Could this be a loophole?

Transfer Students
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Hi everyone,

I’m kind of on a loophole kick since I discovered something that worked. (I took CLEP/AP/IB exams that were accepted at my small university but not the larger state university. The larger university would have to accept the exam credit if I took an intermediate or advanced course in the subject I had exams for at the introductory level! *may vary by state)

Anyways, the smaller university in question is Kennesaw State University and the larger one is University of Georgia (UGA). However, I’m looking to graduate out of state where the institution is located in an area where my field of study is better recognized/valued, thus more competitive job opportunities.

There’s an agreement between Kennesaw and UGA that ALL credits are transferable for equivalent courses. So yay there. I fear that it wouldn’t be the case between Kennesaw and say UCLA, Florida State, USC, etc. Credits coming from UGA are much more lenient to these types of schools I’ve found out. So would it be realistic if I’ve my first 60 credits at Kennesaw then I transfer to UGA to have all those credits transferred since I get course equivalent. After a semester or 2, I transfer out of state to finish up and I transfer the credits under a UGA transcript?

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Here’s some information that may help you:

  1. All (or almost all) universities require transcripts from every college you’ve attended. Evaluation of the transcript to determine which courses will transfer is often done after admission.

UCLA for example does not accept CLEP credit.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/Transfer_Credit_Practice.pdf
Therefore, when you transfer, they will not award you credit for the courses you’ve used CLEP for.

Many schools also use the National Student Clearinghouse to verify course enrollment at colleges.

  1. If you do transfer 60 units to UGA and transfer a semester or 2, will you be taking upper division classes? That may disqualify you from transferring to other universities (such as UCLA) if you have excessive units.

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/uc-transfer-maximum-limitation-policy-chart.pdf

I would advise you to research such policies of the schools you’re intending to apply to.