I have completed 4 of my 6 grad school apps thus far. Now of course, grad schools want to see your transcripts from all colleges you have earned a degree from (for me, it will be only one), but I just made a terrifying realization.
Do graduate schools also want to see transcripts from community colleges if you took College-In-The-School classes during high school? I never thought to add that because I took all of those classes in high school. But I took 30 credits worth, so I’m panicking because they might look at that, wonder what the hell those classes were, and reject my application because my educational history isn’t complete. I feel as if I had shot myself in the foot, but I interpreted the applications as wanting transcripts from schools you earned, or are earning, a degree from. I feel like I ruined my chances at any of those schools because of this.
Is it true that graduate schools wanted to see that? I have never interacted with the community college except when applying for my undergradute institution, and it only dawned on me now that I may have completely ruined my chances…
I would not worry about those because they were transferred in to your undergraduate institution from high school, sort of like AP credits. Furthermore, it is unlikely that any of those courses are relevant to your major which is what graduate programs mostly care about.
It depends on the school—check with the programs you’re applying to. Some are fine with courses listed as having transferred in on another transcript, some want to see the transcripts from all schools the courses were taken at.
ETA: And for those schools that want to see all transcripts, sometimes it’s a program requirement, but more usually a university requirement (sometimes stemming from bad experiences in the past). Either way, the programs you’re applying to would know what you need to do.
every grad school has different requirements. Some want to see transcripts from ALL college coursework, regardless of when taken. Others only want the transcript from the 4-year degree-granting institution. Other colleges are in the middle.
Look up on their website as to their requirements.
Not so fast. The University itself may have minimum GPA requirements, and a bunch of C’s – or worse – in dual enrollment classes can kill an app.
I took a single college class in high school and didn’t submit my transcript for it to any schools. However, shortly after submitting to one PhD program, they emailed me to request a copy of it because my undergrad transcript only showed transfer credit without a grade.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with contacting the programs even after the application deadline to find out. Worse case scenario, they’ll tell you it’s too late and there’s nothing you can do, in which case you’ve lost nothing by asking. Best case, you don’t need it OR they ask you to submit it then.
@bluebayou, as the OP stated, these did not appear on a CC transcript but on his HS transcript. In this case, they are simply like AP credit and would not be counted in any GPA calculations. I cannot speak for all graduate programs but at least the ones I know about are interested in courses taken after graduating HS not before.
In any case, the OP should definitely check with the programs and see if they need these pre-graduation transcripts.
Most of the programs I applied to back in the day wanted transcripts for all college work taken. This included dual-enrollment courses taken at the local community college.
I don’t think it’s really all that uncommon—but like I said upthread, often driven not by the programs themselves as much as the universities they’re a part of, at least sometimes in response to shenanigans by past students.
My D is in the middle of her grad app cycle, and several colleges did request ALL transcripts from ALL college coursework, including those taken during high school for HS credit; the only exceptions were study abroad classes for which the grades were on the 4-year transcript.
Take a deep breath! The best thing you can do is call the graduate schools you applied to and explain the situation. I am sure they will be more than happy to offer you guidance on what their school expects.