Reverse Transfer
Earn your Associate Degree!
Reverse Transfer is a process where academic credits for course work completed at a four-year university are transferred back to your community college to satisfy associate degree requirements. Some students transfer into 4-year universities before completing an associate degree at a community college, with a percentage of this group gaining a bachelor’s degree eventually through a combination of credits from both institutions. Through Reverse Transfer, a student’s achievements are recognized with an associate degree after they have transferred to a 4-year school and have accumulated the credits needed to fulfill the 2-year degree program requirements. It’s value added to your education!
Frequently Asked Questions
The associate degree is a marketable credential for your resume and an important milestone in your education. Employers value the associate degree as evidence of your commitment to expanding your knowledge and achieving your educational goals. The associate degree can make a difference in your long-term success:
- An associate degree can provide better job opportunities while completing your bachelor degree.
- The associate degree is the nation’s fastest growing work credential; employers recognize its value when recruiting and hiring
- Students who earn an associate degree are more likely to complete their bachelor degree.
- There is no risk to you – even though you are applying the hours you have earned at UM-Dearborn toward an associate degree at your community college, your hours earned at UM-Dearborn will still apply appropriately toward your undergraduate degree.
Former Henry Ford College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and Schoolcraft College students:
- Complete a Reverse Transfer Transcript Request Form.
Once completed and signed, return the form by mail, fax, scan/email or deliver in person to the Office of the Registrar. Using this transcript request form gives permission to UM-Dearborn to send your transcript, communicate with your community college regarding your coursework, and permits your community college to award your degree, if appropriate.
You will be contacted by your community college with the results of your review.
Former Oakland Community College students:
- Complete a Reverse Transfer Transcript Request Form.
Once completed and signed, return the form by mail, fax, scan/email or deliver in person to the Office of the Registrar. Using this transcript request form gives permission to UM-Dearborn to send your transcript and communicate with your community college regarding your coursework. - Additional information is available on the OCC reverse transfer page.
Former Macomb Community College students:
- Complete a Reverse Transfer Transcript Request Form.
Once completed and signed, return the form by mail, fax, scan/email or deliver in person to the Office of the Registrar. Using this transcript request form gives permission to UM-Dearborn to send your transcript and communicate with Macomb Community College regarding your coursework. - Complete the Reverse Transfer Degree Application on the Macomb Community College site. Once completed and signed, return the form by mail, fax, scan/email or deliver in person to:
*Macomb Community College – Enrollment Services
14500 E 12 Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48808
Fax: 586-226-4787 Attn: Letitia Kaiser
Email: [email protected]
*As a courtesy, the UM-Dearborn Office of the Registrar will include your signed Macomb Community College Degree Application along with your transcript if you submit the Degree Application along with the transcript request.
You will be contacted by your community college with the results of your review.
No. The sending of the UM-Dearborn transcript to your community college does not guarantee the granting of a degree. The courses you take at UM-Dearborn (or any other college or university) will be evaluated by your community college. The granting of the degree remains at the discretion of and is subject to the degree and residency requirements of the community college, which will be the degree-granting institution.
Yes. Contact your Community College for additional information.
Reverse Transfer Agreement/Participating Community Colleges
The University of Michigan-Dearborn currently has Reverse Transfer Agreements with Henry Ford College, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, and Schoolcraft College. Under these partnership agreements, students attending UM-Dearborn could be granted an earned Associate Degree by combining credits from UM-Dearborn with the credits previously earned from these community colleges.
UM-Dearborn is committed to helping our students earn all available credentials as they pursue their career goals. To this end, work is ongoing to forge agreements with other area community colleges.
Criteria for Notification
If you have been recently enrolled at UM-Dearborn and transferred to UM-Dearborn from one of our partner community colleges, the Office of the Registrar will notify you via mail that you are eligible for review based on the criteria below for the potential awarding of your earned associate degree.
The initial criteria are:
| College | Credits |
|---|---|
| Henry Ford Community College |
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| Kalamazoo Valley Community College |
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| Macomb Community College |
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| Oakland Community College |
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| Schoolcraft College |
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If you attended other schools and have credits that may also be applied toward a possible associate degree from one or our partner community colleges, please have those transcripts sent also. See the Contact Information section below for the appropriate address to send transcripts.* If you do not meet the criteria set forth above, but have a combination of credits earned that may meet the requirements to earn an associate degree at one of our partner community colleges, please follow “What steps do I take to begin the process?”. Your records will be included in the review by your community college.
Contact Information
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Office of the Registrar
313-583-6500
313-593-5697 FAX
To request UM-Dearborn transcripts for Reverse Transfer consideration, please use the Reverse Transfer Transcript Request form and forward to:
or
Office of the Registrar
1169 University Center
4901 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128-2406
Henry Ford College **
Holly Diamond, Registrar
Enrollment Services
5101 Evergreen Rd
Dearborn, MI 48128
Email: [email protected]
Kalamazoo Valley Community College **
Carey Stolsonburg
Degree Auditor
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
6767 West O Ave
PO Box 4070
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-4070
[email protected]
269-488-4407
Macomb Community College **
Enrollment Services
14500 E 12 Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48088
Fax: 586-226-4787 Attn: Letitia Kaiser
Email: [email protected]
Oakland Community College **
Educational Counseling Services
Schoolcraft College **
Tracy Y.Miller
Registrar
Schoolcraft College
18600 Haggerty Rd
Livonia, MI 48152-2696
[email protected]
734-462-4677
** Transcripts from other schools or colleges intended for review by your community college for Reverse Transfer consideration should be sent to the contact name and address for your Community College.