<p>Being the meticulous planner I am, I'm looking for graduate programs for DD1 (a sleepless sophomore architecture student). This year she took a couple classes during summer at the local community college, since the credit transfers but not the grade and it's a good way to essentially take classes pass/fail. She passed both classes, got the credit on her transcript, the works. We may do this one more summer to get rid of university core program requirements.</p>
<p>In 2+ years we'll be doing the graduate applications. Some are asking for transcripts from every school attended. Does that mean we need to contact every Podunk County Community College type place and get actual transcripts from there, or will it be sufficient to just send her regular transcript where the degree is issued and that's that?</p>
<p>Just curious as to how such things are handled.</p>
<p>Not sure about the answer to your question, but just wanted to note that some colleges do list the grades transferred from the community college (or other four-year college) course on the transcript. At our state’s flagship university, there are 2 GPA’s, one consisting only of grades from courses taken there and another that also includes the grades from courses taken elsewhere.</p>
<p>If it’s like law school or grad school applications I’ve seen, they’ll want transcripts from every college course taken…especially if its credits has been applied to the first bachelors degree. </p>
<p>Even if credits weren’t applied to the first bachelors degree, the way they worded the transcript requirements on the grad/law school apps I’ve seen was such that any omission of transcripts…even those of ccollege courses taken in HS may be interpreted as an attempt to deceive by omission. At the least, that means the application is immediately rejected and tossed. At worst, it could cause problems in the future profession like the law’s “character & fitness” evaluation before being allowed into the bar and thus, a license to practice in a given state.</p>
<p>Almost every grad school that I know of requires transcripts from EVERY college or university (be it CC or 4 year) where the student has been enrolled.</p>
<p>This makes sense… But figure 4 summers worth of CC courses and/or study abroad and we’ll be sending reams of transcripts, sigh.</p>
<p>In case one is wondering, the reason is simple - thanks to the university’s core program, everyone is required to take the same 30-odd ‘core’ credit hours. Many are done the freshman year but there’s typically 2 a year from there on, one a semester. Many architecture kids take these 2 classes at home in the summer in their hometown colleges or community colleges and transfer, for financial and academic reasons - financials because IS CC is a fifth to an eighth the cost, and academic because this reduces the regular semester workload. The school of architecture actively suggests just that and as a result nearly all DD1’s buddies and DD1 herself have 4 courses a semester in the most brutal year (2nd). </p>
<p>DD1’s school, for example, has a well respected and ranked psychology program. Psyc 101 there is a guaranteed B without a lot of effort and reading to get better grade. At a CC, let’s just say it is a lot easier to get an A…</p>
<p>Every place my son applied to and some internships wanted all transcripts. This was a pain because he had dual enrollment credits from five colleges and universities.</p>
<p>You need to send official copies of all college and university transcripts. Period. The last time I needed to do this, I ordered multiple copies from each of the SEVEN different places I have studied at to date, and put the extras in my filing cabinet for future use.</p>