Evaluations
Transcript Evaluations
An evaluation service for students interested in officially transferring coursework completed at another college/university AND/OR external exam scores to Foothill College.
General Transcript Evaluations
Transcripts are not automatically evaluated upon submission to Admissions and Records. To transfer coursework to Foothill College, a general transcript evaluation request must be submitted. This request can be made for the following types of transcripts:
- U.S. College/University Offical Transcripts
- DD-214 Military Service Records
Eligibility
To be eligible, a student must meet the following requirements:
- currently enrolled in at least one (1) Foothill College course;
- have completed at least six (6) units at Foothill College; and
- have ALL eligible official transcripts filed with Admissions & Records.
U.S. College/University Transcripts
All U.S. based transcripts from a regionally accredited college or university are eligible for an official evaluation. Eligible completed coursework appearing on the transcript will be reviewed for course equivalency, general education requirements, including local general education, IGETC, and CSU Breadth; major core coursework requirements; etc. Upon completion, DegreeWorks will be updated to reflect all applicable transferred coursework and/or credit.
Electronic transcripts can be sent to: fhtranscripts@fhda.edu
Official Physical transcripts can be sent to:
Foothill College
Attn: Admissions and Records
12345 El Monte Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
DD-214 (Military Service Record)
Veterans may request an official evaluation of their DD-214 military service record. It is highly recommended that you consult with a veterans counsler before submitting this request.
Processing Time
Once we have received your request it will be processed in the order received.
Please allow up to 45 days from the time of submitting for it to be processed before attempting to register. Processing times may increase during peak seasons.
Online Form
GENERAL TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION REQUEST
External Exam Evaluations
An external exam evalution evaluation request may be submitted for the following types:
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- International Baccalaureate Exam (IB)
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:
- Have a Foothill College student identification number (CWID).
- Official external exam transcripts on file with Admissions and Records.
AP
Eligible Advanced Placement Exams will be officially transferred and applied to DegreeWorks.
To view the current list of eligible exams, including minimum score requirements, and their applicable areas, click here College Credit for Advanced Placement
Students have the option to select which eligible exams to transfer. It is recommended that students consult with a counselor prior to submitting this request.
Electronic transcripts can be sent to: fhtranscripts@fhda.edu
Official physical transcripts can be sent to:
Foothill College
Attn: Admissions and Records
12345 El Monte Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
CLEP
Eligible College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams will be officially transferred and applied to DegreeWorks.
To view the current list of eligible exams, including minimum score requirements, and their applicable areas, click here College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
Students have the option to select which eligible exams to transfer. It is recommended that students consult with a counselor prior to submitting this request.
Electronic transcripts can be sent to: fhtranscripts@fhda.edu
Official physical transcripts can be sent to:
Foothill College
Attn: Admissions and Records
12345 El Monte Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
IB
Eligible International Baccalaureate Exams will be officially transferred and applied to DegreeWorks.
To view the current list of eligible exams, including minimum score requirements, and their applicable areas, click here: General Education IB Exam Score Equivalency List
- Students have the option to select which elibile exams to transfer. It is recommend that students consult with a counselor prior to submitting this request.
Electronic transcripts can be sent to: fhtranscripts@fhda.edu
Offical physical transcripts can be sent to:
Foothill College
Attn: Admissions and Records
12345 El Monte Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Processing Time
Once we have received your request it will be processed in the order received.
Please allow up to 30 days from the time of submitting for it to be processed before attempting to register. Processing times may increase during peak seasons.
Online Form
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External Exam Evaluation Request
Foreign Transcript Evaluations
Foreign credits may be eligible to transfer over with certain limitations.
All Foreign transcript must meet the following additional requirements:
- Request a course-by-course foreign transcript evaluation, by a third-party evaluation agency, such as World Education Services (WES). For a list of agencies, please click here: Foreign Transcript Evaluation Services.
- Have your foreign transcript evaluation sent directly from the agency to Foothill College.
Foothill College
Attn: Admissions and Records
12345 El Monte Rd
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
To request a Foreign Transcript Evaluation, please click here:
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Evaluations Team
650.949.7325
Student Services Building 8100, Room 8101