Transfer of Credit

Post-Enrollment Transfer Credit

Students who are enrolled at OC may receive credit for courses taken at another institution, subject to the following restriction:

• Obtain written approval on a Transfer Request Form before registering for the courses at another institution.
• Approval for courses within the major must come from the Department Chair for that major
• Approval for general education courses must come from the Registrar
• Students may not take more than 15 hours of transfer credit

Limitation of Transfer Credit

• Once a student begins at OC he or she may not transfer in more than 15 hours of credit to count toward graduation, of which no more than 6 hours of his or her major can be transferred back to OC. Transfer credit in the major must be approved by the student’s major department, as explained above.
• Specific departments may have additional transfer restrictions.
• Only credit from a regionally accredited college or university will be accepted as transfer credit.
• Technical or vocational credits are not eligible for transfer and may not, therefore, be used to satisfy degree requirements.
• Current OC students must have transfer credit approved prior to enrolling in a class away from the OC campus. A Transfer Request Form is available online and in the Registrar’s Office.
• A course may not be taken at another college or university to replace a grade for any course that has been taken at OC.

Transfer credit will be accepted from regionally-accredited colleges and universities upon approval of the Registrar. A maximum of 65 semester hours from community/junior colleges may be applied toward degree requirements. Some course work from unaccredited colleges may be validated through credit by examination.

Transferring classes to OC

Courses taken at regionally-accredited colleges and universities will be accepted for credit at OC. These may or may not fulfill specific requirements depending on the courses taken.

Prior to taking a course at another university to fulfill a requirement, you must fill out a transfer approval form. A core curriculum course must be approved by the Registrar. A course within the major must be approved by the dean or department chair, then the Registrar. A course may not be taken at another college or university to replace a grade for any course that has been taken at OC.