Transfer to KC

Transferring your Coursework to Kaskaskia College

Transfer Policy

Students enrolled at Kaskaskia College are eligible to have credits from other colleges/universities, as well as military credits, evaluated for acceptance by Kaskaskia College and posted on the Kaskaskia College transcript. It is the students’ responsibility to submit official transcripts to be evaluated. The Kaskaskia College Registrar evaluates credit according to the following conditions:

The student must be admitted to college.
The student must request from each college/university attended (and the military) an official transcript and those transcripts must be received by the Records Office.
Only coursework from Institutionally Accredited (Regionally) colleges/universities is evaluated.
- Higher Learning Commission
- Middle States Commission on High Education
- Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools
- New England Commission of Higher Education
- New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Public Postsecondary Vocational Education, Practical Nursing)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education
- Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education
- Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public Postsecondary Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- WASC Senior College and University Commission
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Coursework with ACE credit recommendation (workforce training, military training or occupations, learning outside the classroom, national exams or certifications) are evaluated for acceptance if properly submitted by the student. Official documentation is required.
Freshman and sophomore level courses will be accepted, pending evaluation, to satisfy degree or certificate requirements.
- Students can request that any upper-division courses that are the equivalent of freshman- and sophomore-level courses be evaluated to satisfy degree or certificate requirements. Contact the Records Office for more information.
Developmental coursework is not evaluated for credit.
Courses that are “waived” (prior learning experience, proficiency) at other colleges/universities, are not accepted for credit.
Credit by examination, in the form of CLEP (College Level Examination Program), AP (Advanced Placement), StraighterLine, are evaluated for acceptance if properly submitted by the student. Official documentation is required from each organization.
Only coursework with a minimum grade of C will be accepted for credit.
Transfer credit is not included in the cumulative grade point average.

International students who wish to use transfer credit from an international institution of higher education must submit an official transcript with translated English version that has been evaluated by a private evaluation agency at the student’s expense. Suggested agencies for transcript evaluation are Educational Credential Evaluators Inc. and World Education Services.

What to Expect

Upon receipt of transcripts, credit will be evaluated for all courses completed and applied to the student’s Kaskaskia College transcript. Students will be emailed a Transfer Equivalency Report for each transcript that is submitted. This report will inform the student’s what has been accepted.

Reverse Transfer

If you earned some credit from KC and went on to a four year college you may be able to participate in a reverse transfer opportunity to transfer your four year credit back to KC to complete your Associate’s degree!

Non-Traditional Credit Opportunities

Students may have acquired competencies equivalent to those in KC program courses, as a result of past life experiences and/or formal education that has not been evaluated for credit. Such competencies may be documented in a Prior Learning Portfolio, in military records, in documents received for professional training (including certification or licensure), or may be validated by means of proficiency examination or other standardized testing. For information on specific types of credit, refer below:

One avenue for students seeking credit for life experiences (including military service) or formal education is through the assessment of Prior Learning Experience (PLE). Through this individualized process, faculty or instructional staff evaluate a Prior Learning Portfolio, a written record of appropriate documentation submitted by the student according to established College procedures for equivalency to courses taught at the institution.

If credit for Prior Learning Experience is granted, it will be reflected on the student’s transcript using the designation “PLE”. For each hour of credit awarded for Prior Learning Experience, an equal number of hours must be earned in residence at KC before the PLE credit is posted on the transcript.

Questions or requests for additional information about Prior Learning Experience credit may be obtained by contacting the Dean of Career and Technical Education or the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
Proficiency examinations are comprehensive, course-specific tests, available in selected disciplines or programs of study, used to determine whether a student can demonstrate mastery of course outcomes and thus receive credit for a class. If the student successfully completes the appropriate examination(s), credit for the specific course in question will be entered on the student’s permanent record.

Credit obtained by proficiency examination will be listed on the student transcript as “Prof”. For each proficiency hour of credit awarded, an equal number of hours must be earned in residence at KC before the proficiency credit is posted on the transcript.

Questions or requests for additional information about proficiency exam credits may be obtained by contacting the Dean of Career and Technical Education or the Dean of Arts and Sciences.

Credit for Military Service

Members and former members of the Armed Services, upon presenting separation papers (DD-214), may be granted the following credits:

Basic Training	6 months Active Duty	1 year Active Duty
2 credit hours Physical Education	4 credit hours Physical Education	3 credit hours Physical Education
		3 credit hours Health Education

Students should contact the Registrar to have the credit posted. Proper identification and documentation of all training schools is required before an evaluation will be completed. Military credits will be transcripted as transfer credit, but must be documented on an official joint service transcript. Please contact your Veterans Affairs representative for information on obtaining military transcripts.

College credit is awarded for satisfactory scores on examinations taken through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board. CLEP examinations, developed in consultation with college faculty, are aligned with the content of college level courses in a variety of disciplines.

Students seeking credit for CLEP test scores must request that the official examination results be forwarded to the Office of Records and Registration. Individuals desiring to take these tests may obtain information from the College Board website.

Students planning to transfer credits awarded for CLEP scores to a four-year college or university should check with the transfer institution, as policies regarding the acceptance of these tests may vary from one institution to another.
Kaskaskia College may grant credit for courses taken by high school students who participate in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and achieve the minimum score required. Credit is based on course completion and examinations administered by the College Entrance Examination Board and the IBDP.

Students seeking credit for AP and IBDP scores must request that the official results be forwarded to the Kaskaskia College Registrar.

A student must receive an AP score of 3 or higher as recommended by the American Council on Education. For IBDP credit a score of 4 or higher, as required by state statute, must be presented to receive credit. KC courses for which credit may be awarded are listed on the Advanced Placement (AP) Credit document.

Students planning to transfer credits awarded for AP or IBDP scores to a four-year college or university should check with the transfer institution, as policies regarding the acceptance of these tests may vary from one institution to another.
Kaskaskia College will accept the State Seal of Biliteracy as equivalent to two years of foreign language coursework taken during high school if a student’ s high school transcript indicates that he or she has received the State Seal of Biliteracy. Students who have received a State Seal of Biliteracy must request course credit for their seal within three academic years after graduating from high school.
1. Students must submit a final high school transcript verifying receipt of the State Seal of Biliteracy.
2. Students must request course credit for the Seal within three (3) academic years after graduating from high school and must have received prior credit from KC or be currently enrolled at KC.
Credit will be awarded for:
- SPAN 101 – Spanish I
- SPAN 102 – Spanish II
Credit will be granted without a grade and will not be used to calculate grade point average but may be used to fulfill graduation requirements.

Students should be aware that the credit may not be accepted by another college or university.

Get In Touch

Jenna Eldred

jeldred@kaskaskia.edu

Phone | 618-545-3044

Main Campus
Health and Business, HB 111