{"id":3260,"date":"2025-12-17T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=3260"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:49:00","slug":"earning-transfer-credit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/earning-transfer-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Earning Transfer Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GCC is committed to helping students save time and money by recognizing prior learning whenever possible. Our team works with you to review your academic history and determine how your credits may apply to your program.<\/p>\n<p>You may be eligible to earn credit through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College courses taken at other accredited colleges or universities<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Placement (AP) exams<\/li>\n<li>College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams<\/li>\n<li>Military training and experience<\/li>\n<li>Credit by exam for selected GCC courses<\/li>\n<li>Credit for prior learning based on professional or workforce experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Credits may apply directly to your program requirements or count as electives, depending on your major.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim gcc\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>How Transfer Credit Works<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ol>\n<li><b>Apply to GCC and declare a major<br \/>\n<\/b>Transfer credit is evaluated once you are accepted into a degree or certificate program.<\/li>\n<li><b>Submit official transcripts or score reports<br \/>\n<\/b>This may include transcripts from other colleges, AP or CLEP score reports, or military documentation.<\/li>\n<li><b>Credit evaluation<br \/>\n<\/b>Our team reviews your materials to determine how credits apply to your chosen program.<\/li>\n<li><b>Review your results<br \/>\n<\/b>You\u2019ll receive an email when the evaluation is complete and can review awarded credits in MyGCC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you later change your major, you can request a re-evaluation (additional credits may be awarded).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>How Much Credit Can Transfer?<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Associate degrees:<\/b> At least 25% of required credits must be completed at GCC.<\/li>\n<li><b>Certificates:<\/b> At least 75% of required credits must be completed at GCC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Grades &amp; Credit Transfer<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Most transfer credit requires a grade of C- or higher<\/li>\n<li>Only college-level coursework transfers<\/li>\n<li>Transfer credits do not affect your GCC GPA<\/li>\n<li>Some programs may require coursework to be completed within a certain timeframe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Military Credit &amp; the VALOR Act<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>GCC proudly supports veterans and service members by recognizing eligible military training and experience for academic credit. Credits may be awarded based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ACE credit recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Military transcripts<\/li>\n<li>CLEP or DANTES exams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Transfer Credit Evaluator serves as the single point of contact for military credit evaluation and guidance under the VALOR Act.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GCC is committed to helping students save time and money by recognizing prior learning whenever possible. Our team works with you to review your academic history and determine how your credits may apply to your program. 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