Welcome Transfer Students!

MCC credits transfer to four-year colleges & universities!

Credits earned at Marshalltown Community College and Iowa Valley Grinnell, are transferable at full value to other colleges and universities throughout the country.

MCC offers the first two years of coursework for most college baccalaureate degree programs. Generally, students can spend two years at MCC and/or Iowa Valley Grinnell, earn an Associate in Arts (AA) or Associate in Science Career Option (ASCO) degree, then transfer to a four-year institution without loss of credit. It is important for students to study closely the graduation requirements listed in the catalog of the college to which they plan to transfer.

Each full-time student at MCC is assigned a personal academic advisor to help with transfer questions. Students should consult their academic advisors or a counselor for specific information on transfer of credit.

Iowa Regent University Transfer Guides

If you're going to transfer to Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa or the University of Iowa, use this TransferinIowa link for more information.

In addition, MCC has 2 Plus 2 partnerships with Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa to help make the transition from MCC to four-year schools smoother.

• http://www.admissions.iastate.edu/partnership/
• http://www.uiowa.edu/2plus
  
• http://www.uni.edu/

The Bachelor of Applied Studies at the U of I is designed for graduates of community college technical programs with at least three years of work experience. Detailed information is available at:

• http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/blsbas/bls_introduction.htm

• Drake University: http://www.choose.drake.edu/admissions/transfer/equivalency.asp
• Buena Vista University: http://www.bvu.edu/learning_at_bvu/transfer_requirements.dot
• Des Moines Area Community College: http://www.dmacc.org/transfer.asp
• Central College: http://www.central.edu/admission/transfer/index.html
• Grand View College: http://www.gvc.edu/aspx/audience/audience.aspx?pageid=457&aid=1
• Kirkwood: http://www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?p=9642

Students are advised that cumulative grade point averages below 2.00 and individual course grades of D may not transfer to many institutions.

Credits in certain vocational, technical, and remedial/developmental courses may not transfer to other colleges, except under particular instances.

Transferring in to MCC from another college or university

Transcripts are given full value if coming from colleges or universities accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or similar regional associations and from accredited community colleges.

Each applicant must submit an official transcript bearing the original seal and signature of the official in charge of records from each college or university previously attended. MCC does not accept transcripts directly from the student. Students will also be required to complete the procedure for admission to MCC and/or Iowa Valley Grinnell.

Transfer applicants who do not meet the college's scholastic requirements may be admitted, but will be placed on scholastic probation. Transfer applicants under disciplinary suspension will not be considered for admission until a clearance and a statement of the reason for the suspension are filed from the previous college. When the applicant has the suspension cleared and the statement of the reason for the suspension on file, the MCC Student Services Committee will consider the student's application for admission.

Acceptance of Career Credits – MCC and Iowa Valley Grinnell will accept credits earned in their own career programs and apply such credits to the Associate in Arts degree on the following basis:

• Credit earned in a career program may be used to fulfill elective credit up to 16 semester hours.
• Career credit may not be used to fulfill core requirements for the AA degree without a waiver from the division involved and the Chief Academic Officer.

Acceptance of Transfer Credits – Credit from other accredited colleges will be evaluated in terms of MCC’s degree requirements. Transfer credits are accepted only for classes in which the student earned a grade of C- or better; for those classes with C- or higher, the credit transfers, but the GPA does not. Pass/fail credits are not accepted for transfer.

Copies of MCC’s articulation agreements with other colleges are also available in the Admissions Office, Room 70 on the MCC campus in Marshalltown.