Reverse Transfer Agreements

The Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) and the Michigan Association of State Universities (MASU) encourage your institution to adopt the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Reverse Transfer service—a free and efficient tool that supports associate degree completion.

Why Reverse Transfer Matters:
By facilitating reverse transfer agreements, this FREE NSC service allows students to transfer credits earned at four-year institutions back to community colleges, enabling them to earn associate degrees. Reverse transfer initiatives help students achieve their academic goals and boost community college institutional degree completion rates.

How to Get Started:

1. Attend and encourage your Registrar and IT leadership to attend the Informational Webinar coming up in March:

Join the NSSC Reverse Transfer webinar on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 1:00–2:00 PM (ET). Learn about implementation, student consent processes, and best practices for integrating the service.

2. Understand the Process

Adopting the service is straightforward:

1. Encourage your Registrar's Office and IT leadership to work with regional NSC representatives (if needed) to set up accounts.
   
   
2. Secure Student Consent:
   
1. Admission Application Stage: Use approved FERPA-compliant language in your admission application to obtain student authorization to release their transcript (free service; no additional cost to the student) to NSC allowing for future reverse transfer of credit to be used for associate degree completion.
   
1. This consent allows your community college to upload the student's credits to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) for Reverse Transfer, facilitating associate degree completion in the future.
   
   
2. Email Communication:
   Send an email to the student body using approved FERPA-compliant language to request authorization. This consent grants your community college permission to upload the students' credits to the NSC for Reverse Transfer, supporting future associate degree completion.
   
   
3. Begin transmitting and receiving data for reverse transfer processing.

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 30 hours from Alpena Community College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request your transcript be sent back to Alpena Community College to be evaluated.

Alpena Community College will contact you once you submit the transfer release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 24 hours from Delta College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Delta College to be evaluated.

Delta College will contact you once you submit the transfer release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 15 hours from Jackson College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Jackson College to be evaluated.

Jackson College will contact you once you submit the transfer release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 15 hours from Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Kalamazoo Valley Community College to be evaluated.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College will contact you once you submit the transfer release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.​

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 45 hours from Kirtland Community College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Kirtland Community College to be evaluated.

Kirtland Community College will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 45 hours from Lake Michigan College. Once you have earned a total of 61 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Lake Michigan College to be evaluated.

Lake Michigan College will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 15 hours from Mid Michigan College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Mid Michigan College to be evaluated.

Mid Michigan College will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 15 hours from Montcalm Community College. Once you have earned a total of 70 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Montcalm Community College to be evaluated.

Montcalm Community will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.​

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 15 hours from Mott Community College. Once you have earned a total of 65 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Mott Community College to be evaluated.

Mott Community College will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 15 hours from North Central Michigan College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to North Central Michigan College to be evaluated.

North Central Michigan College will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.​

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 16 hours from Northwestern Michigan College. Once you have earned a total of 64 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to Northwestern Michigan College to be evaluated.

Northwestern Michigan College will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 18 hours from St. Clair County Community College. Once you have earned a total of 62 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to St. Clair County Community College to be evaluated.

St. Clair County Community will contact you once you submit the release form and this credit has been evaluated to let you know if you may now be awarded your associate’s degree or still need additional credit.

Reverse Transcript Release Form

To qualify, a student must have transferred a minimum of 32 hours from West Shore Community College. Once you have earned a total of 60 hours at Central Michigan University, you may request that your transcript be sent back to West Shore Community College to be evaluated.

Reverse Transcript Release Form