<p>My counselor has informed me that I cannot take a summer course off campus; she stated that acceptances are extremely rare, nevertheless. Is there any way to protest this ruling?</p>
<p>Did she say that you can’t take the course or that you can’t get credit for it at your home school? If it’s the latter, and if you’re just taking the course to learn something, you might want to go ahead and take it.</p>
<p>She said I could not take the courses for reasons undeclared–administrative decision, supposedly.</p>
<p>Most colleges don’t accept summer course credits from other institutions unless the credits transfer in as free electives. Most colleges will make you take their program requirements at their school. They have no incentive to accept credits from other colleges if you are already a matriculated student and not a transfer. If you think of it from the college’s point of view, it makes sense. Why would they want to give credit for classes the student paid for elsewhere?</p>
<p>There may be a number of valid reasons for getting an exception to current policy. However, remember that an exception is not easy to get. If it were, it could hardly be called an exception. </p>
<p>Let’s say a necessary course filled and closed during the regular year and it’s not offered in the summer. You could probably successfully obtain an exception if the course is one that has to be taken in sequence.</p>
<p>check your college catalog. Acceptance of transfer courses is usually spelled out rather clearly.</p>
<p>What you need is a really good reason to take a course somewhere else. You need to obtain approval, not to “protest”.</p>
<p>Here is a list of online college courses you can take during the summer if your academic advisor approves them: [Catalog</a> Search](<a href=“http://apps.dce.ufl.edu/RMS/Courses/CourseSearch.aspx?q=]Catalog”>http://apps.dce.ufl.edu/RMS/Courses/CourseSearch.aspx?q=)
You might be able to get your college to approve them if they don’t offer the courses you need during the summer or if you are going to be traveling, have a medical issue, personal issues taking you out of town, etc. After you have completed the course(s), you can have the credits transferred to your school. Of course, it is very important to get your school’s approval IN WRITING. I took a couple of the courses one summer when I have to be out of town taking care of my sick dad.</p>