UW definitely accept credits from Bellevue College, as evidenced by the running start and junior transfer programs. That got me thinking – can a student, who has been admitted to UW this Fall, take a couple intro classes at BC in the summer and transfer those credits over in the Fall to UW? For example, the BC’s Math 151, 152, 153 Calculus sequence, presumably corresponding to UW’s Math 124, 125, 126. If the student take Math 151 at BC during the summer, can he skip UW’s Math 124 and start with Math 125 in the Fall? (Similarly, BC’s CS 210, 211 vs UW’s CSE 142, 143.)
Advising strongly recommends that students take multicourse sequences like calculus at the same institution.
For computer science, UW lets students place themselves out of 142 if they have programming experience, so that one might be an exception.
Gen eds that are not part of a sequence might be a good choice, too.
Yes you can, but you need to be careful how the credits transfer. For example, Math 151 at BC will get you Math 124 credit at UW, and Math 152 would get you Math 125 credit at UW, but Math 153 at BC will not get you Math 126 credit unless you also take the series up through Math 254.
The credit equivalency can be found here
http://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/policies/equivalencyguide/bellevue/
And as always, talk to advising.
Worth noting too that you don’t even have to wait till the summer to do this. In the fall I will be taking Linear Algebra at BC while taking a bunch of CSE courses at UW. I just prefer the professor teaching Linear Algebra at BC, so I will take it there (much more chill, actually more content).
Thanks @AroundHere @uwcse2020 . The URL above is extremely helpful.
@uwcse2020 , how do you take courses at BC while being a UW student? Do you need to be admitted to BC? Or do you just walk in and say “I enroll at UW but I want to take couple classes here?”
I was already enrolled at BC from previous courses I had taken there, but getting admitted to BC is quite easy. You have to apply through their normal process, but it isn’t complicated at all. Check their website for info, or give them a call. It isn’t a problem to take courses at 2 institutions.
One potential problem is the commute between Seattle and the Eastside if you don’t choose class times wisely,
@uwcse2020 , thanks, we’ll contact BC next week to ask about process.
@AroundHere , yes, that’s why I think summer session is easier to manage.
Holy cow, applying to BC is easy – just fill in a form with basic information and after a few hours, you are in! They didn’t even ask for GPAs and SAT/ACT test scores. Why isn’t every school’s application as easy as this? lol
@uwcse2020 , couple more questions for you:
If you get an A on the BC course, does it also show as an A on your UW equivalent course when your transfer the credits?
How fast can you transfer the credits? E.g. if you take a course at BC this summer to satisfy an UW pre-requisite, can you transfer the credit quickly so that you can register for the advanced course at UW on time?
It’s ridiculously easy to transfer credits – My daughter saw her then-current BC credits in the state MyPlan system as soon as she was accepted.
But the system is not instant – they recommend bringing a print-out of your transcript (BC and any AP transcript you have) to your orientation and registration day. Academic advising can look and see that you have the prerequisite.
It can take a while for transfer credits to show on your myUW (generally a few weeks), but it won’t negatively impact your ability to register for higher level courses as long as you talk to your advisor.
Your grade will show on your transcript, but it won’t effects your UW GPA.
When registering for BC summer classes, it seems that all the Online sessions got booked first, and virtually nobody choose the in-classroom sessions. Is that the norm, or just because it’s summer?
OTOH, it will be fun to try the online sessions. If it works, UW student may be able to register for Fall, Winter, Spring online classes and never driving across the bridge.
Honestly, my two running start veterans didn’t like the online classes, though they did wind up having to take some due to scheduling conflicts. IMHO, you learn more in the in person classes, and BC’s classes are small enough to accommodate discussions.
There seems to be a big shift to offering more online sections going on, though. Perhaps it’s some sort of cost-cutting or the instructors prefer to work from home?