Transfer Students

As soon as you’re accepted for admission, submit all official transcripts from all previous colleges and institutions. You must have all of your official college transcripts submitted before your start date.

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All of your transfer credits earned in eligible courses from eligible institutions will be evaluated.

Institution Eligibility

Courses successfully completed at a prior postsecondary educational institution will be evaluated for transfer of credit if the institution meets the following criteria:

•    Regional or national accreditation
•    Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
•    Defines a credit hour by the standard set by the U.S. Department of Education

Course Eligibility

Courses successfully completed at eligible institution will be evaluated for transfer of credit if the course(s) meet the following criteria:

•    Course(s) to be transferred earn 3-4 credit hours and require 40+ contact hours per term
•    Course(s) to be transferred have a final posted grade of C or better.

There is no guarantee that transfer credit will be approved or awarded for courses eligible for evaluation.

Courses that Will Not Transfer

No transfer credits will be evaluated or awarded for:

•    Courses with a final posted grade of P (Pass) or S (Satisfactory)
•    Preparatory or remedial (below college level) English, composition, and reading courses
•    Preparatory or remedial (below college level) Mathematics courses
•    Courses completed at a non-accredited institution
•    Courses with a posted grade of IP (In Progress)

Transfer credits may not be approved for courses requiring up-to-date knowledge of trends, technology, software, and/or hardware.

Courses in Progress

A student who completes a course previously submitted with a posted grade of IP (In Progress) may submit a Petition for Transfer Credit Re-evaluation form along with an official transcript showing a final posted grade of C or better in the course to complete the transfer credit process. The form must be submitted to the Registrar for credit re-evaluation. In addition, the student must provide supporting documentation as requested by the credentialed evaluators, including but not limited to course descriptions, course syllabus, institutional catalogs, or course projects.

Non-Traditional Sources of Transfer Credit

Transfer credits earned through non-traditional academic sources, including but not limited to independent study, workshops, academic field experiences, or internships, may be considered for credit if documented on an official transcript from a regionally accredited institution.

Columbia College Hollywood does not evaluate or accept credits based on professional or work experience.

1. Declare Your Program and Emphasis

A student requesting transfer credit must choose both program and emphasis prior to transfer credit evaluation to ensure accuracy of the applicable transferred course(s) to the course requirements for student’s degree program and emphasis.

2. Submit Your Transfer Documents

A student requesting transfer credits must submit official transcripts from all previous colleges and institutions prior to the student’s start date. Additional documents may be required to complete the transfer credit evaluation process.

Credits You Earned at a Regionally Accredited Institution

A student who requests transfer credit from a regionally accredited institution must submit the following documentation:

•    Official transcripts received directly from the prior institution showing course(s) to be transferred have a final posted grade of C or better, earned 3-4 credit hours, and required 40+ contact hours per term
•    Additional course and/or institutional materials as requested by the credentialed evaluator

Credits You Earned at a Nationally Accredited Institution

A student who requests transfer credit from a nationally accredited institution must submit the following documentation:

•    Official transcripts received directly from the prior institution showing course(s) to be transferred posted a final grade of C or better, earned 3-4 credit hours, and required 40+ contact hours per term
•    Official syllabi for the course(s) to be transferred, including course description, contact hours, and course learning outcomes
•    Additional materials as requested by the credentialed evaluator, including, but not limited to:
•    The prior institution’s course catalog listing the course(s) to be transferred
•    Documentation of the prior institution’s grading scale or system

Request For Additional Documentation

Columbia College Hollywood may require a student to submit additional documentation, including:

•    The prior institution’s course catalog listing the course(s) to be transferred
•    Documentation of the prior institution’s grading scale or system
•    Course syllabi for all requested course(s)

A student requesting transfer credits must submit official transcripts from all previous colleges and institutions prior to the student’s start date. Official college transcripts submitted with the student’s application for admission may be used in the transfer credit review process.

Transcripts submitted for evaluation of transfer credit after the student’s start date are subject to appeal.

Electronic Transcript Submission

Official transcripts from issuing educational institutions of origin may be sent directly to Columbia College Hollywood by fax or electronically via:

•    The Parchment Secure Transcript System at parchment.com
•    The Common Application© at commonapp.org
•    A transcript site formally linked to the issuing institution of origin
•    An email address formally linked to the issuing institution of origin
•    A fax number formally linked to the issuing institution of origin

Emailed and faxed transcripts must be signed by an official of the issuing institution (not required for transcripts from Chicago Public Schools.) Official transcripts from California community and state colleges may be sent electronically from etranscripts California at etranscriptca.org.

Standard Mail Transcript Submission

All official transcripts and other proof of graduation documents may be sent by standard mail in a sealed envelope directly from the issuing educational institution of origin in the U.S. or from a credential evaluation service approved by the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) to:

Columbia College Hollywood

Attn: Registrar
18618 Oxnard St.
Tarzana, CA 91356

Columbia College Hollywood does not accept transcripts sent directly to the Flashpoint Chicago campus from educational institutions in countries other than the U.S. Transcripts and records from educational institutions in countries other than the U.S., including English-speaking countries, and/or issued in a language other than English must be translated by a certified English-language translation service and evaluated to establish course-by-course equivalency with U.S. high school, college, and/or university standards and to determine how an international student’s transcripts, degrees, credentials, and course credits compare with U.S. standards.

Transcript and credential translations and evaluations must be performed by a credential evaluation service approved by the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Credential evaluations and certified English translation services are not free and must be completed prior to submission at the student’s expense.

After evaluation and translation, international transcripts may be delivered electronically or by standard mail directly to Columbia College Hollywood at Flashpoint Chicago from the credential evaluation service approved by the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

All requests for transfer of credit are rigorously evaluated in an 8-step tiered review process by department chairs and full-time faculty under the supervision of the Dean of Academic Affairs. All faculty evaluators receive federal compliance training and internal transcript evaluation policy and procedure training.

How Transfer Credit is Evaluated

A student’s transfer credits may not exceed 75% of the total credits required for a Columbia College Hollywood degree program.

• A student enrolled in a BFA program requiring 192 credits may transfer in no more than 144 credits.
• A student enrolled in an AFA or AAS program requiring 96 credits may transfer in no more than 72 credits.

A student enrolled in an on-ground degree program may earn online course credits totaling no more than 49% of the program’s required credits. This limitation also applies to transfer credits.

• A student enrolled in an on-ground BFA program requiring 192 credits may transfer in no more than 94 online course credits.
• A student enrolled in an on-ground AFA or AAS program requiring 96 credits may transfer in no more than 47 online course credits.

A student enrolled in an online BFA program requiring 192 credits may transfer in no more than 144 credits earned either online or on-ground.