Anyone other than UConn looking to restrict transfer credits like this?

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<p>UConn</a> seeks to limit credits students can use from community colleges | The CT Mirror</p>

<p>UConn is looking to change their residency requirements, to limit the number of transfer credit to 30, 15 of which can be General Education credits. Currently up to 90 transfer credits can be applied toward your degree.</p>

<p>90 seems very generous, requiring on 30 credits be completed there (and not necessarily the last 30), but flipping it seems extreme. It makes no sense to stick around for an Associate's degree if you'll just have to repeat that second year anyway. The only way an AA makes sense if you're going to transfer is if you already have the first year of credits taken during high school (AP or dual enrolled through UConn, because both of those are considered internal credits).</p>

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<p>Hmm, I posted initially because I assumed this was about transfer students and the idea of only allowing 15 general eds seemed ridiculous. However, after reading it, it seems to be more about “current students” who are enrolled at UConn but still taking large quantities of classes at the community college either in the summer or doubling up during the school year. If that is indeed the situation, I can see their concern.</p>

<p>In CA, it’s more routine for students to start full time at the community college, get there 60 units done (all general eds and some lower division major requirements) and then transfer to the university where they attend full time. At least locally, we don’t see kids registered at a university and still taking large quantities of classes at a community college.</p>

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<p>What should be interesting is how they treat someone who matriculates as a Freshman, transfers out, and then transfers back in. Having matriculated as a Freshman, will this apply to them? Or can they gain status as a transfer student, allowing them to complete all but 30 credits at UConn?</p>

<p>The article suggests their rationale is that schools like Northwestern, Duke, and Dartmouth, rather than their true peer institutions. Could come back to bite them.</p>