University Transfer Guide

Transferring Without an A.A. Degree

Students may apply to a university without earning the A.A. degree. In addition to completing the admission application and submitting transcripts, they need to be aware of the following requirements.

Note: Priority admission is given to A.A. degree graduates. Some universities accept only a limited number of students without an A.A. degree.

Applicants who have attempted fewer than 60 semester hours are required to:

1. meet the minimum freshman admission requirements of the university including the submission of ACT or SAT test scores;
2. have at least a 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) on all college course work attempted. Some universities may have a higher GPA requirement;
3. have at least a 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) on all course work attempted at the last institution attended (some universities may have a higher GPA requirement); and
4. meet the CLAST requirements (with or without an A.A. degree)

In addition, students should be aware that items below may result in a loss of credits or a need to take additional credits. Because each institution sets its own policies, check with the university before you transfer without an A.A. degree.

1. General Education Requirements (GER)
2. Gordon Rule (Gordon rule courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher).
3. transcript evaluation (except for common course numbered courses)
4. forgiveness (repeated courses) - Some universities may require an additional placement exam even though you may have completed a course. Course placement may be determined by the test, not the course work.

Academic advising is supported by the division of undergraduate studies.

Students transferring with more than 60 hours (without an A.A. degree) will experience some of the same problems as students transferring with fewer than 60 hours (with regard to general education requirements, Gordon Rule, CLAST, etc.). Students transferring with the statement “general education course requirements have been met” indicated on the community college transcript (without an A.A. degree) will have satisfied the general education requirements for the public state university, however depending on the program or major, additional lower level courses may be a prerequisite to the major.