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Self-paced online Introduction to Psychology course (Psychology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Does transfer credit count toward the Wyoming substitute credit rule?
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Transfer credit can count toward the Wyoming substitute credit rule when it appears on an official transcript from an accredited college that is sent to PTSB. Credits from several colleges add up. Courses with ACE or NCCRS recommendations count only once an accredited college reviews them and lists the credit on its transcript.
What PTSB looks at
PTSB's college route asks for 60 semester hours or an associate degree from an accredited college or university, and official transcripts sent electronically from the institution. It does not ask where you sat in a classroom. It asks what an accredited institution shows on its transcript. That is why transfer credit can count: once a college lists it, it is part of that college's record.
Credit that usually counts and credit that needs another step
The difference is whether a college transcript already shows the credit.
| Kind of credit | Counts for the college route? | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Courses taken at an accredited college | Yes, on its official transcript | Ask that college to send the transcript to PTSB |
| Credit one college transferred in from another | Usually shown on the receiving college's transcript | Send both transcripts if unsure |
| ACE or NCCRS recommended courses | Only after a college lists them on its transcript | Get the college's written answer, then send the record |
| Quarter hours | Counted after conversion | Ask PTSB how it converts quarter hours |
| District in-service hours | No, they belong to the alternative route | Use the alternative route instead |
Avoid counting credit twice
When one college transfers in credit from another, both transcripts may show the same course. PTSB counts semester hours, not lines on paper, so do not add both. Count each course once. If your total is close to 60, ask PTSB in writing how it will count your transcripts before you apply.
Where ACE and NCCRS recommendations fit
Our courses carry ACE or NCCRS credit recommendations. These are recommendations for colleges, not college credit on their own. NCCRS and ACE work with many cooperating colleges that consider such credit, and each college decides for itself. Our partner colleges TESU and UoPeople consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit.
If a college lists the credit on its transcript, that transcript is the one PTSB receives. If no college lists it, it does not reach PTSB at all.
A worked example
Say you have 38 semester hours from a Wyoming community college and 9 more from a university in another state. That is 47 hours, so your gap is 13. You could take four or five three-credit general education courses. If you choose online courses with ACE or NCCRS recommendations, first ask the college that will hold them, in writing, which of them it will consider and what it charges to transcribe them. Once that college lists the credit, you ask all three institutions to send official transcripts electronically to PTSB. Count each course only once across the three.
A short checklist
Use this before you spend money on any course.
- List every college you attended and the semester hours on each transcript.
- Remove duplicates where one college transferred in another's courses.
- Pick the college that will hold any new credit and get its answer in writing.
- Ask PTSB in writing if anything in your record is unusual, such as quarter hours or overseas credit.
- Have every college send official transcripts electronically to PTSB.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask PTSB in writing whether the college transcript you plan to send meets the 60 semester hour route, and ask the college in writing which courses it will consider, before you enrol.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
Do credits from an out-of-state college count for the Wyoming substitute permit?
The rule asks for semester hours at an accredited institution of higher education; it does not limit them to Wyoming colleges. Have the out-of-state college send its official transcript electronically to PTSB with your application.
Can old college credits count for a Wyoming substitute permit?
The PTSB substitute page does not set a time limit on semester hours for the college route. If your credits are many years old, confirm with PTSB in writing that they will be counted before you plan around them.
Does PTSB look at grades on the transcript?
The PTSB substitute page asks for semester hours or an associate degree and official transcripts; it does not list a grade minimum for the permit. A college may set its own grade rules for the credits it transfers in, so ask the college too.
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Every course in one plan; move the credit via a college transcript once the college confirms in writing.
Sources
- PTSB: Substitute Teaching (official)College credit path: at least 60 semester hours or an associate's degree from an accredited college or university, official transcripts sent electronically to PTSB, fingerprints and a clear background check. Alternative path: diploma or GED, 24 hours of district in-service, 30 hours of observation (10 at each level), US and Wyoming Constitution exams. Valid five years; renewal needs two semester hours of transcript credit or 28 hours of PTSB-approved professional development. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- PTSB Rules Chapter 6, Section 2: Permits (019-6 Wyo. Code R. 6-2)Rule text of the Classroom Substitute Permit: 60 semester hours at an accredited institution of higher education, or 24 clock hours of in-service plus 30 clock hours of observation; permits issued for five years unless noted; last amended effective 31 Jan 2024. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.