<p>I just completed a B.A. in journalism from a CSU after transfering there from a community college. I was wondering if I could take the same general education credits I received from my community college and apply to a different school for a different B.A. in math.</p>
<p>Yes, but you’ll probably have a hard time finding another CA state school that would accept you for another bachelors because of the budget crisis. But if you’re willing to pay for a private college (probably second tier or below) you should have no problem.</p>
<p>How would the admin. office find out if he will only be using the GE courses/credits that he’s earned from CC, not the ones from CSU?</p>
<p>When the OP applies to another college for a second BA he/she would have to supply ALL transcripts.</p>
<p>At this point, you are better off trying to get into a Master’s program in the field you are interested in. You may have to squeeze in a few foundational courses in the new major via either community college (lower division) or through an Open University at a CSU (upper division) to flesh out your transcripts for the masters program you are interested in. </p>
<p>I know someone who had a BA in biology but wanted to go into an English MA program and took a bunch of English Lit classes at the local community college in order to be “attractive” to the MA programs.</p>
<p>I had another friend who had an English degree from a foreign college but wanted to go into Nursing program. She ended up taking a whole slew of biology and other required classes at a community college in order to get accepted into a Nursing program. Again - not another BA/BS, but enough to get into a Nursing program. Community colleges in California, for now, are still probably your best option to retool yourself for grad school.</p>
<p>I agree many CSUs are closed to second BAs - many state that outright on their websites. UCs the same. Private colleges might be a little more open to it… again… I think you’re better off getting into an MA program somehow.</p>
<p>Annika</p>
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Because the National Student Clearinghouse was set up to detect this type of fraud; the new college will check, find the record, expel him. And when he applies for jobs he’ll also have to list the college he got expelled from; that will also be added to his tracking record.</p>
<p>flexfit0 -</p>
<p>Once you’ve taken the gen ed courses, you’ve taken them. You can use them over and over and over again when you complete multiple undergraduate degrees/majors. They aren’t “used up”. What you might find is that a given college/university will have a somewhat different gen ed requirement and there you will be stuck in a freshman level class on the use of the university library or whatever.</p>
<p>If your personal/career goals require an undergraduate degree in the new field, you need to contact colleges/universities that offer that program and find out what their requirements are for transfers. As annikasorrensen has pointed out, sometimes taking a bunch of community college courses will bring you up to speed for admission to graduate school. Depending on your goals, that may be a better route to follow.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>