Renee Bostelman
Director of Advising
I am here to assist you in achieving your academic goals by providing assistance in bringing credit to NSCC. Whether you earned credit at another college, through examination, or learning with an employer, I will help you add those credits towards your completion of your certificate or degree at NSCC. I am committed to helping you get to your goal of certificate and degree completion!
Career Tech Credit (Career-Technical Assurance Guides, CTAGs) awards college credit for career-technical coursework taken in high school or at a career-technical institution. You are eligible to earn college credit at an Ohio public college or university if you have completed approved career-technical courses in high school or at an Ohio Technical Center.
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You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will transfer in as a CTAG credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the CTAG course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter, CCP Advisor, or Academic Advisor know that you are attending a Career Tech School.
Fill out this form for the Registrar’s Office.
Our Registrar will be given a list from the State of the NSCC learners who have CTAG credit for the current year. Before your credit can be applied to your NSCC account you will need to give permission to the Registrar to have the course added.
Give permission in one of three ways:
Note: If this is your senior year in high school, and you are currently taking a CTAG class, you will want to discuss this with your Academic Advisor. The CTAG information is typically sent to NSCC sometime between June and August and you may be scheduling your fall classes prior to this date.
Examination Credit can be applied for Advanced Placement (AP), The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP), and the DSST Exam
An Advanced Placement (AP) course is a class that you take at your high school and at the end of the course (typically in May) you take the AP Exam.
You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will transfer in as AP credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the AP course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter, CCP Advisor, or Academic Advisor know that you have or are currently taking an AP course at your high school.
You will want to send your AP scores to NSCC to have them applied to your NSCC account. You will need to send them from the AP website.
Note: You can send your scores for free to one college, university, or scholarship program by the deadline AP has every year you take an AP exam. Check out this AP page for the deadline.
If this is your senior year in high school, and you are currently taking an AP class, you will want to discuss this with your Academic Advisor. The AP scores will typically not be complete or send to NSCC until sometime in July and you may be scheduling your fall classes prior to this date.
View the list of AP courses accepted at NSCC. This list will show you the AP subject area, required AP test score, and what course it will transfer to at NSCC.
The College-Level Examination Program helps you receive college credit for what you already know. CLEP offers many exams that cover introductory level college course material. With a passing score on one CLEP exam you could earn three or more college credits.
You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will transfer in as CLEP credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the CLEP course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter, CCP Advisor, or Academic Advisor know that you have taken a CLEP exam.
If you took a CLEP exam, you will want to send your scores to NSCC to be applied to your account. To request your scores, you will need to Log In to your CLEP account.
View the list of CLEP exams accepted at NSCC. This list will show you the CLEP exam subject areas, required CLEP test score, and what course it will transfer to at NSCC.
DSST (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) are credit-by-examination tests originated by the United States Department of Defense's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program. The program is an extensive series of 33 examinations in college subject areas that are comparable to the final or end-of-course examinations in undergraduate college courses. These tests are frequently used in conjunction with CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests by students pursuing college degrees in non-traditional formats. Whereas CLEP tests are almost exclusively used for lower level credit at regionally accredited institutions, DSST's are available for both upper and lower level credit. For more information visit dantes.mil.
You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will transfer in as DSST credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the DSST course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter, CCP Advisor, or Academic Advisor know that you have taken a DSST exam.
If you took a DSST exam, you will want to send your scores to NSCC to be applied to your account. A no-cost score report is delivered if the college is designated during your online registration. If you need to request your transcript, you will need to Log In to your DSST account.
View the list of DSST exams accepted at NSCC. This list will show you the DSST exam subject areas, required DSST test score, and what course it will transfer to at NSCC.
College Credit Plus is Ohio’s dual enrollment program that provides students in grades 7-12 the opportunity to earn college and high school credits at the same time by taking courses from Ohio colleges or universities. You may have participated in other Dual Enrollment programs while in high school and may follow the steps below as well to bring your credit to NSCC.
If you took your CCP or Dual Enrollment class at another college other than NSCC, you have the option to apply that credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will transfer in as transfer credit. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the transfer course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter, NSCC CCP Advisor, or Academic Advisor know that you have taken a CCP or Dual Enrollment class at another college.
