Transferring Credits In

The college accepts all undergraduate college credits transferred from institutions which are accredited from one of the following accrediting bodies: 

• Higher Learning Commission
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education / Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission 

In addition to transfer credit accepted from institutions accredited through the accrediting bodies listed above, credits will also be accepted from the following accredited post-secondary programs:

• Emily Griffith Technical College
• Technical College of the Rockies
• Pickens Area Technical College
• Area career/technical schools that correspond to equivalent Northeastern and/or university transfer credit

• Transcripts will be evaluated within 30 days after the transcript is received and the student will be notified of the completion via student email.
• NJC performs a course-by-course evaluation of all transfer credits. NJC accepts transfer courses that have an NJC course equivalency and meet established transfer guidelines (such as age, credit amount, and course content), regardless of their applicability to a specific degree or certificate. Once accepted, transfer credits become part of the student’s academic record and cannot be removed or deleted.
• The course title, description, content, and age are evaluated and considered for transfer. When a question exists as to course equivalency or designation, a request will be made for description and/or syllabus of that course from the transfer college or school from which the course was taken.
• Any credit accepted from institutions using a quarter system will be converted into semester hours. This conversion is (credit hours x two)/three. For example, a 3-credit quarter course is converted into 2 semester hours (3x2=6, 6/3=2).
• A student must complete a minimum of 25% of the credit requirements for their degree or certificate at NJC.
• A grade of C- or higher is required for courses to be considered for transfer.
• Remedial and college preparatory courses will not be accepted as transfer but will be used for placement.
• Courses for which there are no equivalencies will be treated as special topic elective courses. Only 6.0 special topics credits can be transferred per prefix.
• Transfer credits and grades will not be used in calculating NJC cumulative GPA.

Non-U.S. transcripts must go through an evaluation service in order to be considered for transfer to waive prerequisites. Northeastern accepts evaluations through any NACES member organization. It is up to the student to select an appropriate evaluation service and to pay the fees associated with that evaluation.

Costs will vary by service and type of evaluation offered. Northeastern Junior College (Northeastern) requires a course-by-course or detailed evaluation. Credit recommendations do not guarantee acceptance of credits by Northeastern. Official evaluations can be mailed directly to:

Northeastern Jr. College
Records Office
100 College Avenue
Sterling, CO  80751

If transcripts are being delivered in person, they must still be in the sealed envelope from the evaluation service.

Credits more than ten years old will receive careful consideration. The Registrar, in conjunction with the department chair of the respective academic divisions, reserves the right to examine any course more than ten years old to determine their currency and applicability to existing curriculum and programming before credit is accepted.  

If a student would like to appeal the result of a transfer evaluation, please complete the Transcript Evaluation Appeal form within 30 calendar days of your evaluation being completed. The Records Office has 30 calendar days to review the completed appeal and will communicate the decision of appeal through student email. The student will be informed by the Records Office of the remaining appeal options at this time.