Transfer Opportunities

Opportunities to transfer courses into four-year degree programs exist at Eastern Gateway Community College in several ways:

• Ohio Transfer Module
• Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) Courses
• Career Transfer Assurance Guide (CTAG) Courses
• Articulation Agreements
• Equivalency Guides

A student interested in transfer should immediately contact his/her advisor so that early planning ensures success in the transfer process.

Students may also transfer credits into EGCC. The college accepts courses from accredited institutions that are equivalent to courses offered at EGCC. (See Transfer Credit under Registration for more specific information on transferring credits into EGCC.)

The Ohio Department of Higher Education, following the directive of the Ohio General Assembly, has developed statewide directives to facilitate transfer from one Ohio public college or university to another. Private colleges and universities in Ohio may or may not participate in transfer directives, so students should always check with the institution of their choice regarding transfer requirements. Colleges in other states are also not obliged to follow Ohio directives. Note that agreements between EGCC and private colleges and universities and between EGCC and colleges and universities in the area also exist, and also note that most colleges in the United States do accept general education credits and sometimes credits in the major field from students transferring into their institution. Again it is important that students plan transfer carefully and work with both EGCC and the institution to which the student is transferring.

Student Responsibilities for Successful Transfer

In order to facilitate transfer with maximum applicability of transfer credit, prospective transfer students should plan a course of study that will meet the requirements of a degree program at the receiving institution. Students should use the Transfer Module, Transfer Assurance Guides, and Transferology for guidance in planning the transfer process. Specifically, students should identify early in their collegiate studies an institution and major to which they desire to transfer.

Furthermore, students should determine if there are language requirements or any special course requirements that can be met during the freshman or sophomore year. This will enable students to plan and pursue a course of study that will articulate with the receiving institution’s major. Students are encouraged to seek further information regarding transfer from both their advisor and the college or university to which they plan to transfer. Once students are admitted to a transfer institution, they are subject to the same rights, privileges and degree requirements as native students at that institution. Students are subject to the residency requirements of that institution.

Ohio Transfer Module

The Ohio Transfer Module (OT36), contains 36-40 semester hours of coursework in general education. It is a subset of general education requirements at each public Ohio college or university. In order for general education courses to be a part of an institution’s transfer module, all coursework is subject to a review by the statewide transfer module panels against the Ohio Transfer Module Guidelines and learning outcomes. Each module must include a minimum of 24 semester hours of approved OT36 courses as outlined below:

• at least three semester credit hours in English Composition and Oral Communication (First Writing and Public Speaking) at least three semester credit hours in Mathematics, Statistics and Logic (e.g. College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Calculus, Statistics, Formal/Symbolic Logic) at least six semester credit hours in Social and Behavioral Sciences (e.g., Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology) at least six semester credit hours in Natural Sciences (E.g., Astronomy, Biology, chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Geography, Physics) The additional 12-16 semester credit hours needed to complete the OT36 are distributed among the same five categories but may be distributed differently in the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science Degrees. Typically, an Associate of Arts degree would include more credits in the oral and written communication and arts and humanities areas, while an Associate of Science degree would include more credit hours in the mathematics and science areas.

Eastern Gateway Community College: Transfer Module