Will Credits Transfer?

Before enrolling in the College Achievement Program, it is the student's responsibility to contact the institution to which he or she is seeking admission to determine transferability of CAP credits. The decision to recognize credits is the prerogative of the receiving institution.

Credit Transfer to Public Institutions in Indiana
CAP Courses Included in the Indiana Core Transfer Library (CTL)
Credit Transfer to Private Schools & Schools Out of State
How Some Colleges & Universities Have Accepted Dual Credit in the Past

Transfer of college credit is determined by the college or university to which a student is seeking admission. Each college/university evaluates transfer courses based upon their specific curriculum requirements and the student’s intended major. From time to time curriculum requirements change, which means the acceptance of transfer courses may change. A student wanting to transfer credit to a specific college or university should check directly with that institution (registrar’s office, office of admissions, or academic school of a student’s intended major) to determine if a course will be accepted and how it will be counted toward graduation requirements.

Credit Transfer to Public Institutions in Indiana

Public schools within the state of Indiana recently have established a Core Transfer Library (CTL). Each course included in the list will transfer to any public college or university in Indiana if the student has earned an adequate grade in the course. According to the Transfer IN Web site, “Core Transfer Library courses will meet the general or free elective requirements of undergraduate degree programs and most CTL courses will also count towards degree program requirements, if an equivalent course is taught at your new campus.” For more information about the CTL and how the CAP courses below transfer to schools around the state, visit the site for Transfer Indiana. To learn which schools offer CAP courses, see Which High Schools Participate.

CAP Courses Included in the CTL

Introduction to Public Speaking, CMST 101
Fundamentals of Economics, ECON 175
Rhetoric and Composition I, ENG 101
Intermediate French I, FREN 203
Intermediate French II, FREN 204
U.S. to 1865, HIST 101
U.S. since 1865, HIST 102
Medical Terminology, HP 115
Introduction to the Physical Sciences, PHYS 101
Intermediate Spanish I, SPAN 203
Readings and Discussion of Contemporary Problems of the Spanish World, SPAN 204

*CAP Courses not included in the CTL may still transfer to public institutions in Indiana. Check with your college of choice prior to enrolling in CAP. 

Credit Transfer to Private Schools & Schools Out of State

Public schools out of state generally accept dual credit transfers, as do some private schools. The registrar's office, admission office, or prospective academic school will be able to verify how credits from a CAP course will be accepted and counted toward graduation requirements.

When contacting a college or university to determine how CAP credit will transfer, be sure to have the following information ready:

    1. The name and number of the CAP course (e.g. ENG 101 Rhetoric and Composition)
    2. The course description (see 2007-08 CAP Course Descriptions)
    3. The number of credit hours

Be prepared to ask the following:

    1. Will the course fulfill a graduation requirement or be accepted for elective credit?
    2.  Is a minimum grade required for the course to transfer?
    3. Will you send written confirmation of what was agreed to in this conversation?

How Some Colleges and Universities Have Accepted Dual Credit in the Past

The following four lists were compiled from the reports of former concurrent enrollment students at USI, Indiana University, and Syracuse University. The lists represent four general kinds of transfer:

    1. Transfer accepted
    2. Conditional transfers
    3. Transfer with additional requirements
    4. Transfer not accepted

Students are advised to take a portfolio of their work (including a course syllabus, graded papers, tests, and the course completed letter) to new student orientation in order to demonstrate the college work in the course and to gain the transfer credit. Students should go to the subject area department (mathematics, English, history, etc.) and show the portfolio to the freshman adviser in the academic department.  Persistence on the part of students often meets with a successful transfer of credit. Students should not carry a USI transcript. Colleges and universities usually insist on receiving a transcript directly from USI. 

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