Research Guides: Transferring to 4-Year University: First Things First

Lone Star College Links

LSC Transfer Services
Connect with the transfer process and discover top destination universities.
LSC-UP Transfer Center
LSC Self-Report Reverse Transfer
If you transfer to a school that doesn't do this automatically (list provided at link), you can apply to have credits from your 4-year school transferred back to LSC to complete an Associate's degree.

Terms to Know

Admissions Requirements: University vs College/Major

Specific programs within a university can have more stringent admissions requirements than the overall school. Investigate not only how to transfer into your university of choice but also your specific major.

For example,

University of Houston GPA requirements
	Your Status	GPA Needed
Leaving High School	UH general admission	~3.4 (depending on class rank and test scores)
Leaving High School	UH Bauer College of Business freshman admission	~3.8 (depending on class rank and test scores)
Transferring from a College	Transfer admission to UH	2.5 - if you've earned 15+ credit hours
Transferring from a College	Transfer admission to Bauer College of Business	3.25 - if you've earned 30+ credit hours 3.8 - if you've earned under 30 credit hours

You need a higher GPA to get into Bauer to be a business major than you do to generally enroll at UH.

If you're trying to transfer after only 1 or 2 semesters with LSC (or other college), you'd need a 3.8 GPA!

Sources for UH GPA Info:

UH Freshman Admissions
UH Transfer admissions
UH Bauer College of Business Transfer Admissions
if you've earned over 30 credit hours already
UH Bauer College of Business Freshman admissions
if you've earned less than 30 credit hours already

Articulation Agreements

An articulation agreement is a framework to form partnerships between LSC and other academic institutions to formalize a pathway for student transfer.

This is a useful term to include when you're researching your college(s)!

Try it below:

LSC Universities of Transfer
LSC: Official Transfer Degree Maps
Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS)
A voluntary, co-operative effort among 134 Texas community colleges and universities to facilitate transfer of freshman and sophomore level general academic coursework. TCCNS provides a shared, uniform set of course designations for students and their advisors to use in determining both course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis.

Note:

Yes, a credit may transfer... but it might only count as one of your electives at the destination school instead of getting you closer to your major.

What Transfer Students Should Know About Articulation Agreements

Advising

When you're planning on transferring schools, you need to work with both your LSC advisor as well as an advisor at your destination school.

The LSC advisor knows our programs and pathways for you to stay on track here.

The advisor at your transfer school knows what courses they're likely to accept and give credit for, and what you need to consider as you're planning your courses. There may be advisors specifically dedicated to working with incoming transfers.