Course Equivalency

How to Transfer Courses to Highline

Your credits from WA State Public Colleges and Universities may transfer to Highline.

These guides are intended to help you predict how your credits might transfer. Actual transfer credits will be determined based on your individual transcript, limits on the number of credits allowed to transfer, and how courses fit with the degree or certificate you are working towards.

Highline will only accept transfer credits for classes with a grade of D/1.0 or better with a combined Highline/transfer GPA of 2.0 or better. More information on Transcript Evaluation.

High School Transcript Credits

Advanced Placement: Credit for an Advanced Placement (AP) is awarded for a score of 3 or higher.  Credit will be awarded based on official AP results, not transcript notation.

International Baccalaureate: Credit for an International Baccalaureate (IB) is awarded for Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) exam score of 4, 5, 6, or 7. Credit will be awarded based on official IB results, not transcript notation. Contact the IB organization to request an official transcript be sent directly to Highline College.

Cambridge International:  Credit will be awarded within the distribution area of the subject matter for each Cambridge International (CI) Examination for scores of E(e) on A and AS level. Credit will be awarded based on official Cambridge International Examination results, not transcript notation.  Duplicate credit for the same subject taken on different exams will not be granted.  No grades are posted for A-level exams.

Math Course Transfer

When you apply for Financial Aid through the FAFSA, you will be asked if you already have a bachelor degree. It is important to answer this honestly because it could result in having to pay back aid received and loss of future aid, but the government leaves it up to each US college to determine if a degree from another country is equivalent to a US bachelor degree or not. This is difficult because education systems vary from country to country. Visit International Transcript Evaluation for more information.

If you have a degree from outside the US and want to continue working in your field of training:
The Puget Sound Welcome Back Center provides support for internationally educated professionals entering the US job market in their field of study.