Howard College
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Transfer students must comply with all THEA policies. Students on academic or disciplinary suspension from the last school attended will be considered for admission to Howard College on an individual basis only. Credits for courses in which a passing grade ("D" or better if the student's overall grade average is "C" or better) has been earned may be transferred to Howard College from any college accredited through one of the regional accrediting associations of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. College policy is not to transfer credits received from any U.S. institution not so accredited.
Howard College awards transfer credit for "credit by examination" if it is included on an official transcript from an accredited college or university, if it is within the established 18- hour limit, and if it is appropriately related to the student's educational program. Preparatory, remedial or any other non degree credit course cannot be used for transfer or in determining the 2.0 ("C") transfer average.
Course work completed at a college outside the United States will be considered for transfer on an individual basis. An advisor, program director, or other appropriate personnel will complete a course-by-course evaluation of a transferred transcript as needed for a degree plan or program planning in the enrollment process. At least 25% of the hours required for a degree must be earned at Howard College.
Courses transferred will be posted to the student's Howard College transcript. Students are required to submit an official transcript from each school previously attended. (A student's transcript will have a "hold" put on it until all transcripts from each school previously attended are received.) It is the student's responsibility to make sure all transcripts have been received in the Registrar's Office.
A Howard College transcript will not be issued if a student's file is not complete and has had a "hold" placed on it. Students will not be allowed to register for the following term if all college transcripts are not received in the Registrar's Office by the end of the initial term of enrollment.