Transferring to CCBC

Admission with transfer credit
For a student to be admitted to CCBC with transfer credit, the sending institution must be an accredited college or university. Credit may transfer if the institution is regionally accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). To verify accreditation, CCBC uses “Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions” published by AACRAO. CCBC recognizes the following regional accreditation associations:

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Credit may not be accepted from schools that are candidates for regional accreditation and not fully accredited. This includes institutions regionally accredited by a commission on occupational education.

As part of CCBC’s general admissions procedures, students must submit official transcripts of all previous college course work.

Grade level required
Courses offered for transferred credit must fit into the applicant’s proposed curriculum and should generally be a “C” grade or better. However, courses in which the applicant earned a “D” will be accepted for transfer if the overall Quality Point Average (QPA) of all courses transferred is 2.0 or above.

Any General Education courses taken at a Maryland public college or university will be accepted with a “D or better.” Grades for courses taken at colleges or universities other than CCBC will not be computed in the QPA but may be used for selective admission requirements.

Number of transfer credits accepted
CCBC has direct transfer agreements with other Maryland community colleges and four-year institutions. CCBC will accept a maximum of 45 transfer credits, including no more than 30 credits by examination. In order to receive an associate degree from CCBC, the transfer applicant must fulfill the credit and curriculum requirements of the major. The minimum number of credits for an associate degree is 60. However, students must complete either a total of 31 credits taken in any order or in any time sequence or the last 15 credits (a minimum of 25 percent) at CCBC.

NOTE: Students enrolled under a joint college/military agreement may complete their final 15 credits in any order or time sequence.

Transfer of General Education requirements
Students who have successfully completed a degree at another accredited institution of higher education meet the General Education requirements for a degree at CCBC, which will be so noted on the student’s transcript. Transfer credits will not be granted if the credits were earned at a time when the sending institution was not accredited by an appropriate agency.

Students who have earned a degree from an accredited institution outside of the U.S. will be evaluated on an individual basis. CCBC will make any decision regarding General Education requirements based on the results of the transcript evaluation, particularly as this relates to English requirements.

Transfer credits for certificate programs
A student who applies to CCBC as a transfer student with the intention of obtaining a certificate in a designated occupational area must complete the admission criteria and also take at least 25 percent of the courses required for the certificate at CCBC; that is, no more than 75 percent of the courses may be accepted in transfer from another institution.