THE TRANSFER CREDIT CENTER, a joint effort between the Office of Records and Registration and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, is designed to improve the transfer credit process for advisors and students alike. The Center will accomplish this goal by compiling a data bank of transfer course equivalencies and by providing detailed information to newly-admitted students. The Transfer Center is a function rather than a location; we are here to serve advisors, current students, and prospective students.

GREETINGS!

At present, I expect that our newsletter will be published 2-3 times per semester to inform advisors of any significant changes in course transferability. In addition, it will give the latest statistics available on the equivalency data bank, and information about any upcoming modifications to computer access to these equivalencies. There are plans to publish the newsletter on-line (in UMCP’s InforM) and compile an index according to the issues featured in each edition. If any of you have suggestions as to how the Center can better serve you, please do not hesitate to call or E-mail me. I look forward to solving some of our transfer problems together.

Theresa DiPaolo
Transfer Center Coordinator

DID YOU KNOW...

The Transfer Credit Center has

Over 35,000 equivalencies in its database?
A complete copy of U.S. higher education catalogs on microfiche?
Information for 1,098 schools?
Evaluated 73.7% of all transfer coursework for incoming Fall '94 admits?

TRANSFER CREDIT CENTER SERVICES

The Center specifically supports students and staff by

Being responsible for the posting of transfer credit evaluations
Gathering syllabi or section-specific descriptions from other schools
Providing copies of course descriptions presently on micro fiche (upon request)
Updating and correcting equivalency tables for institutions
(The ADVISE system will reflect those changes on individual students' ADVISE records the following day).
Interfacing with the CORE Committee to complete the Maryland Community College coding project
(to identify and post equivalencies for general education requirements in MDCCs).
Resolving questions regarding transfer articulation for CORE credit

TRANSFER CREDIT EVALUATION PROCESS

The success of the Center depends on the cooperation of colleges and departments. The chart below helps illustrate the exchange of information between the Transfer Center and academic advising units.

Transfer Transcript

Transfer Credit Center

Missing Equivalency Report

Course Descriptions

Academic Departments

The Transfer Credit Center coordinates the flow of information between advisors and students. It generates a report listing courses that need evaluating and gathers and sends course descriptions to the appropriate academic departments. Departments receive descriptions, produce evaluations, and return them to the Center for entry into SIS/ADVISE.

Here are some tips you might use when requesting individual evaluations:

Include the student's name and social-security number
If known, provide the sending institution's course title and course I.D. (some equivalencies are time-specific).
Notify the Center by campus mail, telephone, or E-mail, rather than referring students to the Center

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