Kentucky's General Education Transfer Policy guarantees that if you complete an associate in arts or an associate in science degree at a KCTCS college, any Kentucky public university will accept your general education credits as meeting lower-division general education requirements if your KCTCS transcript is certified.

However, the general education requirements covered in this policy are not intended to meet requirements for specific majors. This means that while these credits will be accepted, they may not meet all the general education requirements of your specific program.

Ask your advisor at your transfer school what general education requirements are required for your bachelor’s degree. Your transfer college will review your transcript for general education certifications, which certifies your completion of the general education core (shown below) at one of three levels:

1. Category Certified
   • Completed at least one, but not all of the categories of the general education core requirements.
   
   
2. Core Certified
   • Completed all of the categories of the general education core requirements. (33 hours)
   
   
3. Full General Education Certified
   • Completed all categories of the general education core requirements plus any additional general education requirements of your current school. (48 hours)

If you qualify for one of these certifications and it is not indicated on your transcript, contact the Registrar’s Office and ask that this be added.

Kentucky’s Applied Associate Transfer Agreement guarantees that the general education courses you take as part of an applied associate in science (AAS) degree program will transfer and count toward the lower-division general education requirements of your transfer school. You will need to take additional courses (not included in your AAS program) to complete these requirements.

For more information, visit:
http://www.cpe.ky.gov/policies/academicpolicies/transfer