An institution that prepares students for transfer to a receiving institution.

The senior faculty member in your major or program of study who is assigned to advise you about course choices and degree requirements.

Your postsecondary education experience, which is usually represented by a transcript or list of your completed coursework.

A program that allows you to complete your degree faster than is normally required, for example taking summer courses.

It is very important that the institution you are attending and want to transfer coursework from is accredited. Other institutions will not accept transfer credit from a school that is not accredited. [..]

College-level courses in a broad variety of subjects that you can take in high school and earn college credit.

A national college admissions examination that consists of subject areas in English, Mathematics, Reading and Science. The ACT Plus Writing includes the four subject area plus a 30-minute writing test [..]

The process of comparing the content of courses that are transferred between colleges or universities to determine how one institution will accept and apply course credit from another.

A degree granted by an institution after the satisfactory completion of a two-year program of study. Types include the Associate of Arts (A.A.), the Associate of Science (A.S.) and the Associate of Ap [..]

A degree granted by an institution after the satisfactory completion of a four-year program of study. The most common are the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.).