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credit hours are the basis for comparison when evaluating general education coursework from other
institution. The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) assists in this evaluation process by comparing
general education courses offered at University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College to courses
offered at other public colleges and universities in the state of Arkansas.

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) is designed to assist in planning the academic progress of
students from the high school level through the adult workforce. This system contains information about
the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the
transfer of applicable credits and equitable treatment in the application of credits for admissions and
degree requirements. Students may complete the general education courses anywhere in the public system
as well as many courses in the degree/major that have been pre-identified for transfer. Course
transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as “No Comparable Course.” Transferability
of courses taken prior to January 1, 2007 is at the discretion of BHCLR. The Arkansas Course Transfer
System can be accessed at http://acts.adhe.edu/.

Credit by examination may also be considered in the transfer of certain general education courses. Credit
may be obtained through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement
Program (AP) exams. BHCLR uses the following policies for awarding transfer credit by examination to
students:
• Transfer credit may be awarded for courses that have received CLEP or AP credit from a
regionally accredited institution.
• Students must be currently enrolled at BHCLR before CLEP or AP credit can be posted to the
transcript.
• CLEP credit may be awarded for Chemistry, College Algebra, English Composition, Psychology
and Sociology.
• AP credit may be awarded for Chemistry, English Composition and Psychology.
• No grade is awarded for credit, and credit is not calculated in the grade-point average (GPA).
• Credit will not be awarded if the class has been taken and a grade of “C” or better has been
earned.
• Official CLEP score reports must be submitted to BHCLR.
• Official transcripts showing AP credit must be submitted to BHCLR.

Additional information concerning credit by examination policies, tests accepted and required scores is
available on the BHCLR website, or by contacting the registrar.

Professional / Technical Courses
The Registrar will work with the appropriate Academic Program Director/Coordinator to evaluate courses
for transferability into the programs of study. BHCLR will review transfer credit from institutions
accredited and recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation. Course content must be substantially equivalent to required courses to be
considered for transfer. Applicants requesting to transfer courses from other institutions must provide an
official transcript and course descriptions to the school.

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