned at other institutions to achieve advanced placement at Collin College, students may receive such standing by presenting evidence of having satisfactorily completed a program of military training for which equivalent college credit may be given in accordance with the American Council on Education Standards and Recommendations.

Veterans Transition Specialists evaluates Armed Forces credit. Credit for military training will be awarded upon receipt of a student’s DD214 or documentation of active service (Reserves, active duty, or honorable discharge).

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College Credit for Heroes

 

College Credit for Heroes is a partnership between the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas colleges and universities. The College Credit for Heroes (CCH) program seeks to maximize college credit awarded to veterans and service members for their military experience. CCH is designed to recognize the knowledge and skills gained by military service members and to award college credit for military experience, enabling veterans to more easily re-enter the workforce. Each participating institution retains the right to determine applicability to specific degrees and certificates. Collin College is a partner institution in the CCH program and as a participating institution retains the right to determine applicability to specific degrees and certificates

 

*The grant is for a two-year period, and began on August 1, 2023. Please check back for updates. The goal is to have an official evaluation process established and in process by Fall 2024.

 

For more information email VRC@collin.edu.

 

Transfer of College Credit

Students who transfer to Collin College from other institutions of higher education may be awarded credit according to the conditions that follow.

  1. Credit must have been earned at a regionally accredited institution of higher education.  Foreign transcripts will not be evaluated or accepted.
  2. An official transcript from all regionally accredited institutions of higher education attended by the student must be on file at Collin College.
  3. Official course descriptions from the catalog under which the student attended may be required for evaluation.
  4. Credit for courses equivalent to those listed in the Collin College Catalog will be accepted if the courses are required on the student's degree plan for graduation. Other credits may be accepted in lieu of elective courses depending on the student's area of study.
  5. Repeats rules from other institutions may vary and Collin College will follow what is listed on transcripts if a student has repeated same course at one institution multiple times.
  6. Grades of “D” are accepted from other institutions; however, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation. Grades of “F” and “I” will not transfer.
  7. While there is no limit on the number of hours that can be transferred into Collin College from other institutions, 25 percent of the degree/certificate must be earned from Collin College.
  8. Time limits and minimum grade requirements may be imposed for transfer work into select areas of study. Contact the academic dean’s office for details.
  9. Collin College does not evaluate transcripts or award transfer credit earned at foreign institutions; however, students may be eligible for credit through examination at the college.
  10. Fall 1985 through Summer 2008 transfer work was included in students' overall GPA. Beginning Fall 2008 transfer work is not included in GPA.

 

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Most publicly-supported colleges and universities have agreed to accept as transfer credits all CLEP credit granted by regionally accredited institutions using the criteria below. Students planning to use CLEP credit to meet degree requirements at other institutions should check the requirements of the receiving institution. CLEP General Exams are not evaluated for credit at Collin College. The college uses the following criteria for CLEP Subject Examination evaluation.

  1. CLEP credit shall be recorded on transcripts with a “CR” in order to be clearly recognized as credit earned by examination.
  2. Collin College will not replace an existing grade with CLEP credit, including a grade of “W.” Please note: a course must be dropped before census date to avoid a “W” grade.
  3. Credit is awarded for CLEP Subject Examination scores at or above the 70th percentile. See the Collin website or contact the Director of Testing for specific passing scores. Official score reports should be sent to the Director of Testing. The college code for Collin College is 2290.
  4. For each CLEP examination, a non-refundable administrative and examination fee will be charged.  For information on taking a CLEP subject exam, please contact the Director of Testing.

Credit by Exam (Departmental Exams)

Credit for some courses may be granted upon successful completion of a comprehensive examination over the content of the course. A nonrefundable fee is charged for each course examination. Students must be currently enrolled or enrolled within the past year and have earned at least six credit hours at Collin College to receive credit by examination. 

Credit by exam may be attempted only once for any given course. Students currently enrolled in the course they wish to test out of must test or withdraw prior to the census date of the enrolled semester. The student must score at or above the 70th percentile to receive credit for the course. 

 

For more detailed information, see the Collin College catalog or speak to the Registrar's Office.