transferring colleges
College Transfer Process
The process of transferring colleges can be complicated. Read on to know more about the different factors that must be considered...
- While selecting the next college, it is important to find out whether it acknowledges the accreditation of your current college.
- Find out whether the college you are interested in, has a transfer agreement with your current college. Such agreements facilitate the process, and enable you to cut down varying amounts of classwork in your new college.
- Send for the school catalog and course book of the college you intend to transfer to. Go through it, and find out the requirements for the major, and what criteria must be fulfilled for you to get accepted.
- Find out what courses from your present college can be transferred. It is also important to know how they are transferred.
- Know which of the credits you have gained at your present college are transferable.
- Try your best to get the credits transferred for subjects in which you have scored 'B' or better grades.
- Know about the programs that you are interested in, and those that have a high job placement rate.
- Find out the costs at your desired college. Include not only the fees, but the cost incurred by accommodation, food, travel, etc.
- Get to know about the policies and deadlines for application and financial aid, such as grants and scholarships.
- Before you apply for a transfer, it is important to have the right degree with sufficiently high grades. A student close to finishing his AA degree should do so, because the other college may decide to waive a few educational requirements for him.