Transfer Information
If you are planning to transfer to or from MACC, use this site to take the next steps to achieve your college education goals. Here you will find course equivalencies, exam equivalencies, transfer agreements, and transfer guides.
Transfer Credit to MACC
MACC’s transfer policy is in place to allow for smooth transfer of credits. Transfer students must submit official transcripts to the Registrar for evaluation. Transfer credit from any postsecondary institution is considered if regional, national, professional and/or specialized accreditation has been awarded and recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Each course is evaluated by the Registrar and the Dean of Academic Affairs or the Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education to determine whether it is one of the following:
- Equivalent to a specific MACC course,
- Not equivalent to an MACC course but transferable as an elective, or
- Unusable in the student’s specified MACC degree/certificate program.
When a transfer course is fewer credit hours than a similar course offered by MACC, MACC will accept the transfer course as a direct equivalent under the following conditions:
- The majority of course content is the same,
- Student learning outcomes are significantly similar, and
- The course from the originating institution is within 75% of the credit ours of the MACC course.
The appropriate dean will review the transfer course for equivalency. A student must earn the minimum amount of credit hours required for the degree. Although a transfer course with fewer credit hours may meet the requirement of an MACC course, the actual credit hours awarded at MACC remains the same as those assigned by the originating (transfer) institution. Additionally, the student should meet the minimum distribution requirements within the degree. In special cases, the dean may waive the minimum distribution requirement.
Transfer credit for any course is only granted for passing grades. Some programs may require a higher grade for credit to be awarded in certain classes (Please see the specific program page for more information (MACC Degrees and Certificates). Grades earned in courses taken at other institutions that have been approved for transfer credit are included in students’ MACC cumulative grade point averages. Students may be requested to provide additional information (e.g., course syllabus) to the Registrar for review by the appropriate dean. After transcripts have been evaluated, the MACC Registrar’s Office sends electronic communication to notify individual students stating transfer evaluations are complete. Students may view transfer work decisions by accessing their advising worksheet in myMACC. Students may appeal transfer decisions to the Registrar for consideration by the appropriate dean.
Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement Examinations are prepared by the Educational Testing Services of the College Board Programs. These examinations are administered after the AP course is offered in the upper level of high school. MACC accepts AP credit based on a review and evaluation by the Dean of Academic Affairs or the Dean of Career & Technical Programs. An AP chart, which lists the required scores to receive AP credit, is posted below.
Advanced Placement Equivalencies Guidelines
| AP Examination | Score Required | Credit Hours Awarded | MACC Course Equivalency |
| ARTS | |||
| Art History | 3-5 | 3 | ART102 Art Survey and Appreciation II |
| Music Theory | 3-5 | 3 | MUS101 Fundamentals of Music |
| Studio Art 2-D Design | 3-5 | 3 | ART105 2-Dimensional Design |
| Studio Art 3-D Design | 3-5 | 3 | ART112 3-Dimensional Design |
| Studio Art Drawing | 3-5 | 3 | Art Elective (non-humanities credit) |
| ENGLISH | |||
| English Language & Composition | 3-5 | 3 | LAL101 Composition I |
| English Literature & Composition | 3-5 | 3 | LAL101 Composition I |
| **Both of the above English courses | 3-5 | 3 | LAL101 Composition I & Humanities Elective |
| HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES | |||
| Comparative Government & Politics | 3-5 | 3 | Social Science Elective |
| European History | 3-5 | 6 | HST101 Western Civilization I & HST102 Western Civilization II |
| Human Geography | 3-5 | 3 | Social Science Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3-5 | 3 | ECN101 Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3-5 | 3 | ECN102 Microeconomics |
| Psychology | 3-5 | 3 | PSY101 Psychology |
| United States Government & Politics* | 3-5 | 3 | Social Science Elective |
| United States History* | 3-5 | 6 | Social Science Elective |
| World History | 3-5 | 3 | Social Science Elective |
| MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE | |||
| Calculus AB | 3-5 | 5 | MTH201 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3-5 | 5 | MTH202 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II |
| Computer Science A | 3-5 | 3 | ITC120 Programming I |
| Computer Science Principles | 3-5 | 3 | ITC125 Object Oriented Programming I |
| Statistics | 3-5 | 3 | MTH160 Elementary Statistics |
| SCIENCES | |||
| Biology | 3-5 | 4 | BIO101 Biology |
| Chemistry | 3-5 | 5 | PHY121 General Chemistry I |
| Environmental Science | 3-5 | 3 | BIO105 Introductory Conservation Biology |
