Credit earned at another institution will be transferred and applied toward degree requirements under the following policies. Alpha grades and quality points are not transferable and will not be added or reflected in the Grade Point Average.

1. All credit must appear on an official transcript from the original institution at which the credit was earned.¹
2. The credit-granting institution must have regional accreditation.²
3. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated and/or translated by a reputable international evaluation service specializing in course-by-course evaluation. Additional information concerning these organizations may be obtained from the Office of Enrollment Services.
4. Transcripts and/or diplomas received from institutions affiliated with regionally accredited U.S. institutions will not be subject to an independent transcript evaluation.
5. Only general education courses that are required in the curriculum of the student’s professional program will be transferred.
6. Only courses with a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) will be considered for transfer. Courses considered equivalent with grades of “P” (Passing) or “S” (Satisfactory) as the final grade, will be evaluated individually based on the institution’s interpretation of a passing grade.
7. Transfer credit will be placed on a student’s transcript during the first trimester in which the student enrolls as a degree-seeking student. Time limits on prerequisite courses are based on date of matriculation to the College rather than the date of entrance to the degree program.
8. Math and science courses must have been completed within five years prior to the trimester the student enters FHCHS.³ Courses completed more than five years before the date of enrollment will require the student to validate competency by passing a challenge examination or by enrolling in the appropriate course or courses.
9. All other general education courses must have been completed within seven years prior to the trimester the student enters FHCHS, unless the courses are encapsulated in an earned degree.⁴
10. The total number of credits transferred may not exceed those allowed by the residency policy. According to the residency policy, a student must complete 50 trimester credits at FHCHS to earn the Associate of Science degree, and 36 additional trimester credits at FHCHS to earn the Bachelor of Science degree.
11. Students who wish to transfer courses from a professional program (for example, a nursing course) must petition the respective department for evaluation of credit.
12. Courses that are not clearly defined on a transcript may not be automatically transferred. The student will be asked to submit course descriptions and/or syllabi for further evaluation.
13. Current FHCHS students wishing to take coursework at another college or university while enrolled at the College may do so only after receiving permission from their department chair and the Senior Vice President for Academic Administration. The student must file a Transient Form and Transient Letter with the Registrar no fewer than 15 business days before registration at the other institution. Please refer to the Transient Policy.

¹ A transcript is considered official when stamped with the official school seal, signed by the appropriate school official, and received in a sealed envelope.

² If the institution was placed on provisional status or lost its accreditation (by the regional accrediting body to which it belongs) at the time of the student’s attendance, those courses will be evaluated on an individual basis. If the institution was placed on candidacy status at the time the student took the course, FHCHS will accept the courses for transfer under general FHCHS guidelines. If the institution was regionally accredited at the time the student took the course, but is no longer accredited or is on provisional status at the time of transfer evaluation, FHCHS will accept the courses for transfer under general FHCHS guidelines.

³ Transfer students entering any bachelor’s completion program with an A. S. degree are exempt from the five-year limit on math and science courses.

⁴ If a student has a break in enrollment at FHCHS of longer than one year, the time limit policy will be applied, based on the trimester the student re-enters the College.

Advanced Placement Credit

College-level credit may be granted to students who have completed Advanced Placement (AP) college-level courses in high school and have passed the College Board AP Examinations with a grade of “3” or better. Credit granted may not exceed credit for similar courses offered at FHCHS.