Transcript Evaluation & Credit Transfer Course evaluation & credit transfer requirements

The Office of Admissions and Records at Glendale Community College (GCC) evaluates courses that you have completed at another college/university to determine how they can be used to help you complete your educational objective at GCC. This evaluation will not include coursework taken at GCC or coursework in progress.


  1. BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED at the time your counselor submits your Transcript Evaluation Request.
  2. SUBMIT sealed, official transcripts and the Transcript Evaluation Request form to the Admissions & Records Office.
  3. ATTACH You must provide course descriptions (for year courses were taken) from all out-of­state institutions, and all private schools within California. In addition, you must include course outlines (syllabi) for all English, math, and speech courses. Submit a copy of the previous schools' General Education requirements*.Incomplete requests will not be accepted.
  4. CHECK YOUR E-MAIL. You will receive an e-mail when the evaluation is complete. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to set up a counseling appointment to review the evaluation results.

Transcript Evaluation (pdf) requires a counselor signature

Special Notes: *Courses taken at another CA community college after 1995 do not require course descriptions or General Education information. Additional supporting documentation may be requested by GCC faculty in order to evaluate your coursework. Monitor your email for requests from GCC to ensure timely completion of your evaluation. Faculty reserve the right to evaluate the content through written, verbal, and any other necessary means for arriving at an appropriate curriculum decision.

GENERAL EDUCATION RECIPROCITY

Coursework completed at another college or university may also meet a GCC general education (GE) area even if the course is not directly comparable to a GCC course. When possible, GE coursework will be granted area credit based on the requirements it fulfilled at the sending school at the time it was taken. However, the GE requirements of the previous school must be comparable to those of GCC. Please note that this standard does not extend to graduation proficiencies (e.g. Writing, Mathematics).


If you have met the prerequisite at another college or university you can submit this form to academic counseling to have a counselor clear the prerequisite.

  • Final grades of “C” or higher (or Pass) only; If currently enrolled in the prerequisite show proof of enrollment in prerequisite course; No “C-“ or below grades may be used.
  • Advanced Placement (AP) scores of “3” or higher may be used
  • Lower-division courses completed at U.S. accredited schools only
  • If your classes were completed at a Private College or Out of State school a catalog course description is required. (e) For English & Math courses from Private or Out of State schools a course syllabus is required.
  • High school courses cannot be used to clear prerequisites (exception for CHEM 110, 120 – see catalog course description)

Request for Clearance of Prerequisite (pdf)

E-mail this form with attached document file(s) to counseling@glendale.edu

IERF ‐ Request the "Detailed'' Report in Section 3  

  • Include the address for Glendale Community College in Section 6. 
  • www .ierf.org 

WES ‐ Request the Comprehensive Course‐by‐Course Report 

  • May apply Online at www.wes.org

Once  the  official  evaluation  has  been  received  by  GCC,  you  may  request  the  Evaluation  of  Transfer Credit through an Academic Counselor to see how the courses apply to your current  goal/major. 

Courses from colleges or universities in foreign countries cannot be used for IGETC, or CSU Breadth. Copies of transcripts from a Credential Evaluations Service must be on file at GCC prior to submitting the evaluation request. Please check with the Admissions & Records office regarding the evaluation services accepted at GCC. Course outlines/syllabi will be required for all courses intended toward your goal/major at GCC.

Evaluation of International Transcript (pdf)