Transfer Information
Transfer Overview
Pine Technical College considers courses for transfer from colleges and universities that have been accredited by their regional associations. Transfer credit may also be considered for courses taken at institutions that lack regional accreditation but have been accredited by specialized agencies or at institutions outside the United States that have been chartered or authorized by their national governments.
In general, transfer credit is considered only for courses that fulfill Pine Technical College graduation and program requirements and have been completed with a grade of C or better. Grades of transfer courses are not included in the student's GPA.
Transfer Procedure
How to transfer to Pine Technical College from another school:
1. Send official transcript to PTC from previous college(s).
2. PTC copies the official transcript and gives to faculty advisors for review and evaluation.
3. Faculty advisors return transcript to Student Services to be entered on Degree Audit Report (DARS).
PTC decides what credits transfer and whether those classes meet degree requirements. Advisors evaluating the courses to be transferred will look at course content and description to see if the class meets specified requirements.
How to transfer from Pine Technical College to another school:
1. Apply to the school of your choice.
2. Send them an official copy of your PTC transcript.
3. They evaluate your classes from PTC and transfer in the applicable credits. Whether or not a class from PTC transfers to that school is their decision.
Web-based Course Transfer System
U.Select is a multi-state online tool for students and advisors for determining course equivalencies, program requirements, and applicability of coursework when transferring between schools.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Courses
Once a course has met the criteria necessary for inclusion in the MnTC in any goal area, the course must be accepted for full credit in that goal area. General education credits have no transfer time limit.
Occupation/Technical Course Credits
Occupational course credits earned more than 5 years prior to the time of request will not be accepted for transfer; certain occupational/technical programs may have more stringent requirements. For courses that do not meet the time limit criteria, students may demonstrate course content mastery by utilizing the PTC "test - out" or experiential learning assessment option (see policy 217 and 228).
Developmental Course Transfer
Pine Technical College will accept equivalent developmental courses in reading, writing, and math providing equivalencies have been established. The courses will be accepted with zero credit value. All developmental courses must have a grade of C or better to be accepted in transfer.
General Electives
Pine Technical College may accept for transfer as general or "free" electives courses which are not comparable or equivalent to specific courses taught at Pine Technical College. Contact the Registrar for more information at bakerr@pinetech.edu.
Transfer Maximum
There is no maximum to the number of credits a student may transfer. However, the college does require that a minimum of 20 credits or ½ the technical credits of the program major, whichever is larger, be completed at PTC.
Questions about your Transfer Credit?
Are you transferring to PTC and have credit from other colleges or universities? Make sure you have contacted ALL your previous colleges and/or universities and have requested an official transcript to be sent to PTC from those colleges/universities. If you have done this, and have allowed sufficient time for those transcripts to arrive to PTC, and have allowed sufficient time for all necessary PTC staff and faculty members to review those transcripts -- and you still have questions, e-mail transcriptquestions@pinetech.edu.
Student Appeals
There is a two-level process through which students may appeal transfer decisions made by Pine Technical College regarding courses completed within the MnSCU system. Contact the Dean of Student Affairs, Nancy Mach, at machn@pinetech.edu.
