Student Affairs

Previous College Work

An applicant who has previously attended an accredited college or university and who has an overall grade-point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 quality-point scale in all course work attempted will be accepted for admission. An official transcript(s) of all previous college work must be submitted. The Council on Postsecondary Education's general education transfer policy and baccalaureate program transfer frameworks policy shall provide the basis for an institution's policy on the acceptance of transfer credit. The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers' "Transfer Credit Practices of Educational Institutions" shall serve as a reference for admission of transfer students to an institution and for the acceptance of transfer credit.

KCTCS colleges shall provide academic counseling concerning the transfer of credit to transferring students. KCTCS colleges shall accept a student's college credit earned when a course is taken both for high school credit and for college credit. Credit earned through a dual enrollment arrangement shall be treated the same as credit earned in any other college course.

Students who decide to earn an educational credential subsequent to their enrollment as a non-credential-seeking student and who have not demonstrated the academic skills appropriate for the educational credential they seek are subject to the KCTCS assessment and placement guidelines.

In order to be classified as fully accredited, a college or university must be a member of a regional accrediting association. Degree credit work taken at a fully accredited college or university is recognized credit hour for credit hour. Quarter hours are recognized as two-thirds (2/3) of a semester hour. Credit earned from non-accredited institutions is not recognized in the Council on Postsecondary Education's general education transfer policy and baccalaureate program transfer frameworks policy. Recognition of credit earned at a non-accredited college or university may be obtained by special subject examinations or may be validated by the completion of twelve (12) credit hours, excluding developmental or remedial courses, with a grade-point average of at least 2.0. The KCTCS president is authorized to establish reciprocal agreements with full accredited colleges and universities whereby grades received as well as credit earned at a previous institution shall be recognized by KCTCS colleges.