UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRANSFER CREDIT REPORT
As a new student with transfer credit, you may be wondering exactly how your courses fit into your intended degree program, especially if those courses have not been evaluated as Ohio State equivalents.
It is recommended, and required for some majors, that you have necessary evaluations done prior to scheduling classes at orientation. Having credit evaluation completed will allow you to take courses for which you are well prepared and will avoid duplicating courses that you have completed elsewhere. Here are some guidelines to assist you:
1. Look at your Transfer Credit Report and identify any “General” (courses numbered G000.xx) and/or “Deferred” credit (appearing in a separate section of the report).
2. Check the “Recommendations for Your Major” section below to see if you need to have this “General”, “Special” and/or “Deferred” credit further evaluated.
3. For further credit evaluation, contact the appropriate Transfer Credit Coordinator. You can also find this list at http://registrar.osu.edu/transfer_credit/tcc_list.asp
Description of Transfer Credit Types
If the Transfer Credit Evaluator could not identify exact Ohio State course equivalents for your previous college course work, you will find some or all of the following designations.
G000.xx: General credit is awarded when there may be an equivalent course at Ohio State, but the Transfer Credit Evaluator could not make that determination.
S000.xx: Special credit is awarded when there is no specific course equivalent at Ohio State.
T000.xx: Technical credit is awarded for technical course work that is acceptable as undergraduate credit at Ohio State.
Und Tech: Undefined Technical credit is awarded for technical course work that is acceptable as undergraduate credit at Ohio State, but cannot be assigned to an existing Ohio State department.
D000.xx or Unknown: Deferred or Unknown credit is designated when the Transfer Credit Evaluator cannot determine if this course work is acceptable as undergraduate credit. It is not included in the total hours awarded, nor is it added to your Ohio State record until a transfer credit coordinator further evaluates the course(s) to determine whether credit can be awarded.
If you have been awarded any of the above types of credit, you will find a Transfer Credit Coordinator list enclosed with your evaluation.
You can also find this list at: http://registrar.osu.edu/transfer_credit/tcc_list.asp
Credit Awarded
Whenever possible, you have been awarded exact Ohio State course equivalents.
In the section of your Transfer Credit Report labeled “These Courses Transfer to Ohio State”, your
courses are listed by course department, course number or type of credit, and semester hours of credit. Quarter hours are multiplied by .67 to calculate equivalent semester hours. An example follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
AU98 ENGLISH 110 4 K2 TRANSFER UNIV: ENGL 111, 112
OR
AU98
ENGLISH G000.xx
3 KA
TRANSFER UNIV: ENGL 305
1. Term of course completion
2. Ohio State course name and number G000 = General Credit xx = a unique identifying number assigned to your General, Special, Technical, or Deferred credit
3. Total semester hours earned for course
4. K is the Ohio State transfer grade designation 2 = combination of two or more grades at previous institution A = grade at previous institution (does not include +or -)
5. Name or abbreviation of previous institution
6. Course name and number(s) taken at previous institution equivalent to Ohio
State course
If you attended an institution with a non-traditional credit hour system, the maximum number of transfer credit hours that you can expect to receive per year is 32 semester hours.
Course Applicability System
If you have not yet received your transfer credit report, you can still get an idea of what credit you may be receiving at Ohio State for your classes at your previous college or university. Students transferring to Ohio State from a variety of Ohio colleges and universities can check how their incoming credit will transfer into the University using the Course Applicability System at: https://www.transferology.com/welcome.htm.
After creating an account, students can navigate through this site. Please note that this credit evaluation is not official until transcripts have been received by Ohio State from your previous institution and is for educational purposes only.
Resolving Transfer Credit at Ohio State
For information on how to resolve General Credit please refer to this page
FOR GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES:
If you wish for a special credit course to fulfill a General Education Requirement, please email con-advising@osu.edu for information on the petition process.
RESOLVING TECHNICAL (T000.00) TRANSFER CREDITS
Technical credits, such as those from previous nursing coursework, will be evaluated by nursing faculty members to determine applicability upon admittance to College of Nursing major.
You can find the Registrar’s guide to understanding transfer credit here.
