<p>My friends son finished his Associates degree at a local CC. He then went on to a state school to try for his BA. He spent one semester at the new school and did terribly. He received one F, two Ds and a C. </p>
<p>His parents want him to transfer to a different state school and change majors. Their thought was that he would just apply to the new school as if this past semester never happened. The plan is for him to apply as if he were a fresh transfer from the CC with his associates. </p>
<p>I mentioned to my friend that I didnt think you could do that, but I didnt know for sure how they would know that he had spent the semester at state school. </p>
<p>I promised her I would check here with the experts and get opinions on how to handle his situation. Is this something people actually can and do? Right now, if he doesnt transfer then he will retake the classes to get rid of the lower grades.</p>
<p>He needs to stay at his current school, retake the classes and get rid of the lower grades. </p>
<p>You are correct in that colleges require the reporting of all prior college transcripts. How would they know? I have no idea, but I know that not reporting it, and signing your application that says you have, is dishonest. I can’t imagine having my kid do that.</p>
<p>Another thing. How did this kid manage such a poor record at the state college? I’d want to know what the problem was before going forward.</p>
<p>Unless this is an extremely unusual school, transfer applicants are usually required to submit transcripts of ALL undergrad courses registered/attempted. </p>
<p>Any attempts to omit them would usually be regarded as lying on an application by omission and give that university the right to deny admission or if found after admission…the right to expel/revoke graduate status for attaining admission/degree through false pretenses.</p>
<p>He has to submit official copies of all of his transcripts when he applies elsewhere. Period.</p>
<p>Being permitted to re-take the failed classes at the current university constitutes a do-over. If he truly is ready, willing, and able to commit himself to the work, that probably is his best option. If this were my child, I would want to sit down and talk over the reasons behind the big screw-up before the family came up with a plan for the child’s future. In some cases, turning your back on University B and re-starting your life at University C is the best decision even if it means that ugly transcript from B remains ugly forever.</p>
<p>There is a national clearinghouse for this kind of info. That’s how the colleges can know if someone is not reporting all of their academic history.</p>
<p>Nope, the National Student Clearinghouse is real. It even has a record of the colleges I attended through cross-registration agreements. While it’s scary that someone has a complete academic history of me, it’s also convenient at times. For example, my undergraduate student loans get deferred automatically while I am enrolled in graduate school; I don’t need to mail an enrollment confirmation every quarter.</p>