Questions About COS Coursework or Transfer Credit?
College of the Sequoias is committed to helping students receive appropriate recognition for coursework completed at COS. If another college or university questions, denies, or does not recognize your COS coursework as expected, we want to know.
Before repeating a COS course: If another college or university tells you that a COS course will not transfer, will not satisfy an articulation agreement, or must be repeated, please contact the COS Transfer & Career Center so we can review the concern.
Student Assistance & Privacy: Current and former COS students are encouraged to contact us directly when their COS coursework is questioned by another institution. Counselors, faculty, families, and community partners may also report potential articulation or transfer concerns that may affect COS students. Student-specific information will only be discussed or disclosed in accordance with FERPA and applicable COS privacy requirements.
To protect student information, please do not send sensitive student records or personally identifiable information through unsecured email. If additional documentation is needed, COS will provide instructions for submitting information through an appropriate secure process.
Please contact us if another college or university:
- Questions whether a COS course is transferable.
- Does not honor an articulation agreement published in ASSIST.
- Tells you that a COS course will not satisfy major preparation or another transfer requirement that you expected it to satisfy.
- Requires you to repeat coursework that appears to have already been completed at COS.
- Questions a COS course because it was completed online.
- Questions a COS course because examinations or assessments were completed online rather than in person.
- Applies a COS course differently from the information published in an articulation agreement.
- Provides information that appears inconsistent with ASSIST or another published transfer agreement.
- Raises another concern about the transferability, articulation, or recognition of COS coursework.
Questions About Online COS Courses?
If another institution tells you that a COS course will not be accepted because it was completed online or because of how examinations or assessments were administered, please contact us before repeating the course.
What Should Students Do?
1. Save the Information You Received
Keep any emails, notices, screenshots, transfer evaluations, advising notes, or other information showing how the receiving institution evaluated or questioned your COS coursework.
2. Ask for Clarification
Ask the receiving college or university to explain why the COS course was not accepted or applied as expected. If possible, request the explanation in writing.
3. Contact COS
Contact the COS Transfer & Career Center. We can review the available articulation information and determine whether additional follow-up with the receiving institution may be appropriate.
When contacting us, please provide as much of the following information as possible:
- Your full name and COS student ID, if applicable.
- The COS course or courses being questioned.
- The college or university reviewing the coursework.
- Your intended major, if applicable.
- The requirement the course was expected to satisfy, such as major preparation or another transfer requirement.
- A copy or screenshot of any email, notice, evaluation, or explanation you received.
- Any relevant ASSIST information or other published articulation information.
How COS Can Help
Depending on the concern, the COS Transfer & Career Center may:
- Review the applicable articulation agreement.
- Review information published in ASSIST.
- Help determine whether the issue involves transferability, articulation, major preparation, or another transfer requirement.
- Communicate with the receiving institution when additional clarification may be appropriate.
- Help identify available next steps or appeal processes.
- Identify concerns that may affect other COS students.
Why Reporting These Concerns Matters
Students rely on published articulation and transfer information when selecting courses and planning their education. Reporting concerns helps COS identify potential articulation issues, communicate with receiving institutions when appropriate, and help prevent unnecessary repetition of coursework, additional requirements, or delays in transfer and degree completion.
