During the economic recession of the past decade, an increasing number of traditional-age students opted to begin their studies at less expensive local community colleges rather than four-year universities. At the same time, forced by corporate downsizing to develop new career interests, non-traditional students turned to community colleges for courses that fit their schedules. Although vocational programs are still essential to the community college mission, junior colleges today increasingly find their students are matriculating with the intent to transfer to four-year institutions. However, prioritizing transfer students has heightened concerns about the problem of a potential "transfer gap." Community college professors and students alike share this concern: while students might succeed in community college classes, they will not be fully prepared for what is expected of them when they transfer to four year schools. The answer seems to lie in a nationwide conversation, within the various disciplines, about expectations at each level of post-secondary education. The goal of this dialogue would be to make transfer between programs as seamless as possible and to assure faculty at both institutions that students leave one school and enter the next with the skills and competencies they need to be successful. With its Tuning Project, the American Historical Association has begun to engage in this kind of national conversation about transferability. Although Tuning has many facets and can be useful in addressing department curricular reform, assessment, recruitment of majors, and employability, it can be particularly fruitful for those wishing to initiate a conversation about transfer between two- and four-year schools. The discussion in this article considers the problem of the transfer gap for history majors, the rewards and challenges of Tuning, how Tuning has been utilized at a two-year college, the project's role in closing the transfer gap, and how a more seamless transfer can benefit history departments in senior colleges and universities.