Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs

Transfer to Other Institutions
The Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees are designed for transfer to baccalaureate programs at universities. These degrees have substantial general education components and are designed to accommodate the structure of Baccalaureate Transfer Frameworks described below. Students need to meet the conditions for admission to KCTCS.
 

General Education Certifications
Fall Certification
Students who have earned the AA or AS degree will be "fully certified" if they have completed the full 60-hour program described under the General Education Block Transfer Policy. Once certified, students will be admitted to junior-level standing at the university, their general education course work will be accepted as meeting up to 48 hours of institution-wide lower division general education requirements. The KCTCS college will certify the outgoing transcripts of AA or AS degree recipients.

Core Certification
Students who have not earned an AA or AS degree, but have completed the 33-hour "core transfer component" in the five specified subject areas described under the General Education Transfer Policy will be "core certified". Students may then transfer these hours in a block, but must fulfill the additional General Education requirements at the receiving institution that have not been satisfied through the courses in the core or through additional community college courses. Students who wish to have their transcripts reviewed for core certification should complete a transcript request form in the college's admissions and records office.


Area Certification
Students who have completed only some areas in the 33-hour core transfer component will be certified on an area-by-area basis. For example, a student who has completed the nine-hour Social Interaction requirement may be certified as having met the General Education Transfer Policy's nine-hour Behavior/Social Science requirement. Students with "area" certification and / or additional coursework still must fulfill all the remaining general education requirements for the university's bachelor's degree program. Students who wish to have their transcripts reviewed for area certification should complete a transcript request form in the college's admissions and records office.

If you have questions about the General Education Transfer Policy, please contact your College's Transfer Information Liaison. Check with the sending institution about the time frame for applying and receiving certification.

Transfer Frameworks
Students with defined professional/career goals requiring a bachelor's degree may begin their education at a community college, then transfer to any public university in the state - with the guarantee that all credits (taken in compliance with a framework) will transfer toward their program.

A 60 credit-hour framework has been designed by a partnership of the Council on Post secondary Education (CPE), the universities, and KCTCS colleges for nearly 200 different bachelor's degree programs (majors) offered in the state. Each framework is different - representing a specific guide to the exact courses a student needs to successfully complete to reach his or her junior year in a specific major in a four-year baccalaureate program.

By following the guidelines outlined in the framework, a student can complete the first two years of college without committing to a particular four-year university. With advance planning, the student can avoid having to repeat a course with similar content and can save both time and money.

Information about specific frameworks and copies of frameworks may be obtained from academic advisors or admissions offices. A complete set of frameworks is available on the Council on Post secondary Education's web site at www.cpe.state.ky.us/students/transfer/transfer.htm

General Education Transfer Information Liaisons

Ashland Community & Technical College Dan Bailey Room 158 (606) 329-2999, ext. 231	Big Sandy Community & Technical College Room 137, Johnson Bldg. (606) 886-3863
Bluegrass Community & Technical College 206C Oswald Bldg. (606) 257-4872	Elizabethtown Community & Technical College Sharon Spratt 112 Administration Bldg. (270) 769-2371, ext. 309
Hazard Community & Technical College Marilyn Brown (606) 436-5721, ext. 256	Henderson Community College Brenda Knight AD 105 (270) 827-1867, ext. 256
Hopkinsville Community College 219 Administration Bldg. (270) 886-3921	Jefferson Community & Technical College Downtown campus Donna Edgar (502) 213-2119
Jefferson Community & Technical College Southwest campus Cindy Dean Science Bldg - Room 100. (502) 213-5333, ext. 7202	Madisonville Community College Sherry Hewell 345 Gray Bldg. (270) 821-2250, ext. 2177
Maysville Community & Technical College Jerry Greiner 101 Academic Building (606) 759-7141, ext. 229	Owensboro Community & Technical College Sandy Carden A 110-103, Administration Bldg. (270) 686-4437
Paducah Community & Technical College 2nd Floor, Carson Hall (270) 584-9200, ext. 6114	Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Karin Gibson 115 Newman Bldg. (606) 589-2145, ext. 2033
Somerset Community College Roger Hollars 109 Stoner Bldg. (606) 679-8501, ext. 3337	KCTCS Chancellor's Office P.O. Box 14092 Lexington, KY 40512-4092 (859) 246-3100
Eastern Kentucky University 125 Keith Bldg. Phone: (859) 622-2263 Fax: (859) 622-5887	Kentucky State University Rm. 323 ASB Phone: (502) 597-6340 Fax: (502) 597-6239
Morehead State University 201 Ginger Hall Phone: (859) 783-2008 Fax: (859) 783-5031	Murray State University Registrar's Office Phone: (270) 762-3754 Toll-Free: (800) 272-4678 Fax: (270) 762-3780
Northern Kentucky University AC 505 Nunn Drive Phone: (859) 572-6124 Fax: (859) 572- 6055	University of Kentucky Undergraduate Studies 206 Gillis Building Phone: (859) 257-3027 Fax: (859) 323-1932
University of Louisville Undergraduate Affairs Office of the University Provost Phone: (502) 852-2693 Fax: (502) 852-4560	Western Kentucky University Academic Advising and Retention Center Phone: (270) 745-5065 Fax: (270) 745-5421 TDD: (270) 745-5389