| Physics 1 | 3-5 | 5 | PHY125 Foundations of Physics |
| Physics 2 | 3-5 | 5 | Physical Science Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 3-5 | 5 | Physical Science Elective** |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3-5 | 5 | Physical Science Elective** |
| WORLD LANGUAGES & CULTURES | |||
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3-5 | Humanities Elective | |
| French Language and Culture | 3-5 | 3 | Humanities Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 3-5 | 3 | Humanities Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3-5 | 3 | Humanities Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3-5 | 3 | Humanities Elective |
| Latin | 3-5 | 3 | Humanities Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3-5 | 5 | FLN101 Elementary Spanish |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3-5 | 5 | FLN101 Elementary Spanish |
| Spanish Language and Culture & Spanish Literature and Culture | 3-5 | 10 | FLN101 Elementary Spanish & FLN102 Intermediate Spanish |
| * Students who wish to receive credit for HST105, HST106, or PSC105 must also pass an institutional Missouri Constitution exam. | |||
| ** Associate of Science students planning to transfer to a four-year institution should consult with the Dean or their advisor to determine transferability of these Physics courses. | |||
CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) Credit
CLEP credit will not be given for Composition (LAL102). CLEP credit in science and PSY101 courses will not be awarded to students pursuing a degree/credit in the ADN/PN programs.
CLEP Equivalency Guidelines
| Examination | Score Required | Credit Hours Awarded | Course Equivalency | |
| Business | ||||
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 | ACC101 Elementary Accounting I | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 | ECN101 Macroeconomics | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 | ECN102 Microeconomics | |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 | BUS120 Business Law I | |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 3 | BUS112 Principles of Management | |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 | MKT105 Principles of Marketing | |
| English | ||||
| College Composition | 50 | 3 | LAL101 Composition I | |
| English Composition* | 50 | 3 | LAL101 Composition I | |
| Freshman College Composition* | 50 | 3 | LAL101 Composition I | |
| American Literature | 50 | 6 | LAL120 American Literature to 1870 and LAL121 American Literature from 1870 | |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 50 | 3 | Literature Elective | |
| English Literature | 50 | 6 | LAL150 English Literature from 1750 and LAL151 English Literature from 1750 | |
| History and Social Sciences | ||||
| American Government** | 50 | 3 | Social Science Elective | |
| United States History I ** | 50 | 3 | Social Science Elective | |
| United States History II | 50 | 3 | HST106 American History from 1865 | |
| Social Sciences & History | 50 | 3 | Social Science Elective | |
| Western Civilization I | 50 | 3 | HST101 Western Civilization I | |
| Western Civilization II | 50 | 3 | HST102 Western Civilization II | |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 | PSY101 General Psychology | |
| Human Growth & Development | 50 | 3 | PSY205 Human Lifespan Development | |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 | SOC101 Sociology | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | ||||
| College Mathematics | 50 | 3 | Math Elective | |
| College Algebra | 50 | 3 | MTH140 College Algebra | |
| Precalculus | 50 | 3 | MTH150 Precalculus | |
| Calculus | 50 | 3 | MTH201 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | |
| Information Systems & Comp App. | 50 | 3 | CIT102 Intro to Information Technology | |
| Sciences | ||||
| Biology | 50 | 3 | Biology Elective (non-lab credit) | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 3 | Chemistry Elective (non-lab credit) | |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | 3 | Science Elective (non-lab credit) | |
| World Languages and Humanities | ||||
| Spanish, Level 1 | 50 | 5 | FLN101 Elementary Spanish | |
| Spanish, Level 2 | 63 | 10 | FLN101 Elementary Spanish and FLN102 Intermediate Spanish | |
| French, Level 1 | 50 | 5 | FLN111 Elementary French | |
| French, Level 2 | 59 | 10 | FLN111 Elementary French and FLN112 Intermediate French | |
| German, Level 1 | 50 | 5 | Foreign Language Elective | |
| German, Level 2 | 60 | 10 | Foreign Language Elective | |
| Humanities | 50 | 3 | Humanities Elective | |
| Teacher Education | ||||
| Intro to Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 | No Credit | |
| *no longer available | ||||
| **Students who wish to receive credit for HST105 or PSC105 must also pass an institutional Missouri Constitution exam. | ||||
DSST
DSST exams may allow students to earn credit for prior learning acquired outside the traditional classroom in subject areas such as Social Sciences, Math, Applied Technology, Business, Physical Sciences and Humanities. MACC does not administer DSST exams but does grant transfer credit for the following exams based on the recommendations of the American Council on Education.
