Say you’re applying to a school which doesn’t accept credits from certain departments. Usually, they determine which credits get counted during matriculation. If you took classes from certain departments which they DON’T awards credits for, will that be held against you during the ADMISSIONS process? That is, will admissions officers look down on you for taking classes in departments they don’t accept credits from, even if you did well in the courses? I know that they WON’T give you credit for the courses when they review them later to award transfer credit, but will it hurt you when they review your application and see you’ve done well academically?
I don’t think it will make any difference. They will look at the transferable credit and the overall academic performance.
@xraymancs That’s what confuses me. Some of the classes I took at my current four-year were in departments where one of the schools to which I’m applying doesn’t award credit. But awarding credit isn’t decided by admissions counselors, which is where I’m concerned. Admissions counselors look over performance in classes, but not whether or not the courses transfer, right? I know that some of my classes might not carry over, but I want to make sure the admissions counselors look at courseload rigor and performance, as opposed to “transferability” when making their decisions.
they look at both.
I know that at my university, Illinois Tech, the admissions office primarily looks at the academic performance and the rigor of the courses taken. They are aware of the courses which might not transfer but they do not exclude them from the assessment. They are looking to see if you will be able to handle the academic load at the university so all your courses are fair game.
@bvo112 Yes, but if the school to which you’re applying doesn’t have, say, a kinesiology department, but you’re taking a kinesiology course as an elective, it won’t hurt you, right?
@xraymancs I really hope that’s the case. BTW, I always see you answering my questions, and I just wanted to say thanks.