If you were contacted by OSU regarding Credit Where It's Due/Reverse Transfer and participating in their program, please note that we have received your academic records and are working through our review. Status of degree eligibility will be communicated via your OSU email address by the end of May 2025. If you are eligible for graduation with a degree, you will earn that degree for summer 2025. Any further questions should be directed to reversetransferadv@cscc.edu  Please DO NOT complete the form below.  Thank you. 

Reverse Transfer

Are you a student at another college or university who attended Columbus State previously, but left before earning your degree?

Are you interested in getting your Columbus State degree using your credits from your current college or university?

If so, please consider our Reverse Transfer program. Reverse Transfer is intended for students who have Columbus State credit, but transferred on to other institutions for completion of their bachelor's degree prior to earning their associate's degree. With Reverse Transfer, students can apply credits from their bachelor’s degree course work toward a Columbus State degree. An advisor will evaluate your credits and if everything fits the requirements you have remaining, you can earn your degree. It’s that easy!

Earning your associate’s degree may help you obtain a better job or promotion - and it supports completion of your bachelor’s degree.

Get Started with Reverse Transfer

If you are interested in learning if you are eligible for Reverse Transfer, please complete our information request form by clicking on the blue button below. An advisor will contact you via email regarding your eligibility to earn a degree and how to submit your official documentation, if necessary. You will be evaluated for the degree requirements you are closest to. Only one degree will be awarded.

General Eligibility for Reverse Transfer

Beyond the specific course and category requirements for the degree, students must meet the following criteria to be evaluated for a degree:

• Twenty or more applicable semester hours to the degree (Associate of Arts or Associate of Science) completed at Columbus State.
• A cummulative GPA of 2.0 or higher earned at Columbus State. 
• Currently attending a four-year institution working toward a bachelor's degree, but have not yet graduated with a bachelor's degree. 

Reverse Transfer Information Request

Health & Human Services Students or Business & Engineering Students: We are currently not accepting inquiries regarding Associate of Applied Science degree programs for Reverse Transfer. If you believe you are close to earning a degree in one of our Health and Human Services programs of study or Business and Engineering programs of study, please contact those divisional advisors to review your credentials.

If you have any questions prior to completing the information request form, please email reversetransferadv@cscc.edu.