<p>Situation:
I'm currently a student at OSU. I've completed 45 credit hours (quarters) or the equivalent of exactly one year. I'm taking summer classes, and was planning to try to transfer at the end of my sophomore year...schools I was interested in include Reed, Williams, Swarthmore, Grinnell, Kenyon, and UChicago (yes, I'm aware they're very "reachy.") Anyway, looking at the core curric. that I need to complete, I saw that I know a lot of the stuff that was required, namely in the biology and physics series. I also saw that I had the opportunity to take a PLACEMENT test, and did so, testing out of the entry bio series for science majors, physics series for science majors, and 2 years of my foreign language req.
To my surprise, the concept of placement test here awards CREDITS for classes tested out of...I was operating under the notion that I'd be able to access the higher level courses, and take a curriculum which would challenge me more. As a result, at the end of my 2nd year I'll probably be a SENIOR rather than a JUNIOR. Am I screwed for transferring? Most schools have no interest in senior transfers, and to my knowledge, transferring after 2 years is ideal. Will I have a realistic shot at applying to transfer to these schools, or have I inadvertently condemned myself to spend all of my undergrad at OSU?</p>
<p>Don’t worry. Credits gained by placement probably aren’t going to transfer so you’ll still be placed as a junior. Your chances shouldn’t be adversely affected by this. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I’m actually 90% sure it will transfer…I spoke with my Arts & Sciences adviser and she told me those credits are entered the same as if I’d taken the class and passed.</p>
<p>EDIT:
Also, if it has any influence, I’m taking a double major path and will likely take 5 years of credits to graduate. Would this allow me to be placed as a junior (as I’d be n-2 rather than simply “3”?)</p>
<p>I spoke with my Arts & Sciences adviser and she told me those credits are entered the same as if I’d taken the class and passed.</p>
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<p>Hmm it depends on how your school lists it on the transcript. If it looks like a real class, then it will transfer. If it somehow indicates that it was credit by examination, then it will most likely not transfer. I took a summer pass/fail course at my college, which is similar to taking a test like you described and got out of Calc I, II and III. When I transferred and had it evaluated, none of the schools accepted it… even though I had taken several post-Calculus courses: Physics II and III, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Prob/Stat.</p>
<p>In terms of credit taken by transfer schools, in order of least-likely to be transferred:
- Credit by examination
- Pass/Fail credit
- Summer credit from another institution</p>
<p>Again, it depends on how it appears on your transcript. If they can tell it was credit by examination they probably won’t accept it.</p>
<p>Furthermore, most schools have a credit limit on transferring. It’s not that they don’t take Senior transfers, they just won’t accept more than like 60 hours usually from another institution (and what Senior wants to lose a year of credit). In your case, it’d be 90 quarter hours, more than likely.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that they wouldn’t accept a transfer with 1 year’s worth to go…are you saying that I wouldn’t be viewed negatively because of the extra credits, I would just lose a certain amount? I’m just yeah…concerned I won’t be accepted anywhere because of the extra credits, and want to make sure they won’t end up hurting me.</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean I know someone who got into Vanderbilt as a transfer, where I’m going, with 90 hours completed. I’m pretty sure all that will happen is they will not accept some of your credit.</p>
<p>In addition to having to complete 60 hours while you’re there, you’ll likely have to complete a certain amount of credits for any major or minor you get there.</p>
<p>In other words, let’s say you have 60 hours done and a minor in English completed - well you won’t get that English minor most likely since most schools require you to take a certain amount of classes within a major or minor to receive said major or minor from the school. I know at Rose-Hulman, for example, it takes 5 courses to get a minor and you’re only allowed to transfer 1 in. I know at some schools, if a major requires 40 hours, then you need to earn like at least 20 there or something - stuff like that…</p>
<p>Basically they don’t want you earning your major or minor elsewhere…</p>