Transfer Success       

  • Do these classes fit in my program here at Penn Highlands?
  • Do these classes transfer to my intended 4-year school?
  • Do these classes fit into my major at my 4-year school?

Why is degree completion important?

Earning an Associate’s degree before you transfer has many advantages. Here are a few to explore:

  • Often you will earn junior status at the transfer institution, including all the benefits that come along with that status.
  • An Associate’s degree is a credential that never goes away.
  • We have many partnerships with 4-year colleges and universities to ensure all credits transfer only after earning the full degree.
  • Research shows that students who finishes an Associate's degree are more likely to finish a Bachelor's degree. 
  • Research also shows students can get into a more prestigious 4-year university after earning an Associate's degree as compared to applying right after high school graduation .

Transfer Degree Guide

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Each State System School is listed in here as a one-page spread with the following information outlined:

  • Size
  • Cost of Attendance
  • Location
  • Social Media
  • Top 5 Most Popular Majors
  • Top 5 Most Unique Majors
  • Campus Updates
  • Undergraduate Majors
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Transfer Equivalencies

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These are all the general education classes that every student needs at IUP, as well as our equivalencies here at Penn Highlands.  However, it is important to check if there are specifications for your intended degree.  Please consult the IUP College Catalog

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Please consult http://patrac.org/ to fill in equivalent courses that would fulfill these general education requirements

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updated 1/20/23

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These are all the general education classes that every student needs at SRU, as well as our equivalencies here at Penn Highlands.  However, it is important to check if there are specifications for your intended degree.  Please consult with the transfer counselor for your specific major. 

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This manual is phasing out.  Please see this website for more up-to-date information: https://admissions.pitt.edu/pitt-transfer-tool/

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Updated 1/12/21.  Check their direct website to see if there is an updated list:  https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu/academics/office-registrar/transfer-credits-guidelines/two-year-transfer-credit-equivalencies

Please also check to see how classes fit into the "Worlds of Knowledge" general education curriculum at UPJ.  Document can be found below on this page.  Also check the distribution for your major: https://www.johnstown.pitt.edu/academics/majors-programs   

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These are all the general education classes that every student needs at UPJ, as well as our equivalencies here at Penn Highlands.  However, it is important to check if there are specifications for your intended degree.  Please consult the UPJ advising worksheet for your major

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Special Transfer Offers

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If you intend on transferring to SFU for one of our 3+1 partnerships, please fill out this form upon graduation from you associate degree, but before you being your 3rd year at Penn Highlands. Please work with our Transfer Specialist closely on this.

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PA TRAC 

 This helpful website provides information on how Penn Highlands’ classes transfer to State System of Higher Education colleges (IUP, CalU, Slippery Rock, etc.). Many state related and private Colleges are included as well.

https://www.pacollegetransfer.com/Student/SearchforEquivalencies/tabid/240/Default.aspx

Some schools have their own version of this tool on their own website.  Here are some school-specific sites:

 Degree Completion Programs 

Some schools offer degree completion programs that enable Penn Highland students to apply their Associate’s Degree directly to a Bachelor’s program. In many cases, classes are offered in the evenings at Penn Highlands locations, online or have flexible weekend/evening offerings. The following are schools that offer these types of programs:

Clarion Online - Use application code waiver:  CUTransfer

GenevaCollege

Francis Worldwide

Carlow University Online

Slippery Rock University 

 
Additional Opportunities to Further Your Education
 
American Public University: PHCC students graduating with an A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree will transfer seamlessly into a UMUC Bachelor degree.

DeSales Univeristy :  PHCC students graduating with an A.A. or A.S. degree will be guaranteed admission and awarded up to 75 credits toward the degree that the student is seeking at DeSales University.

LaRoche College:  PHCC students who complete and Associate degree will be awarded up to at total of 90 transfer credit hours toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Leadership.

Potomac College :  PHCC student graduating with an A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree will transfer into a Potomac Bachelor's program with no loss of credit.

University of Maryland University College :  PHCC students graduating with an A.A., A.A.S. or A.S. degree will transfer seamlessly into a UMUC Bachelor degree program.   

Western Governor's University:  All articulated associates degrees at PHCC will transfer to WGU. 

 

More Resources

Below are additional transfer opportunities for Penn Highland students. Students should always work with the Pennsylvania Highlands Student Success Center, their advisors, and the transfer counselors at the college they’d like to attend.

30-credit Transfer Credit Framework
The Transfer Credit Framework allows students to transfer up to 30 credits of foundation courses to any of the Pennsylvania
participating colleges and universities and have those courses count toward graduation. The Framework includes courses in English, public speaking, math, science, art, humanities, history and the behavioral and social sciences.Click here for more details.

PA State System of HigherEd (Business Administration, Computer Science, Criminal Justice. Early Childhood Education, Social Work and Psychology)
Pennsylvania's Public School Code of 1949 requires the colleges and universities that participate in the commonwealth's Statewide College Credit Transfer System to develop agreements that will allow students to transfer full Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) degrees into parallel bachelor degree programs at the participating institutions with junior standing. Students completing the Business Administration AS, the Computer Science AS, the Criminal Justice AS, the Early Childhood Education AA, the Social Work AA or the Psychology AA will be able to transfer the equivalent of the first two years of a bachelor’s degree to any one of the fourteen four-year universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and complete the remainder of their degree program in just two more years of full-time study.Click here to learn more.

PA State-Related Institutions (General Education Credits)
To assist students as they prepare to transfer, each state-related institution has identified at least 30 credits from the Transfer Credit Framework that will transfer and count toward the general education requirements for most majors at their institutions. Courses listed in the Transfer Credit Framework represent the type of coursework that is generally completed during the first and second year of a bachelor degree program. These courses are good choices for students who are undecided about the major they wish to pursue or the institution where they plan to transfer.
Click here to learn more.