Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Transfer Policies

Transfer credit for courses taken at other NSHE Institutions is governed by policies established in the NSHE Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14, Sections 15, 16, 17 18, and 19.

For transferring course work from other NSHE institutions: 

1. The completion of the associate of arts, associate of science, and associate of business degree at a community college automatically fulfills the lower-division general education requirements at any other NSHE institution (NSHE Handbook Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 16, Subsection 1.a.). 
2. Baccalaureate level courses included as part of the associate of arts, associate of science, or associate of business degree will transfer to any other NSHE institution at a minimum as general elective credit (NSHE Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 16, Subsection 1.d.).
3. All undergraduate courses in the NSHE must be common course numbered with equivalent courses offered throughout the System. An NSHE transfer guide or common course numbering master file shall be maintained by the Office of the Chancellor and published on the Web. (NSHE Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 17, Subsections 1 and 3). 
4. Each institution shall determine the acceptability of general elective transfer courses, and departmental, college, or other requirements or equivalents shall be forwarded to the appropriate department or college for course evaluation.  If general elective credit from a nonNSHE institution is granted by one NSHE institution, then all NSHE institutions shall accept the credit unless the facts on which the original decision was based have changed.  Appropriate consultation with the faculty is required throughout the evaluation process. (NSHE Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 18, Subsection 3).
5. If the institution denies the transfer of credit or the articulation of the credit to the student’s degree requirements, the student may appeal the institutional decision. Each institution shall establish an appeal process that must be made available to all students and posted on the institution’s website. Courses identified as non-transferrable in the student information system or the originating institution’s catalog are not subject to appeal. The institution shall notify the student in writing of the final outcome of the appeal and, if transfer credit or the articulation of credit is denied, the reason for the denial. After all institutional appeal processes are exhausted, a student may submit a request for review of the final institutional decision to the NSHE Articulation Coordinating Committee. (NSHE Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 18, Subsection 6.b.).