1. Transferring from an Alabama Public Two-Year Community College to another Alabama Public Two-Year Community College
2. Transferring from an Alabama Public Four-Year University to another Alabama Public Four-Year University
3. Transferring from an Alabama Public Four-Year University to an Alabama Public Two-Year Community College
4. Transferring from a Private College or University to an Alabama Public Two-Year Community College or Public Four-Year University
5. Transferring from an Alabama Public Four-Year University to a Private Four-Year University
6. I am currently a High School Student
7. Transferring from an Institution outside of Alabama to an Institution in Alabama
8. Transferring from an Institution in Alabama to an Institution outside Alabama
9. I am not planning to transfer, however I am planning to take courses at another institution and transfer them back to my home institution
10. I am not planning to transfer but need a STARS guide for an assignment at my Two-Year Community College
11. I still do not fit under any of these situations

Thank you for using STARS. You should have no problem transferring among Alabama public two-year community colleges. The two-year community colleges in the state work from a common course directory. That means all their courses have the same course numbers and course content. Basically, all the community colleges offer courses from this common course directory and all the courses should be the same no matter what community college offers them. All your credits should transfer within the community college system with no loss of credits.

Thank you for using STARS. At this time, STARS cannot provide you with specific
transfer information. However, you can view the approved course listing for your university by going to the Approved Course Listings page. Click the link for your university. The courses that appear on the listing will transfer to any other public four-year university within Alabama. (Note: for any other courses, you will need to contact the university you are transferring to for information on how your courses will transfer.)

Thank you for using STARS. We currently do not have any information on any private institutions. You will need to contact the institution you are transferring to for more information. You may view our links page for a link to the institution you are planning to transfer to.

Thank you for using STARS. We currently do not have any information on any out-of-state institutions. You will need to contact the institution you are transferring to for transfer information. You may view our links page for a link to the institution you are planning to transfer to.

Thank you for using STARS. We currently do not have any information on any out-of-state institutions. You will need to contact the institution you are transferring to for transfer information.

Thank you for using STARS. In this situation, you will be consider a transient student. You will need to go by the records office at your home institution and file paperwork for transient student status. During the process of filling out the paperwork, someone in the records office or an advisor should help you decide what courses they will accept as credit from the other institution.

Thank you for using STARS. The Alabama Two-Year Community College System has begun a campaign to better inform students of the STARS System and how it can save them time and money if they ultimately plan to transfer to a four-year university in Alabama. As a result, you, as a two-year student, may be required through an orientation or some other class assignment to go out on the STARS System and print a transfer guide in the major(s) of your choice. Sometimes, students who attend two-year community colleges do not plan to pursue additional education beyond the first two-years. This is ok. However, one day, those same students may decide that they do want to transfer in-state to a four-year college and begin to work toward a bachelor's degree. In this case, it would be wise for the student to have a STARS Transfer Guide to fall back on (or at least have the knowledge to know how to go out on the web and obtain the state approved transfer information).

For this reason, it might be beneficial to you to take five minutes to learn how to print a transfer guide. Also, in some cases, you may have to show that you can accomplish this task to meet some type of freshman orientation class requirement.

PLEASE NOTE: By obtaining a transfer guide, you are not required to transfer to a four-year school at some later point in time. Look at the guide as a "transfer insurance policy." You may never use it, but it might just come in handy one day. PLUS IT IS FREE AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO OBTAIN!

You will need to go back to the our Advising page and assume that you will transfer to an Alabama public four-year university.

Thank you for using STARS. Please feel free to email our webmaster for assistance. Please be very specific about your situation. The more information we have the easier it is for us to help you.