Transferring Credit Into Waubonsee

As a community college, Waubonsee is known for helping students earn college credits that easily transfer onto other colleges and universities. But did you know you can also transfer college credit into community colleges like Waubonsee? It's easy and often helps you earn a degree or certificate in less time and with less tuition to pay! 

Basically, if you have attended and earned credit at previous colleges or universities, you follow the same enrollment process as new students, with the one additional step of submitting your official transcripts to Registration and Records to be evaluated for transfer credit.

To view how your current credits from other schools may transfer into Waubonsee, please check out our Transfer Evaluation System (TES).

Procedure: Students must provide an official transcript from their previous college or university to the Registration and Records office to be evaluated for transfer credit. Credits to be considered for transfer must have been earned at a college or university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or other regional accrediting agency. Transcripts from foreign colleges and universities must be reviewed by a foreign educational credentials service recognized by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). In these cases, students must provide the official evaluation report for review for transfer credit. There is no fee for processing transfer credit.

Evaluation Criteria: Credits are evaluated as equivalent Waubonsee courses or as elective credits on a course-by-course basis. The amount of credit awarded for a given course will be equal to the amount of credit attributed to the course at the transfer institution. If an external course is less credit than the corresponding Waubonsee course, the credit deficiency must be within one credit to be considered equivalent to the Waubonsee course. Elective credit may be awarded for courses that are not equivalent to Waubonsee courses. Quarter hours are converted to semester hours upon evaluation.

Students may be asked to provide a course syllabus from their previous institution to the Registration and Records office for evaluation purposes. Certain transfer courses may require subject matter review by the appropriate academic department.

Coursework Ineligible for Transfer: Transfer credit is not awarded for developmental education courses unless it is needed
for English or math placement purposes. Credit will not be granted if a student has previously earned credit for an equivalent course.

Transfer Credit Limits: A maximum of 45 credits will be awarded for transfer credit. In extenuating cases, more than 45 credits may be awarded.

Grade Standards: Waubonsee will accept course credits with an earned grade of D or better. Certain Waubonsee courses require students to have earned a C or better as a prerequisite to register. Transfer credit posted to the record is not calculated in the cumulative grade point average (GPA), nor does it apply to the credit hour residency requirement.

Transfer Credit Application: Students are advised to perform a degree audit with their advisor to review the applicability of transfer credit to the chosen degree or certificate.