Transfer Credit Evaluation (2024)

Before You Apply

See how your course work will transfer. The Transfer Course Equivalency Systemprovides Texas State transfer credit equivalencies for commonly transferred courses. The information available on the system is drawn from the same course equivalency database that is used when information is posted to your official Texas State transcript.

Course transferability and equivalencies are subject to change. An official evaluation of transfer courses will be available to each student at the time of their admission to the university.

Already Admitted or Enrolled

Admitted or enrolled students who have submitted official transcripts from other colleges or universities canview evaluated course work on the Transfer Course Equivalency System to see how their credits transfer to Texas State (NetID and passwordrequired). An explanation of evaluation terms and abbreviations may be found in theEvaluated Course Work Glossary.

If you have questions about your course work evaluation, email the Office of Undergraduate Admissionsor call 512.245.2364.

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Evaluated Course Work Glossary

Below are explanations of the evaluation abbreviations, meant to help you better understand what courses will transfer and how they will be credited. You may alsodownload a copy of the Evaluated Course Work Glossary.

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Core Curriculum

If you're currently attending another college and looking to transfer to Texas State, your top priority should be takingcore classes that you'll need to complete, regardless of your major. Individual degree programs may also have additional specific course requirements, as outlined on their Transfer Planning Guide (TPG). Before taking classes, review the appropriate TPG and General Education Core Curriculum transfer guide.

Keep in mind that you do not need to be core complete to transfer to Texas State.

Core Curriculum

Additional Classes

If you plan to take more courses than just core before transferring, you may first want to visit the Undergraduate Catalog for specific degree program requirements. Transfer Planning Guides are available for each major and are helpful in determining specific program requirements for core and transferable lower-level courses.

In the catalog, your degree program will likely show your courses listed according to each academic year or semester of a typical four-year college career and the courses are listed in Texas State codes and numbers. To find which courses are offered at your current college and their equivalencies, use ourTransfer Course Equivalency System. You should be able to find equivalencies for all of the transferable or remedial courses you have previously taken at any Texas college.

Transfer Planning Guides

Transfer Policies

• Accreditation — Texas State considers for admission and transfer credit only course work completed at degree-granting institutions that have been granted membership or candidacy status (by the time the course work was completed) by one of the regional institutional accrediting organizations or national faith-related accrediting organizations approved by the Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Course work from an institution or entity that is neither regionally accredited nor a candidate for such accreditation (e.g. online providers such as Sophia Learning, Straighterline, etc.) is not recognized for admission or transfer purposes. Texas State does not accept credit from institutions or entities with accreditation solely from national career-related accrediting organizations, or professional and specialized accrediting organizations. Additional information is available in the Transfer Credit section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
• At the time of transfer, all transferable work completed at an accredited junior or community college will be recorded on the student's official transcript. However, Texas State will apply no more than 72 junior/community college credits to a specific degree. If the number of hours transferred from a junior or community college exceeds 72, the student’s advising center will coordinate input from the appropriately credentialed faculty and units to provide a recommendation to the college dean how the student will satisfy degree requirements. Additional upper-level hours from a four-year university may also be applied.
• Repeat Policy — You may repeat a course to exclude the first grade earned in that course from GPA and hours calculations, regardless of the grade earned. The repeat course must be exactly the same as the initial course, or equivalent to the initial course if taken at a different college than the first attempt. For this policy, a course taken at another institution may not be repeated at Texas State and a course taken at Texas State must be repeated at Texas State. Only the grade from the first attempt will be excluded from your GPA and all grades earned in subsequent attempts will be included in your GPA. Use ourTransfer Course Equivalency Systemto confirm equivalencies.
• Grades of D and F are transferable. If the course is considered a transferable course, then the grade you earned in it is transferable. A minimum grade of D is required in Core Curriculum courses to satisfy core requirements.
• To qualify for graduation with a bachelor’s degree, at least 25 percent of the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree must be completed at Texas State; within this requirement, at least 24 semester credit hours must be advanced (junior or senior)and at least 12 hours of the advanced work must be completed in the major at Texas State. Additionally, at least 24 semester credit hours of the last 30 hours completed that are required for the degree must be taken at Texas State. Correspondence, extension, and off-campus coursework completed through Texas State may be applied toward Texas State coursework requirements.

Please refer to the Transfer Policies section of the Undergraduate Catalog for additional information and requirements.

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