That depends. First search the course-to-course search to see if a transfer agreement exists for the course. Many institutions consider that knowledge acquired more than ten years ago may no longer be current, so they may not grant credit for "stale-dated" courses. Courses in rapidly evolving fields such as information technology may have an even shorter shelf life. Check with your institution regarding their transfer policy.

If there are transfer agreements on the BCTG, it will have a start date and may have an end date. If there is no end date, this is also referred to as being "open-ended". This time period is called the "Effective Date" of the transfer agreement and refers to the what transfer credit will be granted during that period of time. If you completed a course or program within the effective date of the transfer agreement, then you will receive the transfer credit set out in that transfer agreement.