Publicity. The general education transfer policy and the courses that meet general education requirements should be easily accessible to students. The transfer policy should be included in each institution's catalog for easy reference. The general education transfer policy and the courses designated for completion of general education requirements will be reviewed annually by a subcommittee of the Statewide Transfer Committee and institutional representatives.

Certification of Transcripts. The sending institution will indicate, either on the transcript or as an attachment to the transcript, whether the student is Fully Certified, Core Certified, or Category Certified in general education courses (e.g., WC, OC, AH, QR, NS, SL, and SB) at their institution. If general education coursework has been earned at more than one public Kentucky institution, the sending institution will conduct a comprehensive review for certification and must include certifications received from previous institutions. Transfer certifications will be processed for all students requesting a transcript to be sent to a Kentucky public postsecondary institution (excluding students requesting transcripts for applications to master's, doctorate, or professional degree programs).

• a.It a public sending institution endorses the use of credits earned from a regionally accredited public or independent college or university for satisfying a general education requirement (category, core, fully certified, or coded course), the receiving institution will accept this decision.
• b.It is a public sending institution endorses the use of credits from a non-regionally accredited institution for satisfying a general education requirement (category, core, fully certified, or coded course), the certifying institution must have a policy stated in the undergraduate catalog regarding the acceptance of coursework in accordance with SACSCOC standards and a process of assessment to ensure that certified coursework demonstrates that student learning outcomes for the statewide general education category have been met.
• c.The sending institution will indicate, either on the transcript or as an attachment to the transcript, whether the student is Fully Certified, Core Certified, Category Certified in general education or if they have completed any of the coded general education courses (e.g., WC, OC, AH, QR, NS, SL, and SB) at their institution.
• d.The sending institution will certify courses with satisfactory national examination scores listed in the “Kentucky Standard Acceptable Scores for National Exams” Table.

Receiving Transfer Students

Transfer Certification. Transfer certification from any KCTCS college or Kentucky public university will be accepted as documented and analyzed according to institutional transfer policies. The receiving institution must review the transcript and notify the student of their remaining requirements within one semester of their admittance. This does not preclude an institution from evaluating the transcript for administrative errors.

• a.The receiving institution will accept the coded course (e.g., WC, OC, AH, QR, NS, SL, and SB) as meeting part of the requirement for the general education category associated with the code, unless the course has been determined to be equivalent and has a direct articulation to a course that fulfills a requirement in a different category of general education at the receiving institution. The category of the sending institution will be honored unless it is to the advantage of the student to award a different category.
• b.The sending institution will certify courses with satisfactory national exam scores listed in the “Kentucky Standard Acceptable Scores for National Exams” Table.

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