i am a high school senior who will attend community college. the major i plan to do is 65 or 69 credits and then you get a associates degree. my question is can i finish it in a year. and my second question is that if i finish in a year as a freshman will i be a sophomore or a junior when i transfer to a 4 year school.
this is what my future community college offers
Fall semester from 8/27 to 12/21
Fall semester evening classes from 8/31 to 12/16
Fall semester Saturday/Sunday classes
Winter session from 12/28 to 1/15
Spring semester from 1/19 to 5/11
Spring semester evening classes from 1/22 to 5/10
Spring semester Saturday/Sunday classes
Eight week Summer semester from 5/23 to 7/14
or 5 week Summer semester from 6/23 to 7/28
You will only be allowed to take 18 credits per semester (fall and spring). You can ask to take more, but you need an advisor’s permission and you may not get it. Plus, they would probably only let you take say, 20 or 21. In winter you will only be allowed to take 3 credits because it is such a short period of time. In Summer, you may be limited to 6 depending on your school’s schedule (you may possibiy be able to complete 12 credits). Summer courses are also compressed, so you will be required to complete a semester’s worth of work in 1/3 to 1/2 the time. So that makes 18 + 3 +18 +12 (best case scenario) which is 51 credits.
Your plan is unrealistic. Even 18 credits a semester is tough for most students. Are you planning on working also? If you are, forget taking 18 credits. You need to do WELL in these courses too. If you start out over your head, you may get a poor GPA and then you will be trying to dig yourself out of a hole. For example, you can end up on probation or suspension and then you have to improve your GPA to get back to good standing. You can also lose your financial aid if you are not in good standing or do not show satisfactory progress. Maybe you are a great student and this would not happen to you, but it is something you need to think about.
Generally if you transfer with an Associate’s, you would be considered a junior. However, if you do not take the appropriate classes at the community college for your eventual major, you may not have junior standing for your major. A good advisor can help you determine the right coursework to take to avoid this problem.
Possibly. Find out from your high school counsellor and/or from the community college’s admissions office. If you complete your associate’s degree, you should be considered a junior, depending on the four-year college you apply to and which credits are transferred.
I so agree with your Blprof’s reply. I finished my Associates in a year and a quarter while working a seasonal job turned part time and engaging in multiple clubs. It’s doable but within a year? No…its very unrealistic. You need diligent focus to do even 15 credits. You have to make good grades! I did 21 credits with permission but I strategically divided 2 of those classes in the winter but it fell under the fall term so that’s why I needed the permission. Each semester I took 17 and 18. By the way, a selective college would look down on a heavy course load with no extracurricular activities in your respective major or personal life because of the lack of real world engagement. HotlineBling998 listen to Blprof. That’s the best advice you will get. I would’ve told you the same. You can speed through things like I did while still balancing other obligations that will help you when you transfer but that’s my comfort level. The stress doesn’t bother me. But if you want to go to a selective school you need more than just smashing through classes. You need to be making good grades as well with no distractions if you want to be doing 21 credits a semester. Cost & benefits. Weigh them cautiously.
Theoretically you can. By taking as many CLEP exems as your college allows to meet the requirements, and you can also register to another community college and take 18 more courses there, by utilizing a lot of distance learning courses.
But this isn’t very practical though, and nearly impossible with science/engineering majors that has long chains of prereqs.