Transfer Terminology
This is a detailed listing of all courses and grades that a student has earned during their period of study at an educational institution.
What is a transcript? transcripts can be unofficial or official.
This workshop teaches students how, where and when to seek scholarships to aid in funding their education.
What is Show Me the Money?
The ideal time to attend Transfer Center workshops is:
What is 0 - 30 credits?
Visiting this type of event allows you to meet representatives from transfer universities.
What is a transfer fair?
The first step in transfer planning is attending this Transfer Center workshop for information about the transfer process.
What is Transfer 101?
A comparative list of classes to be completed at a university for a bachelor degree AND equivalent courses offered at TCC (or any other Texas public institution) that can be accepted in transfer. This is provided by universities to aid potential transfer students in determining the classes they can/should complete BEFORE transferring.
What is a Transfer Guide?
This is a session hosted by a university and includes information about the university's admission process, application deadline, scholarship opportunities and the degrees offered.
What is Transfer U?
A student should have a narrowed idea of to which institution(s) they will apply for admission by the time they complete this number of credits.
What is 30 - 45?
Completing and submitting an admission application, submitting an official transcript, submitting other required documents and attending orientation is called this:
What is the transfer process?
Checking this online tool or guide helps you see how your credits will apply at the new university.
What is a transfer equivalency guide (or credit evaluation tool)?
Going to a college or university and touring the campus, speaking with admissions professionals, seeing housing options and learning about financial aid availability is called:
What is a campus visit?
This workshops gives tips and examples of things to consider when screening a potential roommate.
Who am I Living with?
True or False - one can obtain a fee waiver by visiting the Transfer Center.
False. (University transfer representatives offer fee waivers during specific application events.)
Applying for this type of financial aid, specifically for transfer students, can help to reduce tuition costs.
What are transfer scholarships?
Applying by this type of deadline increases your chances for scholarships and admission.
What is the priority deadline?
Use this free, nationwide network to see how your courses transfer to over 400 schools nationwide.
What is Transferology?
If you're unable to attend workshops at any of the times offered during the weekdays, when might you be able to do so instead? This is offered once per semester.
What is Friday Transfer Catch Up?
The Transfer Center on the South campus is located here.
Where is the SSTU building? (1102 B)
To graduate on time after transferring, you should carefully track these at both institutions.
What are degree requirements (or credit hours)?
To make transferring easier, many students complete this 2-year degree before moving to a 4-year school.
What is an associate's degree?
This allows one to submit an admission application for free.
What is a fee waiver?
This workshop gives tips and instruction for enhancing admission and/or scholarship essays to make them more competitive.
What is How to Write a Winning Essay?
True or false: a student can schedule an appointment at the Transfer Center at any time.
False. Students should have attended Transfer 101 before requesting a transfer advising appointment.
This strategy—meeting with professors, using tutoring, and utilizing the Transfer Center's resources—helps transfer students succeed academically and professionally.
What is active engagement/involvement?
This written plan maps out which courses you should take each semester to meet both current and future degree requirements.
What is an academic plan (or degree plan)?