For those who are not familiar with reverse transfer, if students have earned credits at an associate degree-granting institution (two-year) and transferred to another institution (typically a four-year bachelor’s institution), they can send earned college credits back to the associate degree-granting institution to be evaluated for a possible degree.

Reverse transfer is the process of awarding an associate degree (two-year) after a student transfers to another institution (typically a four-year bachelor’s institution, they can send earned college credits back to the associate degree-granting institution to be evaluated for a possible degree. Florida’s Statewide facilitates seamless articulation of student credit and provides for reverse transfer.

Why should I get an associate degree?

Increase your earning potential
Boost your resume
Advance your career
Improve your eligibility for a promotion
Achieve an accomplishment
The AA is often required or highly beneficial for admission to other institutions

Who is eligible?

Previous 17c网页版 students who have not yet earned an A.A. or Bachelor鈥檚 degree and are currently enrolled at a state university and who:
Earned more than 30 hours of college credit at 17c网页版
Earned at least 60 hours total of college credit
Completed all general education, college-level communication and computation, civic literacy, and foreign language competency requirements
Transferred from 17c网页版 before earning the AA degree
Maintained good academic standing at the state university and 17c网页版
Cleared all financial obligations at the state university and 17c网页版
Consented to allowing the state university to transmit the necessary information to 17c网页版
Completed all other associate in arts degree graduation requirements of 17c网页版

How does it work?

Student attends 17c网页版 and completes 30 or more credit hours before transferring to a State University
Student completes remaining Associate in Arts degree requirements while attending the university
University notifies the student they are eligible for their AA degree from 17c网页版
Student requests a degree audit and awarding of their AA degree from 17c网页版 through their university
The university notifies 17c网页版 about the student and transmits the student鈥檚 transcript to 17c网页版
17c网页版 evaluates the transcript and notifies the student of their degree status

What do I do if I believe I am eligible for reverse transfer?

Your university should contact you to begin the reverse transfer process. Contact your university advisor or graduation office for details. Institution contacts are available on the听

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What if I don鈥檛 meet all eligibility criteria of the Statewide Reverse Transfer process?

You may still be eligible for an associate degree at 17c网页版 by transferring credit for courses completed at an accredited college or university, or through an accelerated method like AP or CLEP exams.

What if I am currently attending 17c网页版 but considering transferring?

Contact your academic advisor and review your graduation worksheet to see how close you are to graduation. Then stay in touch each term so that we can help you transfer credits and graduate.