Question

What does it mean for a credit to transfer?

A.
that each academic institution will accept the credit a student earns for the class
B.
that a student must be enrolled in each institution in order to get the credit
C.
that a student must take the class at each institution in order to get the credit
D.
that a student must take the class twice in order to transfer it

Answer 1

A: that each academic institution will accept the credit a student earns for the class

Answer 2

A is the correct answer.

Credit transfer refers to a student transferring an earned credit from one institution to another. This is common practice when a student is entirely transferring from one institution to another and is also common when a student is returning from a study abroad experience.