2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

Transfer Guidecompleted at a recognized or governmentsponsored school. Any student who hascompleted or plans to take coursework froma school outside of the U.S. should contactthe transfer specialist at the school wherethey plan to earn their final degree, todetermine the school’s policy on the transferof international coursework.Age of credit. Some schools and/or somemajors/programs will place a time limitationon previously earned credits they will allowin transfer. This limit could apply to generaleducation courses and to courses in a major.State-to-state transfer processes would besimilar to transfer within Minnesota. However,students should check with the transferspecialist at their current school to determineif there are any transfer agreements withschools in other states.there are “Tips for Transfer” and “FrequentlyAsked Questions” sections that may furtheranswer this question.Additional Sourcesof CreditThe following are additional ways that astudent may have accumulated college oruniversity level credits. The transfer specialist,at the school from which a student plansto earn their final degree, would be able toanswer questions on how credits from thesesources will transfer. many schools wouldhave this information on the transfer portionof their website.Experiential education is an attemptto translate an individuals life and workexperiences into college level credit. Allschools do not recognize experientialeducation credits or limit the number that maybe used in a degree.CLEP (College Level ExaminationProgram) is a nationally standardized examgenerally taken before entering a collegeor university. Credit may be used in generaleducation, subject matter areas and aselective credit.AP (Advanced Placement) is a nationallystandardized program of advanced collegelevel courses offered during a student’s highschool experience. Credit may be used ingeneral education, subject matter areas andas elective credit.IB (International Baccalaureate) is aninternationally recognized program throughwhich high school students complete acomprehensive curriculum of rigorousstudy and demonstrate performance on IBexaminations. Credit may be used in generaleducation, subject matter areas and aselective credit.Military credits. College or university creditmay be earned from education experiencescompleted while in the military.OthersInternational coursework is courseworkcompleted at a college or university outsideof the United States. Coursework could becompleted by international students or bystudents who are legal residents of the U.S.International coursework may transfer toregionally accredited institutions if it wasResourcesDegree Audit Reporting System (DARS)indicates course completed at Century Collegealong with transfer courses and which coursesfulfill specific degree or program requirements.MnTransfer.org is a website with atremendous amount of information on transferwithin Minnesota and links to other states’transfer sites. This website provides directlinks to most other regionally accreditedMinnesota schools and also providesresources about transfer planning.Transfer specialists for Minnesota schoolsand selected Wisconsin schools may be foundat MnTransfer.org under “Transfer Resources.”uSelect is a nationwide web-based coursetransfer system that offers information aboutcourse descriptions and equivalencies andacademic program planning and requirementsavailable at www.uselectmn.org.651.779.3300 223