Transfer Credit
Ogeechee Technical College recognizes previous postsecondary coursework by accepting credits earned from other regionally or nationally accredited institutions that are applicable to the student’s program of study. A student who presents credit for evaluation and transfer must be aware that the awarding of credit does not guarantee that institutions subsequently attended by the student will accept those credits.
Credit for courses received at an institution accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and whose entrance requirements and curriculum are equivalent to or greater than those of OTC will be considered for award of transfer credit. Credit may be granted for formal military schools, training, and correspondence courses in accordance with the American Council on Education.
Ogeechee Tech recognizes that it is necessary to establish reasonable and definitive policies for accepting transfer credit. The College developed these guidelines in accordance with the standards set by the American Association of Collegiate Registrar’s and Admissions Officers.
Ogeechee Tech distinguishes between the acceptance of credit and the applicability toward program requirements. Applicability of credit toward a credential refers to the prerogative of the academic divisions to count specific credit toward fulfillment of graduation requirements.
The Registrar determines the transferability of courses taken at other postsecondary institutions by considering the educational quality of the learning experience for which the student seeks transfer credit; the comparability of the nature, content, and level of learning experiences to the courses offered at Ogeechee Tech (the course is essentially the same content as the course to be taken at the College); the appropriateness and applicability of the learning experience to the programs offered at Ogeechee Tech and how recently they occurred; and the credit hours are the same or greater. The College established the following procedures to guide the Registrar in awarding transfer credit:
Students who wish to have prior college credit evaluated for transfer or intend on using a funding source that requires the evaluation of prior college credit, such as HOPE Scholarship or Veterans Educational Benefits, must submit all official post-secondary transcripts along with their admission application. All official transcripts must include final grades. All incoming college transcripts are evaluated automatically.
Students may receive transfer credit for courses for which they earned a C or better. The Registrar will not award transfer credit with grades below a C, including D, F, I, IP, W, WF, and WP.
Some courses are subject to a time limit for transferability. The Registrar's Office can provide a list of these courses. Transfer credit will be considered without restriction of completion dates for those courses in academic disciplines. Examples of these courses include, but are not limited to, English, psychology, mathematics, physical sciences, natural sciences, and social sciences.
The Registrar will not award transfer credit for learning support coursework or exemption exams taken at other colleges. However, college orientation courses taken within TCSG may be transferred in.
The transfer credit is recorded as TRA, TRB, or TRC on the Ogeechee Tech transcript and is not included in the calculation of the semester, cumulative, or graduation grade point average. The third letter indicates the actual grade earned in the course. The grade TRM is used for military credit and the grade TR is used for AP and CLEP. For competitive admission programs, grades for credit earned as transfer credit will be evaluated for GPA and calculated in the GPA under consideration for program admission.
Students may access their records online through the College website via Banner Web to verify the transfer credit awarded by the Registrar.
If coursework is earned at a nationally-accredited college, Ogeechee Tech reserves the right to evaluate instructor credentials applicable to the requested transfer coursework.
A student who has attended a previous college and is eligible for transfer of credit for English and math is not required to take the Next-Generation ACCUPLACER placement exam. However, if the student for any reason takes the exam and scores indicate the need for a learning support class, the student forfeits evaluation of their transcript and the scores on the exam will determine placement, except in the case of a competitive admissions program.
Students wishing to transfer from Ogeechee Tech to another college must contact that college directly to determine transfer of credit.