I am currently a senior at my local high school and a student at Chesapeake College through the dual enrollment program. My senior year I am a full time college student, which means I do not go to my high school at all, I take 4 classes at the college instead. I will be graduating in the spring 2016 with 35 college credits all which transfer and I am applying to the University of Maryland for the fall 2016 semester. After researching the college, I found on the UMD website that if you have completed over 30 credit hours, you would be considered a transfer student. Is this true for dual enrollment students? Would I apply for undergraduate freshman or transfer?
No, Dual Enrollment doesn’t have that stipulation. Apply as a freshman. Good luck.
You still have to apply as a freshman, but you will definitely have an advantage over the other applicants who does not have any college level coursework and you’ll get your degree super early as long as you’re taking 12-15 credits a semester. Good luck!
Verify with the admissions office, but my kid had over 30 credits and he was a freshman applicant. If you have credits earned AFTER high school is where there’s a problem.