Transfer Credit

Three Rivers awards college credit for college-level courses completed at colleges and universities accredited by the following accrediting agencies: Middle States Commission on Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Higher Learning Commission, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, and Council on Occupational Education. Credit earned at other institutions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

If you have completed college/university coursework at an institution outside of the U.S., you must have your transcripts/diplomas evaluated by members of NACES (www.naces.org), or other professional credential evaluation companies. You should obtain “course by course” evaluations. You are responsible for paying any fees associated with the credential evaluation process. If you are coming from a foreign institution accredited by a U.S. regional accreditor, you do not need to have your credentials evaluated.

 

Similar transfer courses are equated to TRC courses. Non-equivalent transfer courses may be counted as electives. You must request that an official transcript from each institution attended be sent directly to the TRC Office of the Registrar. Only official transcripts will be evaluated. You should provide all credentials for evaluation at least two weeks before registering to guarantee transfer credits will be evaluated before selecting classes.

Official transcripts can be received in the following ways:

  • Electronically through the National Student Clearinghouse, Parchment, or other verifiable E-script service
  • Unopened envelope mailed or hand delivered to Three Rivers College, Office of the Registrar, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.

Only courses that will count toward a degree at TRC will be transcripted. All courses transferred to TRC will calculate in the cumulative GPA. Repeated courses from an incoming transcript will be treated the same way as repeated courses taken at Three Rivers College with regard to GPA calculations. Students may view their transcripts from other institutions but may not obtain a hard copy once they are submitted to TRC to become part of the permanent record.

Three Rivers College adheres to the guidelines set forth in the Credit Transfer Guideline for Student Transfer and Articulation among Missouri Colleges and Universities, approved by Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education. Under these guidelines, students who transfer from Missouri public colleges and universities and Missouri private institutions adhering to these guidelines will be considered as having met the Three Rivers College general education requirements if they complete the Missouri CORE 42 block of general education.

Questions regarding transfer of credit policy, regulations, and procedures should be directed to the Office of the Registrar at 573-840-9665.

Go to trcc.edu/about/policies-and-regulations/ for more information.