DSST (DANTES) Equivalency Guidelines
| Examination | Score Required | Credit Hours Awarded | Course Equivalency | |
| Arts | ||||
| Art of the Western World | 400 | 3 | Art Elective (humanities credit) | |
| Business | ||||
| Personal Finance | 400 | 3 | ACC110 Personal Finance | |
| Human Resource Management | 400 | 3 | BUS113 Human Relations in Management | |
| Introduction to Business | 400 | 3 | BU100 Introduction to Business | |
| Principles of Supervision | 400 | 3 | BUS112 Principles of Management | |
| Organizational Behavior | 400 | 3 | Business Elective | |
| English/Communication | ||||
| Technical Writing | 400 | 3 | IND120 Technical Report Writing | |
| Principles of Public Speaking | 400 | 3 | SPK101 Public Speaking | |
| History and Social Sciences | ||||
| Human/Cultural Geography | 400 | 3 | Geography Elective | |
| A History of the Vietnam War | 400 | 3 | HST215 America in Vietnam | |
| Criminal Justice | 400 | 3 | SOC150 Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems | |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 400 | 3 | PSY205 Human Lifespan | |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 400 | 3 | Psychology Elective | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | ||||
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 400 | 3 | MTH100 Intermediate Algebra | |
| Principles of Statistics | 400 | 3 | MTH160 Elementary Statistics | |
| Business Math | 400 | 3 | BOA152 Business Math/Electronic Calculations | |
| Computing and Information Technology | 400 | 3 | CIT102 Introduction to Information Technology | |
| Management Information Systems | 400 | — | No equivalency | |
| Sciences | ||||
| Principles of Physical Science I | 400 | 3 | Physical Science Elective (non-lab credit) | |
| Astronomy | 400 | 3 | PHY162 General Astronomy | |
| Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet | 400 | 3 | BIO105 Introductory Conservation Biology | |
| Philosophy | ||||
| Ethics in America | 400 | 3 | PHI152 Introduction to Ethics | |
| Introduction to World Religions | 400 | 3 | PHI251 Religions of the World | |
| Electives | ||||
| General Anthropology | 400 | 3 | AA elective | |
| Health and Human Development | 400 | 3 | HSC120 Health and Hygiene | |
What is MISSOURI REVERSE TRANSFER?
The process of allowing college students or former college students who have completed credits for an associate’s degree to receive that degree even if they have transferred to a different college or university, or stopped out of higher education altogether.
Missouri has moved forward with a statewide policy to help more Missourians earn a degree.
For more detailed information on Missouri Reverse Transfer take a look at the Missouri Department of Higher Education website.
What are the BENEFITS?
Earn your Associates Degree while pursuing your bachelor’s degree
Possible Career Advancement with earned associate degrees
Qualify for More Jobs
A degree can help you earn more money
Possibly meet general education requirements at your 4 year transfer institution
Are you ELIGIBLE?
You must have earned a minimum of 15 credit hours at a single two-year institution to be eligible for a reverse transfer degree. Students are not eligible for the program if they currently possess an associate degree or higher.
If you have questions regarding the Reverse Transfer process, please contact the MACC Reverse Transfer, Coordinator
Amy See
AmyS@macc.edu
573-231-0941
Do you have questions?
Get your answers from your campus Reverse Transfer Coordinator or through our FAQ.
