Transparency
How TransferU Verifies Course Equivalencies
Every equivalency on TransferU has a source. Here's what that means, how we get it, what our confidence tiers tell you, and where our coverage currently has gaps.
1. Data sources
TransferU aggregates equivalency data from official state-level articulation systems, statewide compacts, and bilateral institutional agreements. Each source is maintained by its respective state higher education agency or institution registrar.
New Jersey Transfer
NJ TransferNew Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
Official portal →North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement
NC CNSUNC System & North Carolina Community College System
Official portal →Missouri Core 42
Core 42Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Official portal →New Mexico Common Course Numbering System
NM CCNSNew Mexico Higher Education Department
Official portal →Nevada System of Higher Education Common Course Numbering
NV NSHENevada System of Higher Education
Official portal →Colorado Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways
Colorado GT PathwaysColorado Department of Higher Education
Official portal →North Dakota Common Course Numbering
North Dakota CCNNorth Dakota University System
New Mexico Common Course Numbering System
New Mexico CCNSNew Mexico Higher Education Department
Wisconsin Universal Credit Transfer Agreement
Wisconsin UCTAUniversity of Wisconsin System
Official portal →University of North Carolina System Transfer
UNC TransferUNC System
Washington State Course Numbering System
WA CCNWashington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Official portal →South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
SC CHESouth Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Official portal →Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center
PA TRACPennsylvania Department of Education
Official portal →Oklahoma Common Equivalency Program
OK CEPOklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Official portal →Connecticut State Colleges Transfer Network
CT TransferConnecticut State Colleges and Universities
Official portal →Michigan Transfer Agreement
MI TransferMichigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Official portal →South Carolina Transfer and Articulation Center
SC TRACSouth Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Official portal →Virginia Community College System — VCU Agreement
VA AgreementVirginia Community College System
Official portal →Virginia Community College System — George Mason Agreement
VA AgreementVirginia Community College System
Official portal →Virginia Community College System — ODU Agreement
VA AgreementVirginia Community College System
Official portal →Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer (2025-26)
ASSISTCalifornia College & University Articulation Offices
Official portal →Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer (2024-25)
ASSISTCalifornia College & University Articulation Offices
Official portal →Virginia Uniform Certificate of General Studies
VA UCGSVirginia Community College System
Official portal →Arizona Shared Unique Numbering / Common Course Matrix
Arizona Course MatrixAZTransfer (Arizona Board of Regents)
Official portal →Nevada System of Higher Education Common Course Numbering
Nevada NSHENevada System of Higher Education
Oklahoma Course Equivalency Project
Oklahoma CEPOklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Official portal →Mississippi Articulation and Transfer Tool (MATT)
Mississippi MATTMississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
West Virginia Statewide Transfer
West VirginiaWest Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Community College System of New Hampshire Transfer
CCSNHCommunity College System of New Hampshire
Bilateral Articulation Agreement
AgreementParticipating Institutions
Ohio State University Quick Equivalencies
OSU EquivOSU Office of the University Registrar
Official portal →Oregon State University Articulation Agreements
OSU AgreementOregon State University
Official portal →Virginia Commonwealth University Articulation Agreement
VCU AgreementVirginia Commonwealth University
Official portal →Advisor-Verified Transfer Equivalency
Advisor VerifiedTransfer Advisor
Bowling Green State University General Education Guide
BGSUBowling Green State University
Official portal →BGSU — Cuyahoga Community College Agreement
BGSU AgreementBowling Green State University
Official portal →BGSU — Lakeland Community College Agreement
BGSU AgreementBowling Green State University
Official portal →BGSU — Northwest State Community College Agreement
BGSU AgreementBowling Green State University
Official portal →BGSU — Sinclair Community College Agreement
BGSU AgreementBowling Green State University
Official portal →BGSU — Terra State Community College Agreement
BGSU AgreementBowling Green State University
Official portal →Central Connecticut State University Articulation Agreement
CCSU AgreementCentral Connecticut State University
Official portal →Western Connecticut State University Articulation Agreement
WCSU AgreementWestern Connecticut State University
Official portal →University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee TED Agreement
UWM AgreementUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Official portal →University of Hawaiʻi System Transfer
UH SystemUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Virginia Community College System to Virginia Tech transfer
VCCS → Virginia TechVirginia Tech
George Mason University Transfer Equivalencies
George MasonGeorge Mason University
Georgia State University (GoSOLAR) Transfer Equivalencies
Georgia StateGeorgia State University
Georgia Institute of Technology (OSCAR) Transfer Equivalencies
Georgia TechGeorgia Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University Transfer Equivalencies
NC StateNorth Carolina State University
Ohio State University Transfer Credit
Ohio StateThe Ohio State University
Tennessee Tech University Transfer Equivalencies
Tennessee TechTennessee Technological University
University of Alabama Transfer Equivalencies
Univ. of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Transfer Equivalency (TED)
UW–MilwaukeeUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Washington Transfer Equivalency
Univ. of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
2. Confidence tiers
Every result on TransferU is labeled with one of three confidence tiers:
Sourced directly from an official articulation agreement, state policy database, or bilateral institutional agreement. Safe to rely on for enrollment planning — but always confirm with your registrar, as policies can change.
AI prediction based on course title, description, subject area, and credit hours. Not officially confirmed — verify with the destination institution's registrar before enrolling.
