Transferring Credit


Advanced Placement
Agreement with Francis Marion University
Release of Academic and Personal Records
Statewide Agreement on Transfer and Articulation
Transferring to Tech
Transferring to Senior Institutions


Transferring to Tech

Students who are transferring credits from another college or university to Technical College will be admitted with advanced standing, subject to the acceptance of transfer of credits from other institutions.

Credit may also be received for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) or through the County School District articulation agreement.

Students should request an official transcript from all colleges and universities previously attended. All documents submitted to the college become the permanent property of the college.


Transferring from Tech
to Senior Institutions

Students in transfer who intend to transfer credits from Technical College to other colleges or universities should have, in advance, the written approval of their academic advisors or deans before registering for any course intended to be transferred. Students are responsible for ordering transcripts to be sent to other colleges or universities.

The following list of colleges and universities currently have articulation agreements relating to the listed associate degree programs at WTC.

College or University AA/AS Gen. Business
The Citadel Yes No
Coker College Yes Yes
College of Charleston Yes No
Converse College Yes No
Coastal Carolina University Yes No
Francis Marion University Yes Yes
Limestone College Yes Yes
South Carolina State University Yes No
University of South Carolina Yes Yes
Winthrop University Yes No

Additionally, WTC and the Technical College System have articulation agreements with all state supported two- and four-year colleges and universities to accept courses from the Commission on Higher Education approved list of 74 transfer courses.


Release of Academic and Personal Records

Technical College considers the following to be "Directory Information" and will give this information to inquirers unless notification, in writing, is given to the Dean of Student Services before the end of the add/drop period of the semester in which the student is enrolled.

"Directory Information" is:

Technical College, in the execution of its responsibilities to students, must maintain accurate and confidential student records. The college recognizes the rights of students to have access to their academic and personal records in accordance with current college policy and the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment).

Policy regarding the release of and access to student information will be made available annually to students, faculty and staff. This information will be available on request and will specify the procedures for release of student information, student access to records, a description of all student records being maintained by the college, and the procedures for students to initiate a hearing to challenge accuracy of educational records.

Transcripts and other information are released only with written permission of the student. If information other than the transcript is released from the student’s official record (student records), this release is noted on a cumulative basis.