Policies & Procedures
Transferring Credits from Other Colleges
Currently enrolled or previously enrolled students who wish to transfer credits earned from other colleges must:
- Submit official transcripts to Enrollment Services.
- Complete a form requesting evaluation of transcripts prior to submitting graduation applications.
Some course work may not be accepted, and students who change their educational goals must have their transcripts re-evaluated. Contact individual departments for more information.
- Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and Associate in Applied Science-T Degrees
- Credits transfer to Edmonds Community College if:
- Associate of General Studies Degree Credits are accepted if authorized by the chief academic officer.
- Associate of Technical Arts Degree and Certificates Credits are accepted if authorized by the department head, a full-time instructor in the program or the division dean.
- High School Diploma
Credits are accepted if authorized by the program coordinator or dean.
- Degree credits are already earned.
- Credits have received accreditation by regional associations of schools and colleges.
- Credits are approved by national institutional accrediting associations recognized by the AACRAO board of directors (up to 15 credits as general electives).
- Credit earned at foreign colleges and universities are approved by Credential Evaluators review on an individual basis.
- Career-related courses are earned at participating schools, except those excluded by the Intercollegiate Relations Commission (up to 15 credits may be accepted as elective credits toward the Associate of Arts degree or the Associate of Science degree).
- Religion courses qualify as literature, history or philosophy.
Earned Semester Credits
For students transferring from institutions using semester credits, waivers are authorized for one-quarter credit in the written skills area and a maximum of half-quarter credit in quantitative skills and in each of the distribution areas.
