<p>Do most colleges accept college credits earned during high school? I know of a soon-to-be sophomore who is earning college credits through a summer program. Could too many of these credits hurt him when it comes to being considered a Freshman for admission and the freshman scholarships, etc?</p>
<p>As a general rule, college credits earned while in high school do not affect freshman application status.</p>
<p>As a general rule, college credits earned while in high school will transfer.</p>
<p>However, there are exceptions so the student needs to verify the policies of each college/university he/she ultimately applies to.</p>
<p>It would depend on the school. I know someone who got her AA degree at a CC at the same time as her high school diploma and entered college as a junior, getting full credit for all classes. She did NOT enter as a freshman, nor did she apply as such. She will graduate at 20 and begin graduate school the following year.</p>
<p>I would caution you about having these credits transferred when you enter college as a freshman, especially if there are only one or two classes.</p>
<p>I did this when I was in high school thinking it was pretty cool that I had two transfer courses listed on my official transcript. However, whenever I have applied to graduate school, they always insist that I send an official transcript from the college that I “attended” while I was in high school. It gets to be a royal pain, as well as ridiculously expensive.</p>
<p>You’ll probably have the issue of needing all transcripts anyway, regardless of whether you transfer the credits to your undergraduate college.</p>
<p>Note that this also means that if the student is interested in highly competitive professional schools like medical school, s/he better get A grades to avoid putting himself/herself in a GPA hole before “really” starting college.</p>
<p>As far as undergraduate colleges go, their policies on transfer credit vary. State universities appear to be more generous with credit units from community colleges. But subject credit and placement into more advanced courses may differ from credit units.</p>
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<p>Even if you take only one class for one college credit, and even if that credit doesn’t transfer to a college that you ultimately attend, you still are obligated to send an official copy of that transcript whenever you apply to a degree program at an accredited institution in the US. It really is that simple.</p>
<p>And I do understand your pain. To date, I have taken coursework at seven (yes, 7) different colleges and universities. When I apply for a job that requires copies of all of my transcripts, I have to produce all seven transcripts. If I were to apply to a degree program, I’d have to produce all seven. The last time I needed them, I ordered five sealed copies of each and stashed the extras in my filing cabinet in case I ever need them again.</p>
<p>Thank you. Replies were very helpful. Sometimes I wonder if getting credit at cc for a highschooler is not such a great idea. If they get cc credits but then are at a very demanding rigorous college/univ. will that cc Intro to Psych (or whatever) have really taught all the same content as at the rigorous IVY (or such) intro course? I wonder how many students enter with credits to cover those early intro courses, but then struggle with gaps in knowledge and the harder demands of jumping right into upper level courses.</p>
<p>It depends. Often, CCs have articulation agreements with the state flagship university to match their courses with those at the state flagship university for transfer students. High school students taking college courses at CCs can look them up also.</p>
<p>Private universities may not have pre-made articulation agreements, so getting subject credit is not necessarily known beforehand. Some private universities give no credit units for college courses taken prior to high school graduation, although they may allow placement into more advanced courses.</p>
<p>A student considering using transfer credit when allowed by the university may want to check his/her knowledge of the university’s course(s) using the old final exams of the course(s) to be skipped (often findable on the web site by searching for “[department] [course number] final exam”), if it is an important prerequisite to a more advanced course that s/he will take. If the subject credit is granted for a peripheral or breadth requirement, then the student can just take the credit and enjoy a free elective course in its place. (The same can apply to AP, IB HL, and A-level credit.)</p>
<p>The person I know, though she chose a state flagship, was admitted as a junior by very rigorous private LAC, with full credit given to all of her CC courses. The fin. aid wasn’t good enough to choose it over the state U, but she had no problem transferring credits. And funny you mention psychology since that’s what her major is.</p>
<p>Happymom-are you in academics? I’ve never-EVER had to produce college transcripts for a job. My H hasn’t, and he holds a pretty high level job in local government-related work. My ex has had any number of top-level positions. He has never been asked for transcripts. You write as though it’s a common thing-I don’t know anyone who’s needed them for a job. A</p>
<p>And do you really need to submit every transcript of every course you’ve ever taken when applying to a degree program? I know several people right now in assorted degree programs who applied to them without supplying every transcript ever and got in. My D’s CC only wants her transcripts to see if she can be given credit-she was admitted without doing so, however.</p>