Transcript
Evaluations
Undergraduate
Students (Flow Chart)
Regular undergraduate
academic credit may be transferred from another institution
if:
- the credit was earned at an
accredited institution
- the nature, content, and
level of the course offered by UTB and TSC
- the courses for which credit
is sought are appropriate and applicable to program
offered by UTB and TSC
Transfer credits accepted for
admission purpose may not be applicable for degree purposes.
Catalog descriptions and other materials from the institution
at which the credit was earned will be used to determine if
transfer credit will be applicable for degree purposes. In the
case of post secondary work from foreign institutions, The
Country Index, published by the international education
Research Foundation, Inc., will be used to determine if
transfer credit will be applicable for admissions or degree
purposes.
Courses which do not transfer
include:
- Pre college course such as
remedial reading, developmental reading, speed reading,
remedial science and orientation
- Drill or skill courses such
as filing methods and vocational or technical raining
courses such as shop courses, welding, carpentry, plumbing
and masonry. There will be limited exceptions to
this rule in the case of the Bachelor of Applied Arts and
Sciences Degree
- Terminal courses offered at
many community colleges that are not intended for transfer
to senior colleges. Examples of such courses are auto
mechanics, machine shop, electricity, data processing, and
degree.)
- Doctrinal courses in
religion. Course in religion of a historical or literary
nature (but non doctrinal) are transferable up to a
maximum of 12 semester hours of lower division credit.
NOTE: You
can obtain course descriptions from the Online
University Catalog. If the course description you seek is not
available, request a copy through our office.
No credit will normally be given
for “life experience.” There will be limited exceptions to
this rule in the case of the Bachelor of Applied Arts and
Sciences degree when this credit has been validated and placed
on the transcript by an accredited community college or
technical institution.
International
Students
(International Flow
Chart)
Transfer
Curricula & Resolution of Lower Division Course Transfer
Disputes
The following procedures (as
outlined in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule
Chapter 5, Subchapter A, §5.4) shall be followed by public
institutions of higher education in the resolving disputes
involving transfer of TSC lower division courses.
"If a public institution of
higher education does not accept course credit earned by a
student at another institution of higher education, that
institution shall give written notice to the student and
the other institution that transfer of the course credit
is denied. The two institutions and the. student shall
attempt to resolve the transfer of the course credit in
accordance with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board rules and / or guidelines."
"If the transfer dispute is
not resolved to the satisfaction of the student within 45
days after the date the student received written notice of
the denial, the institution that denies the transfer of
the course shall notify the Coordinating Board, or his
designee, who shall make the final determination about a
dispute concerning the transfer of course credit and gave
written notice of the determination to the involved
student and institutions."
For any further information
you may contact:
Transcript Evaluator, (956) 544-3892 or by e-mail at
admissions@utb.edu
