Transfer Credit

Transfer of Credit

A student who has previously attended another college and who intends to earn a degree or certificate from the College of Lake County must have an official transcript from each college sent directly to the Student Records Office and submit a “Request for Evaluation of Transfer Credit” form. Students who have earned credit at non-regionally accredited institutions must complete the “Appeal of Evaluation of College Transcript” and follow the steps on the form. For information on credit for prior learning related to exams or credential review see above on section titled Credit for Prior Learning .

Transfer evaluations are based on the student’s program of study at CLC. Credit will be granted for acceptable work completed at other approved colleges and universities for courses in which a student has earned a grade of C or better. Credit will also be awarded for courses in which a D has been earned provided a student’s overall average is C or better for the credits transferred. Transfer credits accepted from other collegiate institutions will be entered on the student’s permanent record at the College of Lake County, but the grades earned in these courses will not be used to compute the student’s cumulative grade point average.

International transcripts will not be evaluated; you must contact a NACES approved evaluator for evaluation for foreign coursework and have the official evaluation sent to Student Records. The evaluation must be a Catalog Match evaluation in order to be considered for transfer credit.

Contact an Academic Success Advisor for a list of approved companies that provide Catalog Match services. All documents and transcripts submitted to the College of Lake County become part of CLC’s permanent record. Copies of documents and transcripts will not be released to the student or third parties unless required by law.