Processing Other Credits

Purpose: Use this document as a reference for processing other credits in ctcLink.

Audience: Transfer Credit Evaluator

You must have at least one of these local college-managed security roles:

  • ZC SR Transfer Credit Eval
  • ZD SR Transfer Credit Eval
  • ZZ SR Transfer Credit Eval

If you need assistance with the above security roles, please contact your local college supervisor or IT Admin to request role access.

Records and Enrollment > Transfer Credit Evaluation > Other Credits - Manual

Adding Other Credits  

  1. The Other Credits search page displays.
  2. Select the Add a New Value button.
  3. Enter:
    • ID – Student ID number.
    • Academic Career – e.g., UGRD.
    • Academic Institution – Your college’s code.
  4. Select Add.
    • The Other Credit Detail tab displays.

Entering Other Credit Details      

  1. On the Other Credit Detail tab, enter:
    • Transcript Level: Level where the credit applies (UGRD).
    • Academic Program: Required for posting credits.
    • Academic Plan (optional): Add if the credit is tied to a specific plan.
    • Articulation Term: Must match a term where the student is term activated. ⚠️ Credits will not post if the student is not term activated. See Term Activation QRG for details.
  2. Select the Edit Equivalent Course icon to continue (folder with an uppercase "A").
  3. Use the [+] icon to add more rows for additional courses in the same articulation term.
Other Credits - Manual page showing accepted HS+ Portfolio Review credit equivalent to EXPLR 296 for Spring 2026.

Equivalent Course Information

The Equivalent Course information that is manually entered is provided in the Naming Convention section.

  1. In the Other Credit field, enter the name of the credit being awarded. Note: The values to be entered can be identified in the Naming Convention section.
    • Example: HS+ Portfolio Review.
  2. In the Short Desc field, enter the abbreviated version of the credit description.
    • Example: PLA-HSPR.
  3. In the Long Description field, the Long Description field is optional and will automatically populate with the value entered in the Other Credit field.
  4. In the Other Credit Type drop-down list, select the appropriate portfolio or PLA credit type.
    • Example: PLA-HS21+ Portfolio Review.
  5. In the Evaluation Date field, enter the date the portfolio or credit evaluation was completed.
    • Example: 04/13/2026.
Equivalent Course Information page showing HS+ Portfolio Review other credit with evaluation date April 13, 2026.

According to the Academic Credit for Prior Learning coding guidelines document, colleges must include transcript text that clearly identifies the category or source of prior learning. For additional details on other credit information and policy guidelines, please refer to the SBCTC policy manual.

These credits are entered into PeopleSoft using the Other Credits Manual page. Correct and accurate entries of these records are critical for reporting. Grading Basis must be GRD, PNP, or SUS.

The information that must be entered for Other Credit, Short Desc, and Transcript Text is below along with the correct drop-down selection for Other Credit Type. The Other Credit value is used to identify these credits and classes for state and federal reporting and to map the corresponding class section (SECT) codes in the Data Warehouse.

Other Credit Short Desc Other Credit Type Transcript Text SECT
PLA-HS+ Portfolio Review PLA-HSPR PLA-HS21+ Portfolio Review Prior Experiential Learning - HS+ Portfolio Review HSP
PLA-Portfolio Review PLA-PR PLA-Portfolio Review Prior Experiential Learning - Portfolio Review PEL
PLA-American Council on Education PLA-ACE PLA-American Council on Ed Extra-Institutional Learning - American Council on Education ACE
PLA-Individual Industry Cert PLA-CRT PLA-Individual Industry Cert Extra-Institutional Learning - Individual Industry Certification CRT
PLA-Joint Services Transcript PLA-JST PLA-Joint Services Transcript Extra-Institutional Learning - Joint Services Transcript JST
PLA-Occupational Crosswalk PLA-OCW PLA-Occupational Crosswalk Extra-Institutional Learning - Occupational Crosswalk OCW
PLA-Seal of Biliteracy PLA-SOBL PLA-Seal of Biliteracy Extra-Institutional Learning - Seal of Biliteracy SOBL
PLA-Credit by Exam PLA-CLG PLA-Credit by Exam Course Challenge - Credit by Exam CLG

Equivalent Course Section

  1. Course ID: Enter or look up the equivalent course.
    • Defaults populate from the catalog but can be adjusted as needed.
  2. Grading Basis:
  3. Official Grade: Replace “T” with S (Satisfactory) or P (Pass) per local policy.
  4. Include in FA WI Stats: Check this box to include in Financial Aid Weeks of Instruction. The Financial Aid Term process uses these values to calculate the student's academic level.
  5. Select OK when complete.
Equivalent Course page showing HS+ Portfolio Review credit mapped to EXPLR 296 Capstone Experience with satisfactory grade.

Posting Other Credits

  1. Back on the Other Credit Detail tab, go to the Other Credit by Term tab.
  2. Select Calculate to add the course to transfer credit statistics.
  3. Select Post.
    • This also saves the page.
    • Verify Model Status = Posted. ⚠️ If Model Status = Complete, the student is not term activated for that articulation term. Credits in Complete status do not post or calculate in the student's statistics.
  4. Select Save.
  5. Process complete.
Other Credit by Term page showing transfer credit posted for Spring 2026 with 1.000 unit transferred.

Correcting the Grading Basis (if needed)

  1. If you need to update the grading basis on an awarded credit:
    • On the Other Credits search page, select Find an Existing Value.
    • Enter: ID, Academic Career, Academic Institution.
    • Select Search.
  2. On the student record, go to the Other Credit by Term tab.
  3. Select Unpost (right side of page).
  4. Return to the Other Credit Detail tab.
  5. Select the Edit Equivalent Course icon.
  6. Update the Grading Basis (e.g., GRD, SUS, PNP).
    • Note the grade first—it will be cleared when you change the grading basis.
    • Re-enter the grade in the Official Grade field.
  7. Select OK.

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