Transferring Courses from GBC

Students may plan to transfer from GBC to upper-division study at other colleges. GBC's Advising and Career Center is also a Transfer Center, staffed with experts in the transfer process who can help you transfer with ease.

Some students, however, do not take the precaution of pre-planning. They complete courses at GBC that were not designed to transfer, and later they are disappointed. Don’t let this happen to you. The GBC catalog provides the crucial information you need to make informed decisions about the courses you take. But even with this printed guide, you should work closely with an adviser before registration if you plan to transfer.

GBC cannot, of course, guarantee that colleges and universities will receive courses, but our experience has been overwhelmingly positive.

Transcripts

Unofficial transcripts showing your courses completed and grades are available online at Web-Reg. In applying to another institution, you'll need an official transcript, which is stamped with the official GBC seal and signed by the Director of Admissions and Registrar.

To obtain an official transcript from GBC, submit a request in writing, as follows:

Include: Your name Your Address and Phone Your Social Security Number or Birthdate The number of transcripts requested The address where each transcript should be sent.

Sign and date the letter and mail it to: Admissions and Records 1500 College Parkway Elko, NV 89801 Fax: 775.753.2311

Telephone requests will not be accepted. Transcript orders must be placed well in advance of the date needed to ensure adequate time for processing. During peak registration periods in August and January, ten working days are required. GBC reserves the right to withhold transcripts if you have outstanding obligations.

Transferring withing the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)

The universities and colleges of the Nevada System of Higher Education participate in regular discussions about the “transfer status” of courses within the System. The following common course numbering system is recognized among the colleges of the Nevada System of Higher Education:

NON-TRANSFERABLE COURSES
GBC developmental courses	01-099
GBC B, C, Z, and zero-numbered Courses	100B-299B 100C-299C 001Z-999Z 000
GENERALLY TRANSFERABLE COURSES (see paragraph below)
GBC and University lower-division courses	100-299
GBC and University upper-division courses	300-499
University graduate courses	500-799

GBC schedules always indicate NSHE course transfer status with these designations. Naturally, “transfer” courses do not all transfer the same way. Some transfer as equivalents, some as departmental electives, and others as general electives.

For more information and to access NSHE course transfer status information, visit NSHE Transfer Rights and Responsibilities for Students and Institutions, the UNR Transfer Center website, and the UNLV Transfer Student website.

Reverse Transfer

The Nevada System of Higher Education reverse transfer agreement allows students to earn their Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from Great Basin College, even after transferring to a Nevada university or state college.

There is no formal application for reverse transfer. Students interested in this option should contact a counselor or adviser to determine what courses they need to complete for their associate's degree. The will also need to apply to graduate at GBC. It is the student's responsibility to have an official transcript from their state college or university sent to GBC as confirmation that the required courses were completed.