Transfer of Credits

Bay Mills Community College will accept transfer credits from other accredited institutions within the following guidelines:

spacer gifAn evaluation will only be conducted from an official transcript.  An official transcript bears the appropriate signatures and seals and is mailed directly from the issuing institution to BMCC.
spacer gifCourses completed with a “C” grade (2.0) or higher will be accepted with the exception of certain English and Computer courses. These are addressed in the following two sections.
spacer gifEnglish Composition courses that are more than five years old will be accepted only upon the student’s successful completion of a departmental exam.  Students who have attained a bachelor’s degree are exempt from the departmental exam.
spacer gifComputer Science courses that are more than three years old will be accepted only with the student’s successful completion of a departmental exam.
spacer gifCourses which are not equivalent to BMCC courses but are in a discipline may be accepted as elective credits.
spacer gifCredits, not grades, are transferred for “C” or better courses.  Grades from transfer courses are not included when calculating the BMCC cumulative grade point average.
spacer gifTransfer credits will be shown on the student’s academic record and will be counted when determining satisfactory academic progress for federal financial aid.
spacer gifTransfer of credit toward any certificate or degree program will be limited to 40 percent of the total number of credit hours for that program.

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