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Transferring-in Credits From an International Institution

International students wanting to use courses taken at schools in countries outside of the United States towards graduating from Â鶹´«Ã½ must have their international transcripts evaluated.

• Students should only transfer international coursework to Â鶹´«Ã½ if fulfilling general credits toward a degree or certificate at Â鶹´«Ã½.Read more information about general versus direct equivalency.
• Students must be enrolled for the current or upcoming quarter to have their transcript evaluated by Â鶹´«Ã½.
• New students can provide  (NACES) evaluated transcripts to academic advisors during their enrollment process for the purpose of first-quarter course selection and placement. The costs of agency services are the responsibility of the student.

Local Agencies

World Education Services
Phone: 212-966-6311 | Email: info@wes.org | Website:

Josef Silny & Associates
Phone:(305) 273-1616 | Email: info@jsilny.org | Website:

Eligibility Conditions for International College Transfer-In Courses

• Â鶹´«Ã½ will accept transfer classes with a minimum grade of D or 1.0 in each class. The cumulative combined GPA for all accepted classes must be 2.0 or better.
• The school you attended must be recognized by the host country’s Ministry of Education.
  • If our staff has difficulty verifying your school’s recognition status, we will deny the transfer of credits.
• The courses must fulfill Â鶹´«Ã½ graduation requirements.

The maximum number of credits we can transfer into Â鶹´«Ã½ is about 75% of the credits required towards a program (for example, 67 credits maximum for an associate degree). We want to ensure we only bring in the classes you can use.

How to Request Transcript Evaluation

After you have been admitted and enrolled as a Â鶹´«Ã½ student, there are two steps for requesting a transcript evaluation. Processing time begins when all documents (transcripts and the request form) have been received. Once your file is complete, please allow 10 weeks for processing.

Step One

• Submit your official course-by-course report completed by any agency that is a member of the to Â鶹´«Ã½. Local agencies include , and . The costs of agency services are the responsibility of the student. Only transcripts for students enrolled for the current or upcoming quarter will be evaluated by Â鶹´«Ã½. New students can provide NACES-evaluated transcripts to academic advisors during their enrollment process for the purpose of first quarter course selection and placement.

Step Two

• Submit a via email to incomingtranscripts@highline.edu, or it can be dropped off at the Registration Counter on the lower level of building 6 or mailed to: Â鶹´«Ã½ Credentials Evaluator, PO Box 98000 MS 6-4 Des Moines, WA 98198-9800.

Records of Transfer-in Credit

After evaluation, transfer-in credits will not appear on your official Â鶹´«Ã½ transcript. Transfer-in credits do not affect your Â鶹´«Ã½ GPA and do not change your total Â鶹´«Ã½ credits earned. The only way for a student to view what has been transferred in for them is by using Academic Advising Report (AAR)