Getting college credit for A-Levels

It is sometimes possible to earn credits for your A-Level (or equivalent) work. You may also be able to get some pre-requisite classes waived depending on which subjects you took. Below are some steps you need to take to see if this is a possibility for you and what to do if this is the case:

1. Visit your academic advisor and ask if they accept A-Levels (or the equivalent level qualification you took) and give college credit for them. Explain that SpanTran (TEC) and InCred evaluates these level qualifications into college credits.
2. If your certificates have been released: you must take either your physical or a clear scan (not photos) of your certificates, (not the grade report sheet from results day) with you. Genius Scan is a free app you can use to take colour PDF scans. 
3. If you only have your grade report sheet from results day as your certificates have yet to be released: take either the physical sheet or a clear scan of this with you for now. Explain this is all you have for now and your official certificates will be with you later in the fall. Note, to get an evaluation completed, you can only do this with official certificates.
4. Some schools will not offer credits or waive any classes. Unfortunately, that is their policy and there is nothing you, or we, can do to change this. There is also the possibility that the subjects you took will not be transferrable onto your college transcript.
5. If they do offer credit, they will either be able to evaluate your transcripts themselves or they will ask you to use a grade evaluation service such as SpanTran (TEC) or InCred. These evaluation services charge a fee, but the money you save in tuition from getting credits approved could likely be worth more than the cost of the evaluation. Make sure to ask which service they accept and which one they would like you to complete! 
   

You need to ensure you ask your advisor that the subjects you took in high school will transfer onto your college transcript and they will be able to apply the credits before you pay for any evaluation service!

You need to consider if taking this approach is the right route for you. For example, BTEC/NCFE Pass level marks and A-Level Ds and Es will likely convert to C grades, so if you are currently averaging B grades and above in college and received mostly passes/D's/E's this could pull your current college GPA down. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide individualised advice on this so we encourage you to please carefully consider your GPA!       

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