Lower-confidence AI prediction. Use as a starting point for your registrar conversation, not a definitive answer.
3. How our AI matching engine works
When no confirmed equivalency exists, TransferU uses a rule-based scoring engine to predict potential matches on a 0–100 scale using five factors:
- Subject area match — Exact subject code scores highest. Known synonym groups (ECON ≈ ECO ≈ ECONOMICS) score next.
- Course number proximity — Exact match scores highest. Same-level courses (both 100-level) also score positively.
- Credit hour alignment — Matching hours score positively; large discrepancies score negatively.
- Title keyword overlap — Shared significant words between course titles are rewarded proportionally.
- Description overlap — For indexed courses, shared topic keywords contribute a bonus.
4. Data freshness and the 18-month threshold
TransferU tracks an updatedAt timestamp on every equivalency record. When you view a confirmed equivalency, the source chip tooltip shows "Last verified X months ago" (relative for records under 12 months) or the calendar month for older records.
Records older than 18 months are flagged with an amber Verify with advisor badge on pair pages. If more than 30% of a school-pair page's equivalencies are stale, a page-level banner appears.
The /equivalencies browse page shows a live "Data current as of [date]" line reflecting the most recently updated source in the database.
5. Current limitations
TransferU is expanding rapidly, but some institutions and systems are not yet fully indexed:
- WAF-protected catalogs — Some institutions use web application firewalls that block automated indexing. We work around these where possible.
- Coursedog / Curriculog systems — Dynamic curriculum management systems with SPA architectures are harder to index reliably.
- Banner SPA portals — Several institutions serve course catalogs through Ellucian Banner SPAs that require JavaScript execution.
- Private institutions — Bilateral agreements with private colleges are indexed where publicly available, but coverage is less comprehensive than for public systems.
- Graduate and professional programs — TransferU currently focuses on undergraduate transfer. Graduate credit transfer is out of scope.
If your institution is missing or has outdated data, contact us via the institution portal.
6. Always verify with your institution
TransferU is a research tool, not an official advising system. Even Confirmed equivalencies should be verified with the destination institution's registrar before you rely on them for enrollment decisions. Policies change; individual circumstances vary; some institutions have department-specific overrides not captured in state databases.
For each major source system, confirm directly with the official portal:
- Ohio Transfer 36 →
- Indiana Core Transfer Library →
- New Jersey Transfer →
- Michigan Transfer Network →
- Maryland Articulation System →
- MassTransfer →
- Texas Common Course Numbering System →
- Illinois Articulation Initiative →
- North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement →
- SUNY General Education →
- Washington State Course Numbering System →
- Missouri Core 42 →
- South Carolina Commission on Higher Education →
- Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center →
- Tennessee Transfer Pathways →
- Tennessee State University Banner →
- Florida Statewide Course Numbering System →
- Florida Statewide Course Numbering System (CC) →
- CUNY Pathways to Degree Completion →
- Ohio State University Quick Equivalencies →
- Oregon State University Articulation Agreements →
- Texas Common Course Numbering System →
- Texas Common Course Numbering System →
- Colorado Guaranteed Transfer →
- Virginia Commonwealth University Articulation Agreement →
- Oklahoma Common Equivalency Program →
- Oklahoma VITA Transfer →
- Connecticut State Colleges Transfer Network →
- University of Connecticut Transfer Equivalencies →
- University of Vermont Transfer Equivalencies →
- University of Washington Transfer Equivalencies →
- Michigan Transfer Agreement →
- South Carolina Transfer and Articulation Center →
- Virginia Community College System — VCU Agreement →
- Virginia Community College System — George Mason Agreement →
- Virginia Community College System — ODU Agreement →
- Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer (2025-26) →
- Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer (2024-25) →
- New Mexico Common Course Numbering System →
- Nevada System of Higher Education Common Course Numbering →
- Pennsylvania Course Atlas →
- Arizona Course Equivalency Guide →
- University System of Georgia Transfer Credit →
- Montana Common Course Numbering →
- Virginia Uniform Certificate of General Studies →
- Utah Academic Transfer Equivalency →
- SUNY Cortland Transfer Credit Chart →
- Bowling Green State University General Education Guide →
- BGSU — Cuyahoga Community College Agreement →
- BGSU — Lakeland Community College Agreement →
- BGSU — Northwest State Community College Agreement →
- BGSU — Rhodes State College Agreement →
- BGSU — Sinclair Community College Agreement →
- BGSU — Terra State Community College Agreement →
- Central Connecticut State University Articulation Agreement →
- Western Connecticut State University Articulation Agreement →
- Drexel University — Delaware County CC Agreement →
- Drexel University — Lehigh Carbon CC Agreement →
- Idaho Transfer Articulation Agreement →
- Liberty University Articulation Agreement →
- Ohio University Articulation Agreement (2025-26) →
- Utah Transfer Guide →
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee TED Agreement →
- Indiana Core Transfer Library →
- Arizona Shared Unique Numbering / Common Course Matrix →
- Colorado Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways →
- Kansas Regents Shared Number (KRSN) →
- Louisiana Common Course Numbering System →
- Louisiana Statewide Articulation Matrix →
- Oklahoma Course Equivalency Project →
- SUNY Transfer Path →
- Tennessee Transfer Pathways →
- Wisconsin Universal Credit Transfer Agreement →