Tennessee
Reverse Transfer Program
Earn your associate degree while you work on pursuing your bachelor’s degree!
About the program
The Tennessee Reverse Transfer Program allows currently enrolled transfer students the opportunity to earn their associate degree while working on their bachelor’s degree by combining their four-year college credits with their community college credits.
Tennessee Reverse Transfer Eligibility
The following requirements must be met in order to participate in the Tennessee Reverse Transfer Program. The four-year institution will provide a list of students who are eligible to participate in the Tennessee Reverse Transfer Program if they meet the following minimum requirements for review:
- Be a current enrollee who transferred from a Tennessee community college
- Have a minimum of 15 Tennessee community college credits
- Have a minimum of 60 combined college credits
Students who meet the minimum eligibility requirements to participate in the Tennessee Reverse Transfer Program will receive an email from stateadmin@tnreversetransfer.org with an invitation to opt-in. By opting-in, students are providing consent to share their two- and four-year transcript information and transcripts between those institutions to determine if they are eligible for an associate degree at no cost to the student.
Your former Tennessee community college will perform the degree audit to determine if you meet all of the requirements for an associate degree. Students who are awarded an associate degree will be contacted by their former Tennessee community college’s Registrar’s Office.
The Tennessee Reverse Transfer process happens twice a year – each spring and fall semester. Learn more about this process and what to expect during the review cycle here.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please email us at transfer@utk.edu.
