As an alumnus who transferred credits to this university, I can definitely see why Penn State officials are opposing the universal credit transfer bill ("Transfer Credits: Opposition to bill shows disregard for students," April 7).

Think about it: If you were an administrator at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, would you want to be forced to accept transfer credits from community colleges? I think not. It is impossible to think one would be able to guarantee all courses would have the same quality in every school. And even if you could accomplish that, what would be the point of having more than one state university?

Just because university officials don't support the bill doesn't mean that you can't transfer credits to the university. I did when I transferred to Penn State from Arizona, but I had to get the credits audited by the university, I had to provide the course syllabi, test scores, homework assignments and what books were used. If the courses meet the university's standards, then they'll be accepted. If they are not, then they won't. Forcing Penn State to accept credits from other schools will not help students or Penn State. The university should be able to determine what courses get transferred and which ones don't. It's called quality control.