<p>I tried searching the forum but was unable to find a similar question to mine.</p>
<p>I just completed a B.A. degree in General Studies with a 3.8 GPA but I am looking to go back and get another Bachelor Degree...in a more specialized area. The College that I attended did not offer financial aid so I was paying cash for the degree. I am still paying for this degree so they are not going to release my official transcripts until I have them paid in full. I have around 8k to pay but do not want to have to sit and wait for 2-3 years just to go back to school.</p>
<p>My question is this: Because I did not get financial aid, can I just omit the college from my next one that I sign up for? I know that I would have to complete the whole degree over, including general education and that sucks but I really want to get back to school.</p>
<p>Thank you for the response. I just checked out that site and did a search on the college that I attended and they do not show up on their site as being a participating enrollment reporting institution. </p>
<p>I received my B.A. degree from Ashworth/Nationally Accredited. (Yea I know the whole NA versus RA) =)</p>
<p>Whenever you apply for admission to degree program at an accredited institution in the US, you are obligated to provide official transcripts from all post secondary institutions that you have ever attended. That the previous institution was Nationally Accredited doesn’t matter. You still have to send the transcripts. The receiving institution will make its own determination about whether or not those records are pertinent.</p>
<p>Money is a separate issue. You need to get Ashworth paid off. Most colleges and universities do not meet full need, and even if you were so fortunate as to find one that did, you would still need to be making payments on your old bills for Ashworth while you would be struggling to study and make ends meet for your living expenses.</p>
<p>Contact the college/university you are interested in. Meet with an admissions counselor. Bring unofficial copies of your transcripts, and find out whether or not any of your coursework could be considered transferrable. Ask about credit by exam (for about $100 there may be a CLEP exam that covers a subject you had at Ashworth and that will get you between 3 and 12 credits somewhere else), and credit for prior work by portfolio. Ask about enrolling as a non-degree student for one or two courses each term while you finish settling your old bills. Starting slow may be your best option.</p>
<p>If you look long and hard enough, you almost certainly will be able to find some place that will allow you to enroll on a course-by-course basis right now, and then apply those credits to a degree program when you are able to get your transcripts from Ashworth.</p>
<p>However, the question of just exactly how you will pay for those courses at the new place remains. If you have the kind of money you would need for that, you probably should be using it to pay off Ashworth so that you can get your transcripts and really get on with your life.</p>
<p>Many community colleges will admit students without requiring any transcripts. However, if you would wish to be accepted as a degree candidate for an associates degree, you would need your transcripts. If you need better job skills NOW, go visit the community college, and find out about any direct to career programs they have on offer that don’t lead to an AA/AS/AAS or the like. Something that will give you a certificate that local employers recognize, or that will prepare you for a state licensing exam for which a regionally accredited degree is not required.</p>
<p>When you have run up enough posts to send a PM, send one to kelsmom who is a financial aid officer. She will be able to help you determine whether or not the federal government would consider you an undergraduate for financial aid purposes even though you have a degree from a college with national rather than not regional accreditation. If your first degree were from a regionally accredited institution, you would only be able to take out unsubsidized student loans for the second undergrad degree.</p>
<p>I have a similar situation and I’ve been searching forums for advice on how I should proceed. My dilemma is very serious and I don’t know who to contact or if this can even be fixed. I am preparing myself for certain repercussion, and My anxiety is overwhelming. I am ready to accept my fate with humility and get this over with a quickly as possible. But I don’t know where to start. </p>
<p>I am just seeking confidential advice. I don’t want to post my situation for others to ridicule. But I need to speak with a counselor and possibly an attorney. But where do I go to find an expert on these matters? I want to obtain advice before I call I respond to the letter I received from my university.</p>