22 of 25 Transfer Credit Master Guide – Online Application Common Reasons for Denial Office of the Registrar Last Updated July 3 rd , 2024. Pages: 22 of 25 REASON FOR DENIAL EXPLANATION Course Content Not Equivalent Upon evaluation, it was determined that the incoming course content was not equivalent to the GBC course for which an exemption was requested. This could be due to one or more of the following reasons:
• Subject does not match – e.g., student requests exemption from English using a math course • Course outcomes do not match • Not enough overlap of course material • Key components of GBC course are missing from the incoming course Course Level or Hours Not Equivalent The transfer credit request was denied due to one of the following reasons: • The incoming course was taken at a different level than the GBC course – e.g., student’s incoming course was from high school or a college diploma/certificate, but the GBC course is at the degree level.
• The incoming course did not have as many hours of instruction as the GBC course Incoming Course is Out of Date Upon evaluation, it was determined that the incoming course was taken too long ago and does not reflect current levels of knowledge.