As a TSTC graduate or student nearing graduation, you have a choice about whether to continue your studies at a university. There are several factors that you should consider if you are comparing universities, including: transfer of credits, location, tuition/fees, and institutional reputation.

Transfer of Credit & Degree Types

Credit transfer is determined by the degree type and/or having articulation agreements with TSTC. Following is description of the most common types of bachelor's degrees and how they relate to transfer of courses. If pursuing a bachelor's degree, the following documents contain information about transfer and articulation agreements that TSTC graduates can use to continue their studies.

• BAAS, BAS, BAT and BSAS programs allow technical students to transfer the most credit. These degrees were designed for people with technical associates degrees to transfer 36 technical credits on average and between 70-90 credits overall into the degree plan.
• BGS and BSIS programs are focused on giving students a broad background in several different programs (usually two academic and one technical). These types of programs usually allow 18-24 technical credits and 70-90 credits overall into the degree plan. Care must be taken by the student to make sure their particular technical program is approved as one of the three majors.
• BA and BS programs require a specific articulation agreement between TSTC and the University in order to accept block credit for technical (WECM) classes. Normally these degrees do not accept transfer of technical or workforce education courses.