Transfer Credits
Transfer Credits
Transferring Credits Into OTC
Courses successfully completed through another recognized regionally accredited institution that fulfill graduation requirements may be accepted and applied toward an Associate Degree or Certificate. Official transcripts from all other colleges/universities must be sent to the Admissions Office in order to be applied towards a degree or certificate. The same applies for Advanced Placement and Clep Test credit.
- The final fifteen credit hours that fulfill general education or major requirements as listed by the student's selected Associate Degree program must be completed at OTC.
- Certificate programs will require the number of credit hours in residence proportional to the associate degree.
Transfer Credit (non-regionally accredited)
In order to properly evaluate credits from a non-regionally accredited institution we require that students provide additional information. The student should easily be able to obtain these items from the institution attended. Once collected, the following documentation may be submitted to Student Services attention Transcript Evaluator.
- Copy of the course syllabus form the semester the course was taken for each course the student wishes to have evaluated for transfer credit
- Course description from the semester the course was taken
- Faculty credentials for the faculty member who taught the course
- Official transcript
Once this information is recieved, it will be reviewed by OTC faculty members to determine equivalency and transferability. If you would like to further discuss the evaluation outcome contact the Transcript Evaluator at 417-447-6920 for a referral to the appropriate faculty memeber.
Transfer Credits (international transcript)
Students who wish to have foreign coursework accepted for credit or as a prerequisite at OTC must have their foreign credits evaluated by an independent agency such as Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (www.ece.org), Education Evaluators International, Inc. (www.educei.com), Educational Perspectives (www.educational-perspectives.org), Global Credential Evaluators, Inc. (www.gceus.com), International Academic Credential Evaluators, Inc. (www.iacei.net), or World Education Services (www.wes.org). Once evaluated please turn documentation into Student Services attention Transcript Evaluator.
Transferring OTC Credits to Another Institution
In order to transfer OTC credits to another institution, you will need to fill out a transcript request to have a copy of your OTC transcript sent to the receiving institution. For your convenience we offer links to the transfer equivalencies pages of some local colleges and universities.