CREDIT FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS

A maximum of 30 credits may be earned from the combined use of Military Experience, Advanced Placement, C.L.E.P., Credit by Examination, and International Baccalaureate.

Students Transferring from Another College

Official transcripts must be submitted in an official, sealed, unopened envelope from the other institution (these may be submitted via mail or in person). They may also be received through an approved electronic service to the Admissions and Records office for evaluation of equivalent coursework. Only lower division credit will be accepted provided the institution offering the courses accepts them towards its own degree. Institutions must be listed as being fully accredited by one of the regional institutional accrediting organizations that are recognized by the United States Department of Education. Transcripts submitted to Merced College become the property of Merced College and cannot be returned or forwarded to another institution.

International Transcripts

Merced College does not evaluate international transcripts until they are evaluated by ERES-Educational Records Evaluation Service- an international transcript evaluation service recommended by Merced College. ERES order forms are available online at www.eres.com. Students should indicate on their ERES order that they would like a "Course Listing." The cost of ERES evaluation is the responsibility of the student.

The Admissions office will only consider lower division courses recommended by the ERES service. Course descriptions in the native language, catalog information, or relevant syllabus must be provided by the student for courses that they would like reviewed and submitted to the Admissions office. Discipline faculty will review and provide a report to the Admissions office when their analysis of coursework is complete. This may take 60-90 days. All evaluated coursework will be scanned to the students' record and be available for review and course planning with their counselor.

International transcripts do not have the California Course identification Numbering System (C-ID) or general breadth articulation with the CSU/UC. Students wishing to use these courses to fulfill an ADT-Associate Degree for Transfer- should follow the Course Substitution procedure and file a general petition for general breadth exceptions or a course substitution for exception to the major core requirement Board Policy 4224 and Administrative Procedure 4224.