Request Evaluation of Previous college or university credit
Hartnell College students pursuing an Associate Degree or Certificate may request evaluation of previous college or university credit after the completion of 6.0 units at Hartnell. It is the students responsibility to:
- Request official transcripts be sent directly to the Admissions Office
- Submit an evaluation request form. The institution must have been accredited at the time of attendance. The student may consult the Accredited Institutions of Post Secondary Education list at the Admissions Office. Credit may also be allowed for college-level USAFI courses and for formal courses taken at military service schools if such credit is recommended in the American Council on Education Guide.
How to Send Transcripts to Hartnell
Official transcripts of all previous college coursework should be sent to the Admissions & Records Office. Official high school transcripts should be sent as well if you plan on using any coursework to meet any course prerequisites if applicable. Admissions & Records should receive these transcripts at least two weeks before you plan on enrolling at Hartnell College.
Where to Send transfer transcripts
By Mail
Hartnell College
Admissions & Records
411 Central Avenue
Salinas CA 93901
By Email
Send transcripts electronically to the following email address: etran@hartnell.edu
Prerequisties
If you have met the prerequisite at another college, or in high school, make an appointment to see a Hartnell Counselor prior to registration to complete a Request for Placement Prerequisite Clearance Form. Forms take two working days to process so plan ahead!
Learn More About a Request for Placement Prerequisite Clearance
Evaluation services provide an advisory opinion about what an individual's foreign
educational background represents in U.S. terms, for purposes such as employment,
professional licensure and further education. Hartnell College does not endorse, recommend
or approve any particular evaluation service, and will make the final determination
about the transferability of specific courses.
Students who have completed college or university level courses outside of the United
States and are requesting credit at Hartnell College, must submit a Request for Transfer
Credit Evaluation after the completion of 6.0 units at Hartnell.
Required Documentation
It is the responsibility of the student to provide all required documentation to the Admissions & Records Office.
- Official foreign transcripts.
- Official Transcript Evaluation. Transcript evaluations must be completed by a Credential Evaluation Service. Reports MUST include course-by-course reports with semester unit equivalencies and letter grades.
- Detailed Course Descriptions may be required for you to provide for those courses you hope to transfer, or college catalog in English.
Foreign Transcript Evaluation for Transfer
Students planning to transfer should follow the evaluation instructions above. Please keep in mind that the evaluation is advisory only. Your transfer university will do an evaluation when you apply for admission and determine which classes will be accepted. Also, please keep in mind the following information:
- Foreign transcripts cannot be used towards IGETC General Education certification (other than waiving the foreign language requirement).
- Foreign transcripts cannot be used towards California State General Education certification.
- Foreign transcripts may be used to satisfy university specific requirements: however, this is done on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the transfer university. Some universities are not able to evaluate your records prior to receiving an application for admission.
Additional Information
- In general, English and United States history and government courses taken outside the United States cannot be used towards college credit.
Credential Evaluation Services
The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) is a membership organizing for credential evaluation services. The NACESA home page http://www.naces.org lists member evaluation services. Some are listed below:
Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc.
PO Box 6908
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: (310) 275-3530; (800) 234-1597
Email: acei@acei-global.org
Web: https://acei-global.org/
The Foreign Educational Document Service
PO Box 4091
Stockton, CA 95204
Phone: (209) 948-6589
International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
PO Box 3665
Culver City, CA 90231-3665
Phone: (310) 258-9451
Fax: (310) 342-7086
Email: info@ierf.org
http://ierf.org
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
PO Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 52302-3470
Phone: (414) 289-3400
Fax: (414) 289-3411
Email: eval@ece.org
http://www.ece.org
World Education Services, Inc.
PO Box 5087
Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274
Phone: (212) 966-6311
Fax: (212) 966-6395
Email: info@wes.org
http://www.wes.org
Students who have completed Advanced Placement Courses and are requesting credit at Hartnell College, must submit a Request for Transfer Credit Evaluation after the completion of 6.0 units at Hartnell.
It is the responsibility of the student to provide all required documentation to the Admissions & Records Office.
The College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) has established the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) to enable those who have reached the college level of education outside the classroom to demonstrate their achievement and to use test results for college credit and/or placement.
Students planning to receive an Associate Degree from Hartnell College should submit official test scores and request evaluation of credit from the Admissions & Records Office.
- For the general examinations, elective credit will be given for each area passed with a score of 500 or better.
- For the subject examinations, elective credit, will be given for each area passed with scale score of 50 or better.
- Minimum scores for Hartnell course equivalencies, where established, may be obtained from admissions & Records.
- Maximum units that may be granted via CLEP are 30. Credit will be awarded toward the Associate Degree, but grades and grade points will not be assigned.
- Units granted will not count toward the residence requirements of the College.
Non-Traditional Credit (Military Courses, MOS, DANTES, etc.)
Credit for military school experience and MOS will be limited to a maximum of 30 semester
units commensurate with graduation requirements and course offerings. Students wishing
to use military credit may request evaluation of their military credit after the completion
of 6.0 units at Hartnell.
It is the student’s responsibility to provide all required documents to the Admissions
& Records Office.
- Official military transcripts
- A copy of your DD214
- A Transfer Credit Evaluation Petition
Additional websites to request transcripts directly from the military branches: