Does have over the maximum credits disqualify you?

[Prentice]

<p>I'm looking into transferring to several schools from a community college, and I keep seeing this on college board:</p>

<p>Maximum credits/courses from 2-year institution: 70
Maximum credits/courses from 4-year institution: 70</p>

<p>(I just put in random numbers)</p>

<p>If I have over these amount of credits will I just be disqualified as soon as I apply? Or is that the maximum amount of credits that can transfer over if I do get in?</p>

<p>Also, sorry for the poor grammar mistake in the title. Didn't catch that.</p>

[Dainese]

<p>not 100 percent sure. but both yes/no</p>

<p>yes if all your units are actually transferable.
no if not all of your units are transferable. IE a course like cooking.</p>

<p>best thing you can do is ask your CC counselor or call/email the college u want to go to about your situation</p>

[Dr.Scientist]

<p>Yeah, this is a great question.</p>

<p>I’m fairly an uber n00b when it comes to transfer threads, but I think the most logical thing that the admissions counselors would do is see if the student applied for transfer admission has fulfilled the recommended coursework for the school/degree. This would take up about 30-45 credits. The other 15 credits or so would most likely be applied to electives or to other requirements, though I think that the student may have some say as to which credits may transfer over and then the credits that must be retaken by the student at the university.</p>

<p>Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, I’m surprised this question hasn’t gotten many replies, despite the fact that it may be considered as amateur.</p>

[ironicallyunsure]

<p>the numbers on collegeboard just mean that that’s the amount that a school will take from you. when i transferred, i came in with 74 credits but they only took 60, so i lost the other 14. some schools, however, will ask that you not apply if you have more than 2 years of college work completed (like yale and harvard lol, but most school don’t mind)</p>

[TheRippa]

<p>If you have the academic credentials, they should still let you in disregarding if you’ve earned over 70 credits. At least, that’s my personal opinion on it. What it probably means is the college won’t take more than 70 credits and apply it to your bachelor’s degree. In that case, you just have to start over with say, 60, and earn those ten credits back. If you’re going to community college, then it’s not that much wasted money. But usually 60 credits means an associates degree.</p>

[entomom]

<p>It totally depends on the school, you need to check each college website or call if the instructions are unclear. </p>

<p>For some colleges, they will not accept applications from candidates with more than 2 yrs of credits. For example:</p>

<p>[Who</a> is Eligible to Transfer? | Transfer Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/admit/other/transfer/who.html]Who”>http://www.yale.edu/admit/other/transfer/who.html)</p>

<p>

If you have received a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) or if by the end of the current academic year you will have completed more than two full years toward the degree, you are not eligible to transfer to Yale, nor may you apply through the freshman admission process. (You may not voluntarily relinquish credits in order to qualify for consideration.)

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<p>Other colleges will let you apply, but will only transfer a certain number of credits if accepted. For example:</p>

<p>[Penn</a> Admissions: Transfer Eligibility and Requirements](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/eligibility.php]Penn”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/eligibility.php)</p>

<p>

Penn maintains a two-year resident requirement. One-half of the total number of courses required for the degree must be completed here, regardless of the number of transferable credits completed elsewhere.

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[entomom]

<p>It depends on the school. For some, they have a 2 yr residency requirement and will not accept applications from candidates with more than 2 yrs of credits, period. Example:</p>

<p>[Who</a> is Eligible to Transfer? | Transfer Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/admit/other/transfer/who.html]Who”>http://www.yale.edu/admit/other/transfer/who.html)</p>

<p>

If you have received a bachelor’s degree (or the equivalent) or if by the end of the current academic year you will have completed more than two full years toward the degree, you are not eligible to transfer to Yale, nor may you apply through the freshman admission process. (You may not voluntarily relinquish credits in order to qualify for consideration.)

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<p>Other colleges will let you apply, but will only transfer a certain number of credits if accepted. Example:</p>

<p>[Penn</a> Admissions: Transfer Eligibility and Requirements](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/eligibility.php]Penn”>http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/applying/eligibility.php)</p>

<p>

Penn maintains a two-year resident requirement. One-half of the total number of courses required for the degree must be completed here, regardless of the number of transferable credits completed elsewhere.

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[Prentice]

<p>Ah, excellent, thanks for the replies everyone. I don’t have over two years of credits yet, I was just getting paranoid that I wouldn’t be able to apply to a school because I had two credits over the max.</p>