Moberly Area Community College welcome’s students who have attended other colleges and universities. If you have recently transferred to MACC from another college or university, and received a student loan that has an outstanding balance, don’t forget about your repayment obligation! Also, make sure you have updated your contact information with your student loan servicing center to avoid any potential communication problems.
You may be eligible for an in-school deferment while enrolled at MACC, if you are enrolled in at least six credit hours. In-school deferment may allow you to postpone your student loan payments while you are enrolled at MACC.
In order to qualify for the in-school deferment YOU MUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP. You must update your enrollment status with the National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS); after you complete this step, MACC will certify your enrollment with the NSLDS. It may take 30-60 days for NSLDS to communicate the enrollment status to the national student loan servicing centers. I advise you to follow-up with your loan servicer(s) to make sure the enrollment data is received.
Here are the easy steps you need to take:
Go to StudentAid.gov and Log In using your FSA ID/Password
Find your name at the top right corner
Click your name and then Enrollment
From the My Enrollment screen, click Add Enrollment
Enter School Details: State = Missouri, School = Moberly Area Community College (00249100)
Use the School Enrollment Start Date Calendar to select the first day of the semester (example: August 24, 2020)
Click Add School
Review the information in My Requests
Click Submit Request
We hope your educational experience at MACC is rewarding! If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Financial Aid Office, by email at FinancialAid@macc.edu, or by phone at 660-263-4100, extension 11301.
Transfer Credit to Other Institutions
Educational requirements vary from one institution to another. For this reason, it is extremely important that students who plan to transfer to another institution work closely with an MACC Advisor in planning their course schedule. In addition, the information below can help guide you as you prepare for the transfer process.
What are the Advantages of Graduating from MACC Before You Transfer?
Transferring to another institution after you complete your degree is much more seamless than transferring without your degree. MACC has articulation (transfer) agreements with many institutions which allow you to transfer all credits completed, enter the transfer institution as a junior, and complete your bachelor’s degree on time.
Students who complete their degree before transferring typically do better academically after transferring to a four-year college or university.
Transfer students who have completed their two-year degree are often eligible for transfer scholarships that may amount to thousands of dollars.
Earning a two-year degree may afford you the opportunity to earn more. Many employers prefer potential employees who have earned a degree and will often make salary adjustments based on having completed a degree.
Completing a degree demonstrates commitment, dedication, and follow-through. All of these attributes are important to potential employers and transfer institutions.
MACC degrees that are designed to easily transfer include: AA (Associate of Arts), AAT (Associate of Arts in Teaching), and AS (Associate of Science). Health Science and AAS (Associate of Applied Science) degrees may transfer; however, you will need to choose courses carefully.
- Your MACC Advisor is one of the best resources you have when it comes to transferring. Contact your advisor today.
- Peterson’s College Search Tool
- Missouri Core 42 Course Tracker
- MO Department of Higher Education College and Degree Search
- Missouri Higher Education Institutions
The best time to transfer is once you have completed your degree with MACC; however, you should not wait until your last semester to begin the transfer process. Many transfer institutions have priority application and financial aid dates which may occur during the semester you are graduating or even the semester prior to your graduation. It is important that you verify these dates with the transfer institution. In addition to completing an admission application and FAFSA with your transfer institution’s school code, you will want to request a final, official, MACC transcript be sent to the transfer institution. (You will want to delay sending the transcript until your final grades have posted and your degree has been awarded.)
- What are the admission requirements (e.g. specific GPA)?
- Does the college accept applications at any time or only by a specific deadline?
- Are there specific programs offered to transfer students to help with the transfer process?
- How many credits do you accept in transfer?
- Will my MACC GPA transfer?
- Do you accept “D” grades in transfer?
- What is the average class size (i.e. student to instructor ratio)?
- Are ACT or SAT scores required?
- What is the tuition and fee and room and board costs?
- What steps are required to apply for financial aid?
- Am I required to live on campus?
- How many transfer students do you accept each semester/year?
- Do you provide job search assistance after graduation?
- What tutoring assistance is available?
- Do you offer parking? If so, does it cost?
- Do you offer student activities?