Is it possible to enroll in classes at CC while at a CSU and NOT have the units from the CC transfer over to the CSU? My CSU for some reason says students are not allowed to exceed 140 units. There are so many courses I’m interested in taking - mainly in the same subject as my major - that would count as elective credit. However, I have no room to take most of them because of the 140 unit max. I wanted to take courses in the same topics at my local community college as the solution. I do NOT want to audit courses. But in order for that to work, the units I take at a CC can’t be transferred over to my CSU or else the units will count towards my 140. Is it possible to do this? Or would any class I take at a CC automatically be relayed to my CSU?
The credits don’t transfer over automatically unless you request to send the transcript over. So that probably would work. However, unless this is Summer semester that you’re talking about, I think you probably need explicit permission from the CSU to take classes simultaneously at a CC during the school year, so in that sense they would find out what you are doing/taking.
@ProfessorPlum168, Now that you mention it, I think I do need permission to be enrolled at the same time. I was considering summer session and the CC closest to me also has a winter session that’s during the CSU semester break.
yes, if you take classes during the breaks it should be no problem then, especially if you don’t submit any transcripts. It would simply be the equivalent of taking say a knitting class for fun at your CC.
Senate Bill 361 requires that UC, CSU and the California Community Colleges permit students to enroll in one course per term at a campus of either of the other two systems on a space available basis at the discretion of the two campuses. This program aims to encourage community college students to enroll concurrently in courses offered at local universities, potentially increasing the number of community college transfers, including students from underrepresented groups.
Students must meet certain qualifications and be certified by their home campus as to eligibility, residence, fee, financial aid and health status. Generally, students will be allowed to add a class, if space is available, after the add/drop period on the host campus. To add a course, students must obtain the faculty member’s approval and signature on a Cross-Enrollment form, available at their home campus Registrar’s Office. The student takes the signed form to the Registrar’s Office at the host campus for processing.