Transfer Credit Evaluations
The transfer credit evaluation process allows you to have credit earned at other institutions evaluated for possible credit at Collin College.
Transient or Non-Degree Seeking Students
If you are a student visiting Collin for one semester to take coursework to transfer to another college or university with no intent of earning a degree at Collin, you should not submit a Transfer Credit Evaluation Request. Visit with an academic advisor and provide an unofficial transcript to remove any pre-requisite holds for coursework completed at another institution.
Transfer Credit Policies and Guidelines
Transfer Coursework Eligibility
- Coursework must come from an accredited institution.
- Collin College does not evaluate transcripts or award transfer credit earned at foreign institutions.
- Official transcripts from all accredited institutions of higher education that you have attended must be on file at Collin College.
- Repeat rules from other institutions may vary, and Collin College will follow what is listed on transcripts if you have repeated the same course at one institution multiple times.
- Grades of “D” and higher are accepted from other institutions, but grades of “F” and “I” will not transfer.
- Prior learning credit previously applied at another institution of higher education does not automatically transfer to Collin College. For more information about prior learning at Collin College, please visit the Prior Learning Assessment page.
Evaluation and Application of Transfer Credit
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Transfer coursework is not included in your Collin GPA for all evaluations completed after Fall 2008.
- Coursework that is accepted will be evaluated as a direct equivalent to a Collin course or as elective credit.
- While there is no limit on the number of hours that can be transferred into Collin College from other institutions, 25% of your program of study must be earned from Collin College.
- Collin operates based on a semester calendar. Credit transferred from a quarter calendar school will be converted based on the shorter instructional time in a quarter term. For example, each quarter system hour converts to 0.67 semester hours.
- Graduate coursework does not transfer to your academic progress at Collin.
How to Request a Transfer Credit Evaluation
1. Make Sure You Are in the Correct Program of Study
Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for a transfer credit evaluation. Changes
to your degree plan can be made by contacting academicadvising@collin.edu.
Email Academic Advising
2. Order Transcripts Through Other Institutions' Standard Processes
This includes bachelor's and graduate-level* coursework, even if the coursework is
not needed for your current program of study. Transcripts must not have coursework
in progress for prior semesters; final grades must be listed. Students using veteran's
benefits must also submit their military transcripts.
*In lieu of graduate-level transcripts, a letter from the Registrar or Records Office of the institution stating the transcript only contains graduate-level coursework will be accepted.
3. Send Transcripts Electronically or by Mail
Transcripts can be submitted electronically by the originating institution to transcripts@collin.edu or mailed to:
Collin College
Admissions & Records
P.O. Box 8001
McKinney, Texas 75069-8001
4. Submit a Transfer Credit Evaluation Request in Workday.
- On your Workday Homepage open the Menu in the top left corner.
- Near the bottom of the Menu, select Transfer Credit Evaluation Request.
- Follow the instructions to Create Request, then on the next page you will complete the form and click Submit.
After Submission
- The transfer credit evaluation process can take four to five weeks and may take longer for older or out-of-state coursework.
- Transfer credit evaluation requests submitted without all transcripts from other institutions on file will be denied.
- While waiting for your transfer credit evaluation, please monitor your Workday and Collin email accounts as these will be used to send you updates when the process is complete, or to request additional information.
- Transfer credit becomes a part of your permanent student record. Once an evaluation is completed, the credit cannot be removed from your student record at Collin College.