Transfer Programs
San Jacinto College offers transfer programs for those students who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree at a four-year or upper-level college or university. Before enrolling in courses, students should discuss their career goals with a counselor and explore the requirements for meeting those goals.

Students should consider all options and should define the requirements for each option. Those considerations should include determining whether or not the college or university offers the program of study which they plan to pursue and determining whether or not they are eligible for the program and are able to meet both admissions and financial requirements.

Students should discuss test scores with a counselor and understand what they mean and how they may affect the selection of courses. The Course Descriptions section of the Catalog notes that many courses require certain reading, writing or mathematics skills which are determined by the placement tests students take upon entry.

Counselors are available to help students determine which courses they should take as well as how many courses they should take. The normal load in a spring or fall term is 15 or 16 semester hours; however, students who work more than 10 hours a week, who have family obligations, or who commute long distances should take fewer hours.

After talking with a counselor, students should consider other steps involved in selecting and completing degree requirements.  They should consider taking review courses or developmental courses if their background is weak in certain subjects or if a long period of time has passed since they studied a particular subject.  Students should take courses in the proper sequence. Some courses have course prerequisites, meaning that certain courses must be completed prior to enrolling in more advanced courses.

Students who have already completed college credit at another college or university prior to enrolling at San Jacinto College must submit official transcripts to the Admissions Office. Students pursuing a degree at San Jacinto College must request that those transcripts be evaluated in order to determine which courses will transfer and apply to the major which they have selected at San Jacinto College.

Also see Associate of Arts Degree Plan and Field of Study