You will need to request an official transcript from the other college to be sent to NSCC. The Registrar’s Office will evaluate your official transcript from your other school. You will receive notification to your NSCC email when the evaluation is complete.
Transfer Credit is when you have attended any other college(s) and you want to transfer your classes from those other colleges to your current college.
If you attended another college then you may have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will transfer in as transfer credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the transfer course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Request your official transcript from your previous school(s) and have it sent to NSCC.
The Registrar’s Office will then evaluate the credit and if it applies to your current major, then it can be applied to your NSCC account.
Reverse Transfer allows you to transfer your courses from your four year college back to your community college to earn your associate’s degree if you transferred before receiving one.
Note: Credit When It’s Due (CWID) is an initiative that the Ohio Department of Higher Education participates in to help with the process of Reverse Transfer. For more information view the Transfer Credit Ohio website.
If you started at NSCC and transferred to a four year college before completing your degree, then you may be eligible for Reverse Transfer. The courses from your four year school will be evaluated and brought in as transfer credit earning you an associate’s degree.
You have earned 30% of the credits (18 credits or more) required for an associate’s degree and have a 2.0 or higher GPA at NSCC.
Complete the Request Information Form by selecting the Request Information Icon at the top of this page. You will add your information and select the Reverse Transfer Option.
You will be contacted by the Academic Pathways Coordinator to discuss options, next steps, as well as graduation.
Note: If you are attending a state school in Ohio, you may be notified by them after completing 45 or more credit hours to give permission to participate in Reverse Transfer or Credit When It’s Due. If you opt in to this offer, your four year college should send a report and our Registrar’s Office will receive your transcript. The Registrar’s Office will evaluate your official transcript from your other school(s).
Prior Learning Credit is credit that you may earn from learning outside of the classroom such as through an employer, trainings, or certifications. It’s also sometimes called Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) or Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).
Note: View the Transfer Credit Ohio website for more information.
You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will apply as PLA credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the PLA course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter, Academic Advisor, or Faculty know that you may have prior learning for a course.
Complete the Request Information Form by selecting the Request Information Icon at the top of this page. You will add your information and select the Prior Learning Credit (PLA) option.
You will be contacted by the Academic Pathways Coordinator to discuss options for evaluation of credit, requests for any additional information or documents needed, process of credit review, and next steps after credit is approved or denied.
Military Transfer Assurance Guides (MTAGs) provide a statewide guarantee that certain types of military training, experience, and/or coursework align to existing college and university courses and will be awarded appropriate credit.
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You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will apply as MTAG credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the MTAG course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter or Academic Advisor know that you may have MTAG credit.
Request your official Joint Service Transcript (Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard) or your Community College of the Air Force (Air Force) transcripts be sent to NSCC.
Note: For other training, experience, and coursework that is not posted as MTAG credit, you may want to inquire about Prior Learning Credit by filling out the Request Form at the top of this webpage.
View the list of MTAG credit accepted at NSCC. This list will show you the Service Branch, Subject Area, Military Course ID and the NSCC course, along with effective and expiration dates.
Industry Recognized Credential Transfer Assurance Guides (ITAGs) guarantee the awarding of college credit for anyone who holds one or more approved industry-recognized credentials, regardless of how and where the credentials were earned.
Note: View the Transfer Credit Ohio website for more information.
You have the option to apply this credit to your NSCC account to help you earn your certificate or degree faster. If the course counts towards your certificate or degree, it will apply as ITAG credit for that specific course. You will be able to view this in your DegreeWorks once it is applied to your account. You will see the ITAG course listed in place of the course you were required to take for your certificate or degree and marking it as complete.
Make sure you have applied to NSCC and let your Admissions Recruiter or Academic Advisor know that you may have ITAG credit.
Your certification will need to be verified by the Registrar’s Office. Access to these verifications may be different for each one, so if you have questions on how the Registrar’s Office needs your certification, please let us know.
Note: For other training, experience, and coursework that is not posted as ITAG credit, you may want to inquire about Prior Learning Credit by filling out the Request Form at the top of this webpage.
View the list of ITAG credit accepted at NSCC. This list will show you the career field, credential name and issuer, and the NSCC course, along with effective and expiration dates.
Renee Bostelman
Director of Advising
rbostelman@northweststate.edu
419.267.1334