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Transferring Credits To or From Another College

You can be granted credit toward a degree at Clark State for work completed at other accredited colleges and universities. The same is true if you transfer Clark State credits to another college. It is at the discretion of the receiving institution as to what credit if any will be granted based on your academic transcript and the requirements for each program. Transferring credits from Clark State can reduce the cost of earning a bachelor's degree by thousands of dollars.

Transfer Credits to Clark State

Whether you are planning to transfer credit to complete an associate degree at Clark State or would like to enroll in an occasional class to transfer back to your home institution, Clark State needs to receive an official transcript from the originating institution.

Please have official transcript sent to one of the addresses below.

Clark State Community College
Admissions Office
P.O. Box 570
Springfield, OH 45501-0570

Clark State Greene Center
Admissions Office
3775 Pentagon Boulevard
Beavercreek, OH 45431

Upon receiving an official transcript, Clark State will evaluate it for transfer credit. An official transcript must be on file within the first quarter of attendance at Clark State. An unofficial copy of a transcript with posted grades may be sufficient for first quarter advising. Clark State has agreed to accept credit from and universities accredited by regional accrediting associations.

Transfer Credit from Clark State

If it is your plan to take the first two years of your bachelor's degree at Clark State and then transfer as a junior to a four-year college or university, you should select either the Associate of Arts or the Associate of Science degree as your major. These programs are developed primarily for transferring your credits to another college. Credits earned from technical degrees at Clark State, such as the Associate of Applied Business or Associate of Applied Science that are geared for career pathways, are not necessarily designed for transfer. However there are specific universities that have developed bachelor's degrees to accommodate these AAB and AAS credits.

The list below will provide you with the degree options available to you. Our transfer program and the agreements we have with other colleges and universities make it possible for you to transfer your credits easily.

Associate of Arts Associate of Science
General Transfer Business Transfer
Liberal Arts Transfer Computer Science Transfer
Nursing Transfer General Transfer
Performance Arts Transfer
(dance, music, theatre)
Mathematics Transfer
Pre-Elementary Education Transfer Natural and Physical Science Transfer
Pre-Secondary Education Transfer
(English, social sciences, visual and
language arts)
Pre-Engineering Transfer
Psychology Transfer Pre-Secondary Education Transfer
(mathematics and sciences)
Social Work Transfer Psychology Transfer
Technical Theatre Transfer  
Visual Arts Transfer
(art)
 

Transfer Tools

There are several advising tools to help transfer students learn more about the transferability of courses.

Clark State Community College has transfer agreements with many four-year institutions. In addition to this list, you can transfer your Clark State credits to many other schools.

Transfer to Franklin University

Through a special alliance with Franklin University, graduates of technical programs (Associate of Applied Business or Associate of Applied Science degrees) at Clark State can complete a Bachelor of Science degree online with the completion of a selected number of additional bridge courses at Clark State and 40 semester hours (the equivalent of approximately 1½ years) at Franklin. All Clark State courses are referred to as Bridge courses, and all Franklin courses are referred to as Completion courses. Clark State graduates that are part of the Alliance program are able to continue using the Clark State library, computer labs and other resources while they continue their studies at Franklin University. With this program, a student completes an associate degree at Clark State in a technical area such as management, manufacturing engineering technology, physical therapist assistant, corrections or any of our other applied programs.

Transfer to Urbana University

Clark State Community College students who successfully complete Clark State’s Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Business degree requirements and otherwise meet Urbana University’s admissions requirements will be accepted into Urbana University’s School of Adult and Graduate Education in accordance with Clark State and Urbana University’s seamless articulation agreements.

Urbana University’s Bachelor of Science Completion programs are grounded in adult education theory, offer direct admission to upper division studies with block credit granted for professional courses completed as part of an applied associated degree. No challenge exams or prior knowledge validations are required. A professional license/certification in the respective discipline confirms the student’s readiness to undertake a degree completion program.

Transfer to Wright State University

Wright State University has developed articulation (transfer) agreements. These agreements outline which courses students should take in order to complete an associate degree at their current institution and to transfer into the specific major(s) indicated on the agreement.

In addition to Franklin University, Urbana University and Wright State University, Clark State credits will transfer to many four-year institutions that we have articulation agreements with, including:

Have Questions About Transferring To / From Another School?


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