Cochise College

CATALOG 2012-2013

Transfer to Cochise College

The college requests that prospective students who have attended other regionally accredited colleges and universities to have official copies of their academic records sent to the Registration Office.

Accredited higher-education institutions are those that are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Transfer of college or university level courses will be accepted from non-regionally accredited institutions that are listed in the latest edition of the Higher Education Directory, a directory of postsecondary, degree-granting institutions in the U.S. and its possessions and territories accredited by regional, national, professional and specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

If you are requesting an evaluation of transcripts for the purpose of seeking a Cochise College degree, you must have submitted an admissions application to create a student record.

The following regulations govern your admission if you have attended another college:

  1. Courses for which you have earned a grade of D or F cannot be accepted for credit.
  2. You may be admitted on academic probation if you have earned a GPA below 2.0.
  3. If you have been academically dismissed from another college, you may not attend Cochise College for one full semester after dismissal.
  4. At the discretion of the Aviation Department, a professional pilot candidate who transfers to Cochise College may receive credit for previously earned certificates and ratings if he/she completes at least one Cochise College flight course resulting in a certificate or rating.
  5. Grade point averages earned at other institutions are not calculated with GPAs earned at Cochise College.
  6. College transcripts must be mailed directly by the sending institution to the Registration Office. Official sealed transcripts carried by the applicant are acceptable.