Improving College Transfer Policies is Focus in 15 SREB States

This report evaluates the college transfer policies of each of the 15 member states of the Southern Regional Education Board--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. States are urged to develop common standards for core curriculum requirements to facilitate the increasing numbers of students transferring between institutions of higher education, especially between two-year and four-year institutions. Specific recommendations to states include: common general education requirements; awarding third-year status to students who earn associate degrees at four-year colleges; using computer technology to inform students on how their credits will be accepted at any public college in the state; establishing statewide transfer committees to evaluate and develop policies; and using transfer coordinators to advise students on transfer possibilities. (DB)