Transfer credit is considered for courses which meet the following criteria:

  • Courses must have the same semester hour (or equivalent quarter hour) credit.
  • Courses must be documented on an official transcript and have a minimum grade of "C".
  • Courses must be from a school that is accredited by a recognized accrediting body or if not, will be subject to departmental approval.
  • Courses must have the equivalent content as determined by catalog course description or evaluation by the Director of Student Records and Information Management and departmental faculty. Time limitations may restrict the transfer of some courses into the College if it is determined that course material is outdated. Physical and biological sciences courses over five years old are not considered for transfer credit. If courses fall outside the timeframe, credit may be received by examination or on a case-by-case basis as a result of current experience in the discipline.
  • Transfer credit will be considered for international courses/degrees and for military services schools provided that the student utilizes an acceptable professional organization (e.g., American Council Education (ACE) Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, World Education Services (WES), or any NACES approved evaluator, for evaluation of/conversion to college credits.
  • Humanities transfer credit is limited to the type of humanities courses offered at Cabarrus College which include but are not limited to World Literature I, Music Appreciation, Art, World Religions, and Introduction to Hispanic Culture and Language. All courses that are approved for the HUM ELECT transfer credit must either have a cultural and historical/human element in the course description (or in the course objectives or syllabi) or be specified in a signed articulation agreement.

Applicants requesting transfer credit for courses in the major may also be asked to submit the following:

  • Course description and/or course syllabus if the course has not previously been deemed "transferable" by departmental faculty evaluation
  • Results of pre-entrance tests/achievement tests given at previous institution
  • Progress evaluation by a program official of the previous institution and statement of reason for transfer

Grades in courses being transferred are not utilized in the calculation of GPA.

All transfer credits must be finalized with the Office of Student Records and Information Management by the end of the first semester of enrollment. After the student is accepted to the college, the Office of Student Records and Information Management will review and award approved transfer credits. Students are encouraged to compare their program curriculum plan to their degree audit to confirm transfer credit awarded and the courses in which to register.

Graduate students receiving transfer credit must meet all admission requirements or approved equivalents and must complete a minimum of one-third of the total credit hours needed for graduation at Cabarrus College. Undergraduate students receiving transfer credit must meet all admission requirements or approved equivalents and must complete a minimum of 25% of the admission requirements or approved equivalents and must complete a minimum of 25% of the total credit hours needed for graduation at Cabarrus College. The minimum must include at least 50% of the credit hours in the major.

Once a student is enrolled at Cabarrus College, additional transfer credit will be awarded only if approval from the Office of Students Records and Information Management and Provost is obtained prior to dual enrollment in another college.