Transfer Credit

If advising is required, an admission/registration hold will be placed on the student’s record until the requirement has been met.

Students are encouraged to consult with an academic advisor about courses and other educational concerns if they are currently enrolled and pursuing a two-year degree program, planning to transfer to another college or university, or simply taking a few selected courses. In addition to course and degree requirements, policies and procedures are subject to change. Students are encouraged to stay informed of any changes that may affect them by meeting with an academic advisor regularly and checking the TSC website for updates.

Many students who plan to transfer to a university are advised to fulfill the lower-division requirements for the university selected for their continued education. It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that they take courses at TSC that will be accepted by the senior institutions they wish to attend.

Degree Audit System The degree audit tool allows students to track their progress towards completion of their degree. Students can access their degree audit by visiting MyTSC Online, or by meeting with an academic advisor. Students should keep a copy of their degree audit, referring to it frequently to ensure completion of remaining courses needed to graduate on time.

Requesting a Change of Major TSC students can request to change their major by visiting the Academic Advising Office and submitting a Change of Major form. Any change of majors submitted after the term census date will not take effect until the end of the academic semester (prior to the start of the next academic term). Excessive changes to a student’s major may affect the scheduled timeline towards graduation.

Only academic or technical courses required within a major field of study and in which a “C” or better has been earned may be applied toward a TSC certificate or degree. This applies to all degree plans. The Coordinating Board recognizes the Texas Administrative Rule 7.6, which provides criteria for accrediting agencies to be recognized and accredited institutions in Texas. The Coordinating Board recognizes 17 regional and national, and 3 professional or specialized accrediting agencies.

Courses from institutions accredited by national and/or professional or specialized accrediting agencies that are recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) may be applied by the college toward a certificate or degree only after being reviewed on a case-by-case basis:

 Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)  Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College, Western Association of Schools and

Colleges (ACCJC-WASC)  Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)  Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)  Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)  Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools Accreditation Commission (AARTS)  Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) (undergraduate only)  Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)  Council on Occupational Education (COE)  Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)  Higher Learning Commission (HLC)  Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)  New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)  Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)  Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (accreditor for all Texas public institutions of higher education) (SACSCOC)  Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)  WASC Senior College and University Commission (WAS-SCUC)