Students assume that Dual Enrollment course credit automatically transfers to any college or university. Students assume that any AP course credit will be accepted with the required score to any college or university.

Neither assumption is universally true. Every institution establishes its own policies.

Students often don't realize this until after they enroll—when credits they expect to count are denied, applied as electives, or fail to satisfy degree requirements.

The issue isn't merely accumulating Dual Enrollment credits or AP courses and credits, it's accumulating the right credits, aligned to your intended institution and major, with an understanding of how your intended college or university will evaluate them.

The PDF Guide includes a detailed explanation of how colleges and universities treat transferred credits (Dual Enrollment and AP) and what that means for students who intend to take Dual Enrollment courses or AP courses.

This Guide also includes practical planning tools, including:

• The How to Reach Hillman® Transfer Credit Verification Form (with specific instructions for use);

• The How to Reach Hillman® Dual Enrollment Matrix;

• The How to Reach Hillman® Advanced Placement Matrix

• The How to Reach Hillman® Verification Matrix;

• The How to Reach Hillman® Transfer Credit Verification Email Template (with detailed explanation and language) to assist students and families in their official communication between institutions.