Transfer Assurance Guides (TAGS) Information  

• TAGs are pre-identified General Education and major (technical) courses that
• may be transferred across all public higher education institutions in Ohio. 
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The objective of the Transfer Assurance Guides is to:

• Allow students to transfer, in a simple and direct manner, a core of courses that will count toward
•           the major program.
• Provide more precise student advising and guarantee the application of credits within
•           the TAG to the major. 
• Promote equitable treatment between transfer students and students who begin and end study at
•           the same institution with regard to institutional or major/program admissions requirements.

How do TAGs work?

• COTC TAG approved courses are assigned a Ohio Articulation Number (OAN) Code.  Credit is 
• given to another college or university for courses with matching OAN Codes.  If there is no
• matching code, the course will transfer as meeting major credit.  Application within the major is
• at the discretion of the destination institution.