Neat old article on credit transfers

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In Texas, if you transfer from any taxpayer supported college or university to another taxpayer supported institution of higher learning, undergraduate credits generally transfer very easily. There are two reasons. One is the common course numbering system. The other is that the legislature passed a law reforming the transfer of credits process. Once the core curriculum is satisfied at one institution, a notation of core curriculum complete is added to the transcript. This notation compels other taxpayer supported institution to accept the core courses in transfer. However, non-core courses may not transfer.

If the core curriculum designated at one school is less than the core curriculum at another school and the student is officially core complete, other schools must accept this and can't force the student to take additional core courses. However, if the additional core courses are also specifically required for a student's major (such as an extra math class for an engineering degree), then the student will have to take the additional course.