Transferring to MTC
Credit by Examination
Students may be permitted to progress to more advanced work in a particular program if they can demonstrate college-level competency. If students have qualifications from previous education, job training, self-study, occupational, or other experiences, they may be able to earn credit in certain courses by successfully completing a proficiency examination. A maximum of 22 hours of credit may be earned through exam. A per credit hour, nonrefundable fee must be paid to the Business Office before a proficiency examination is taken.
For more information concerning the Arts and Sciences credit-by-exams, contact the administrative assistant at 740.386.4132.
Transfer Module and Transfer Assurance Guide
The Ohio transfer program has been authorized under H.B. 95. Individuals who successfully complete the Ohio Transfer Module at one institution will be considered to have met the Transfer Module requirements of the receiving institution. Approved Transfer Module courses, when taken individually, are also guaranteed for transfer among public institutions on a course-by-course basis and are to be applied to the Transfer Module of the receiving institution.
A Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) course is a course that has been matched to a set of learning outcomes (identified by an OAN code) in a specific academic subject area. Approved TAG courses carry the guarantee that the courses and their credits will transfer and apply toward the major at any of Ohio’s public institutions of higher education, provided they were taken when the courses were equivalent. Further Ohio transfer information may be obtained at https://www.ohiohighered.org/transfer.
Responsibilities of Students
Completing transfer module courses or using transfer services
In order to facilitate transfer with maximum applicability of transfer credit, prospective transfer students should plan a course of study that will meet the requirements of a degree program at the receiving institution. Specifically, students should identify a major and college to which they desire to transfer before they begin scheduling MTC classes, or at the latest, very early in their collegiate studies. For example, students should determine if there are language requirements or any special course requirements that must be met during the freshmen or sophomore year. This will enable students to plan and pursue a course of study that will articulate well with the receiving institution’s major. Students are encouraged to seek further information regarding transfer from both their advisor and the college or university to which they plan to transfer.
Appeal Process for Transfer Credit to and from MTC
Marion Technical College complies with Ohio Transfer and Articulation Policy to accept transfer credit from new students that eliminates the need to repeat courses already successfully completed. While credit transfer among Ohio public colleges and universities is guaranteed for many courses, other courses not guaranteed to transfer will be evaluated for transfer. The steps listed below are provided to guide students who may dispute the outcome of their transcript evaluation when transferring credits to Marion Technical College, or from Marion Technical College to another Ohio public institution.
Check the college’s published internal appeals process.
Student applies for admission.
The college evaluates the transcript of accepted student.
The college decides on the acceptability and applicability of credit and sends a dated evaluation statement of transfer credit to the student along with a notification of the 90-day period for filing an appeal.
If the student accepts the judgment, the process ends.
The student challenges the judgment and appeals within the college.
The college initiates its multi-level internal appeal process. At each level, the college shall respond to the appeal within 30 days of the receipt of the appeal.
The college notifies the student of its judgment.
If the student disagrees with the last college decision, he/she may notify the institution at which the credits were earned. That institution may notify the Ohio Department of Higher Education, if in its judgment, there is noncompliance with the Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy.
If you are transferring to MTC and wish to appeal the official evaluation of your transfer credit, the appeal must be typed and submitted within 90 days of the postmark/electronic or other delivery of this communication, preferably through email, to the appropriate academic department dean or director of your program. For more information, contact the Office of the Registrar.
If you are transferring from MTC and wish to appeal the official evaluation of your transfer credit received from the college to which you are transferring, you must follow the appeals process of that institution. If you disagree with the judgment of that college or university concerning the earned MTC credits after completion of the appeals process, you may report your dissatisfaction to Marion Technical College’s Office of Student Records.