Transfer Credit and Transcript Evaluation

Transfer Credits to your Degree or Certificate at Cascadia

Credits earned at colleges or universities that are recognized by a regional accreditation association or Ministry of Education are accepted for evaluation. No more than 5 credits of "D" level work will be accepted. Official transcripts are reviewed and credits transferred after you have registered for classes for your first quarter. Evaluations are completed in the order in which official transcripts and the Evaluation Request form are received.

 

Complete the Transcript Evaluation Request Form and send official transcripts from all previous colleges and universities to Cascadia College. Official transcripts may be submitted electronically directly from your previous institution (Washington state public colleges or universities only) or mail official transcripts to:

Cascadia College

Enrollment Services

18345 Campus Way NE

Bothell, WA 98011

 

If you have earned a four-year degree, you are not required to submit official transcripts unless credits will be used towards a degree or certificate at Cascadia. Unofficial transcripts may be required to provide evidence of placement level before registering for English or math courses or for courses with a prerequisite of English or math.

Reciprocity Agreement

Washington community and technical colleges (CTC) offer a reciprocity agreement to students transferring within the CTC system who are pursuing one of the Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) degrees. Individual courses that met distribution requirements or fulfilled entire areas of degree requirements at one college will be considered to have met those same requirements if you plan to complete the same degree after transferring to another community or technical college in Washington. You must initiate the review process and be prepared to provide necessary documentation. For complete information and forms, please contact the Assistant Director for Enrollment Services at (425) 352-8125.

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

When registering for AP tests, request that the College Board send official sealed AP test scores directly to Enrollment Services. You must also fill out aTranscript Evaluation Request Form and turn it in to the front counter in Kodiak Corner in order for the scores to be evaluated and credits transferred to Cascadia. See the Academic Policies for Credits and Placement.

 

Cascadia College will award unrestricted elective credit for an Advanced Placement score of 3 or higher. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official AP results, not transcript notation. Credits granted for general education or major requirements are listed below. Credit for exams not listed below with a score of 3 or higher will be awarded credit within the distribution area of the subject matter.

 

See below for specific course equivalencies. A maximum of 30 alternative credits (AP and IB) may be used toward any degree.

 

 

Cambridge International Examination

The chart included on this page represents course equivalencies awarded for each Cambridge International (CI) exam score and recognized by all community and technical colleges in Washington. Colleges may award additional credits based on local policies, when appropriate, but should not award course equivalency credit for scores lower than those listed in this table. Students interested in transferring to a four-year university should check the requirements of their target school to determine the best way to use their IB exam credits.

Washington state community and technical colleges will award unrestricted elective credit for a Cambridge (CI) score of E on A and AS level exams. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official CI results, not transcript notation. Credits granted for general education or major requirements will be specified by the receiving institution’s CI credit policies; otherwise, elective credit will be granted.

Requirements of the Associate of Arts (AA) General Transfer degree allow ten (10) credits maximum from any single department for Humanities Social Sciences and Natural Sciences distribution requirements. A maximum of five (5) credits of World Language can be used for Humanities distribution.

 

For Cambridge exams that are not listed here (Afrikaans, Arabic, Divinity, Hindi, Hinduism, Information Technology, Islamic Studies, Law, Portuguese, Tamil, Travel & Tourism, or Urdu), please contact your college's Office of Admissions or Enrollment Services.

High School Transcripts

Students are not required to submit high school transcripts but there are instances where they will be helpful:

• If you completed Chemistry or Physics and plan on continuing taking courses in either of those fields.
• To meet math prerequisites. (See Math Placement via High School Transcript for details.)
• To meet English 101 prerequisite (See English Placement via High School Transcript for details.)

 Information from high school transcripts are not used placement purposes and not to satisfy degree requirements. Students submitting high school transcripts should do so to the Kodiak Corner upon admission to the college. 

International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

You must submit your Official IB transcript to Enrollment Services to receive IB credit. Name Cascadia as a recipient when registering for IB exams or submit a transcript request to IB North America  You must also request official evaluation of your IB transcript by filling out aTranscript Evaluation Request Form and turning it in to the front counter in Kodiak Corner.

 

Cascadia College will award credit within the distribution area of the subject matter for an for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL) exam score of 4 or higher. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official IB results, not transcript notation.

  

See below for specific course equivalencies . A maximum of 30 alternative credits (AP and IB) may be used toward any degree.

 

 

International Credits

Students with credits from countries outside of the United States will need to have those credits translated by an approved credential evaluation agency. To request an evaluation students should complete the following steps: :

1. Have official transcripts translated into English and notarized by a translation service if applicable. (Official transcripts are original documents issued by the institution, which bear a signature of the Registrar and seal of the issuing institution.) 
2. Request a "course by course" evaluation of your transcripts by an approved international evaluation service. The agency should provide you with your evaluation in a sealed envelope. Do not open the envelope or the translation will be voided.
3. Submit Transcript Evaluation Request Form and course by course evaluation to the front counter in Kodiak Corner

Recommended Evaluation Agencies:

• Educational Credential Evaluators Inc.
• Foundation for International Services
• World Education Services

Evaluations will be accepted from any evaluation services that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

 

Transfer course Equivalencies

The database below shows courses that we have accepted from other colleges and universities. This information in addition to working with an Advisor will be useful in determining how your previous coursework might transfer to Cascadia College.

Cascadia College is on a Quarter System. Colleges/universities that are part of the semester system use a different credit amount and the conversion of semester credits to quarter credit may not be indicated on the equivalency guide provided below. The conversion of credits is done at the time of a student's transcript evaluation at Cascadia.

 

Example conversion: COURSE XXX : 3 semester credits = 4.5 quarter credits

 

If you are unable to find the college or course you previously completed, that means that Cascadia College has never evaluated a course from that college or that particular course from that college.

Please Note: These equivalencies are subject to frequent updates. New colleges and courses are added on a regular basis.

 

Transcripts for Veterans

All students receiving educational benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs are required to submit official transcripts. This includes transcripts from prior colleges and military training including those before, during, and active duty.

 

Cascadia will award academic and vocational credit for transcripted military training. Credit will be awarded from a student's Joint Services Transcript (JST) based on recommendations from the American Council on Education. As a regionally accredited college, courses from the Community College of the Air Force will be accepted in transfer with the same consideration as courses from any other regionally accredited institution of higher education. Other training or experiences for which a student would like to receive credit for will be assessed through the college's Prior Learning Assessment process.

 

Transcripts should be submitted prior to the end of the veteran's first quarter of attendance to continue to remain eligible to use VA benefits at Cascadia. Cascadia reserves the right to request official transcripts be submitted sooner than the first quarter, if deemed necessary, based on the veteran's educational history. Students must also fill out a Transcript Evaluation Request Form and turn it in to the front counter in Kodiak Corner in order to have credits evaluated towards their degree.