Transfers

Enroll process

CEI Transfer Credit Process

Transfer credits
Once accepted to CEI, the office of the registrar will review all your credits. Allow some time for the process to complete, as it can take up to two weeks.

The Registrar’s Office determines transfer course equivalencies according to CEI’s procedures and as directed by instructional leadership. Once you are admitted as a degree-seeking student and provide your official college transcript, your transcript will be evaluated and credit awarded based on the applicability of credit toward a CEI degree or certificate required for your declared major. If a course is determined to be equivalent credit, it will be recorded as a part of your academic record history (will not be removed), and you can count that course toward your credential at CEI.

More specifically, the Registrar’s Office compares course descriptions from your transfer institution (from the year you earned the credit) to the courses CEI offers. In addition, if a credential is posted on your transcript (associate of arts, associate of science, or bachelor's degree), we waive your general education or GEM courses if your end goal is an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree. CEI degree-specific requirements will still need to be met.

After an evaluation provided by the Registrar’s Office, students may request further review of transfer credit after initial evaluation by using the Transfer Equivalency Petition form to request a course equivalency, a substitution of non-equivalent transfer credit to satisfy specific degree or certificate requirements, and/or the acceptance of credit from schools not accredited by the listed agencies. Students may be required to provide a course description or course syllabus prior to review.

Transfer students seeking a Certificate, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Applied Science degree must complete twenty-five percent (25%) of the required credits for a certificate or degree at CEI.

Transferring Quarter Credits
If you transfer credit from an institution that operates on a quarter credit system, your credit hours will be converted to semester credits. For example, a three-credit course on the quarter system will transfer as two credits to a semester system. If a course has been evaluated as equivalent, you will not need to repeat it to make up for deficiencies in credit. You will, however, be responsible for earning the minimum total hours required for graduation.

Articulation and Transfer to Other Institutions
CEI will participate in Idaho’s Statewide Articulation and Associate Degree Policy. This means that when you transfer your Associate of Arts or Science degree from CEI to a four-year public institution in Idaho, you will not be required to complete any additional lower-division general education core classes. This policy is not intended to meet specific major requirements – i.e., engineering, pharmacy, business, etc.

About Accreditation
Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition by a governing body of an educational institution. Accreditation is necessary for any educational institution to prove they are maintaining suitable standards or quality. College of Eastern Idaho relies on the following accrediting associations' standards to evaluate and accept academic college-level credits and grades earned by transfer students:

• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC)
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission (WASC-SCUC)