Tennessee Reverse Transfer
The Tennessee Reverse Transfer Program is a process that allows transfer students who are currently attending a four-year school to combine four-year college credits with community college credits to receive an associate degree. Unfortunately, challenges arise that can disrupt a student's progress toward completing a bachelor’s degree. By completing an associate degree, students ensure that those credits don’t go to waste.
Tennessee Higher Education Commission | 9-16-2025
| Cycle Start | 1/20/2026 |
| Reminder to Institutions to Load Data | 2/3/2026 |
| Deadline to Load Courses | 2/16/2026 |
| Second Reminder to Institutions to Load Data | 2/23/2026 |
| Deadline for Bachelors degree granting institutions to Load Eligible Student List | 3/2/2026 |
| Notification to Students to Opt-in | 3/4/2026 |
| Reminder Notification to Students to Opt-in | 3/12/2026 |
| Reminder Notification to Students to Opt-in | 3/19/2026 |
| Reminder Notification to Students to Opt-in | 3/23/2026 |
| Reminder Notification to Students to Opt-in | 3/26/2026 |
| Deadline for Students to Opt-in | 3/29/2026 |
| Notification to Institutions to Load Transfer Student List and/or Course History | 3/30/2026 |
| Second Notification to Institutions to Load Transfer Student List and/or Course History | 4/14/2026 |
| Deadline to Load Course Equivalencies, Course History, and Transfer Student list | 5/1/2026 |
| Degree Audit Starts | 5/5/2026 |
| Deadline for Outcomes | 6/12/2026 |
All times listed in the cycle are in Eastern Time and subject to change.
This subcouncil focuses on the advancement of the effectiveness of the Tennessee Reverse Transfer Program, which allows students who started their postsecondary education at a Tennessee Community College to receive an Associate Degree after they’ve transferred to a four-year university. The subcouncil will have oversight of the Reverse Transfer process and policies and will review the policy and its impact annually. As of January 2023, THEC is responsible for the centralized administration and coordination of The Tennessee Reverse Transfer
System (TRTS) for the state.
Contact:
Dr. Tracy T. Comer
Senior Director of Transfer & Veteran Initiatives
Ph: (615) 925-1992
tracy.comer@tn.gov