Students may earn a total of more than 90 academic hours of credit at Shoreline Community College, but the total number of hours accepted for transfer is determined by the institution to which they transfer. Usually a minimum of 90 additional credits is required at the senior institution to earn a degree. An institution to which an official transcript is sent may recompute the grade-point average of the student in accordance with its own requirements and policies. A student should follow the procedures given below to transfer satisfactorily to a senior institution. Obtain a current catalog of the institution to which the student wishes to transfer and study its admission requirements and its suggested freshman and sophomore-level courses in the major field of interest.
Institutions differ in treatment of credits received.
Confer with a Shoreline Community College counselor or faculty advisor about transfer needs. Many curriculum planning guides for transfer to baccalaureate institutions are supplied by the college. Confer, by letter or personal interview, with an admissions officer at the baccalaureate institution for further information about curriculum and transfer regulations. Check carefully a quarter or two before transfer to be sure that all requirements will be met and all regulations observed to the satisfaction of the baccalaureate institution. Last-minute changes in students' major fields of study or in their choice of baccalaureate institution may cause Shoreline's credits to transfer in new ways.