<p>does anyone know if a soon-to-be-freshman could do this? or would one have to wait until after enrolling in the fall.</p>
<p>i know at some schools this would not be allowed as school regards student taking summer classes at CC as being enrolled in CC. so classified as a transfer student instead of a new freshman.</p>
<p>my DD already takes dual credit classes thru the CC. thought adding a few more hours this summer might not be a bad idea if it is allowed.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine that it would be a problem. Many kids do dual enrollment while in high school.</p>
<p>If you’re concerned about scholarship eligibility, that shouldn’t be a problem since your D has been offered one already…the offer wouldn’t be rescinded. However, to end all doubt, send a note to Ms. Rogers asking if it would be an issue.</p>
<p>You must must must check this with your school. Scholarship recipients at my daughter’s school were warned that if they did summer classes at a CC this could possibly change their status to being a transfer student which would make them ineligible for freshman scholarships, including any that they had been offered. They would instead only be eligible for transfer scholarships. </p>
<p>The way they explained it to us was that for our state Us AP credits and dual enrollment CC credits are not added to the transcript until the first semester of enrollment is complete (which is why students with a bunch of dual enrollment credits or AP credits are still considered freshman status until the end of the 1st semester). If a student graduates high school then enrolls for summer school at a CC the AP credits and dual enrollment credits would be added to the CC transcript. If the total credits are now high enough to be considered a transfer student then the student’s status is changed to being a transfer student. This makes them ineligible for freshman scholarships and eligible for transfer scholarships. The biggest transfer scholarship is much smaller than the biggest freshman scholarship at her school so it could have a vast impact.</p>
<p>I am sure this varies by school but please to make sure you check with your school.</p>
<p>this is a 100% sure answer from the North Alabama student recruiter. A student is considered a freshman when they enroll in the fall after their high school graduation that summer/spring. No matter what college courses they have taken and no matter how many hours they have.</p>
<p>That is also the case at my daughters school as long as there is no other college enrollment between graduating HS and starting college in the fall. At her school a student could come in with 60 dual enrollment credits and be considered a freshman until the end of the 1st semester when the credits would be added to the transcript. But if they took 6 CC classes after graduating HS and before starting in the fall then the 60 credits would be added to the CC transcript making them transfer classes. Your school may be completely different but I would strongly recommend contacting the school and getting this in writing from someone with the authority to give you a definitive answer. Better to be safe than sorry.</p>
<p>If you email Carolyn Rogers and/or Mary Spiegel, you’ll get a response in writing so you’ll know for sure and have a written confirmation.</p>
<p>While the N. Alabama recruiter is probably right, at this point, his post could not be used if there was ever any controversy about the issue. </p>
<p>carolyn rogers - <a href=“mailto:carolyn.rogers@ua.edu”>carolyn.rogers@ua.edu</a> - director of scholarships
Mary Spiegel at <a href=“mailto:mary.spiegel@ua.edu”>mary.spiegel@ua.edu</a> - director of admissions</p>
<p>My thoughts exactly mom2. It is always good to have these things in writing.</p>
<p>Do get the policy in writing, but I have been told by numerous UA employees that attending another institution during the summer (presumably not on another university’s freshman scholarship) is permitted and may be encouraged for some students. I know very well that transfer credits are posted before fall semester, but UA reserves the right to modify these transfer credits if additional information arrives that affects course transferability (this policy ended up helping me).</p>
<p>There is a feature on the MyBama that might make things a little easier. My son used it during his spring break to check on three classes that he wishes to take this summer so he can finish out his core requirements. </p>
<p>Go to mybama. Then, student records/letter of transiency and see if the equivalencies are there for what class holds your interest. You enter the state, the school the offers the class and then check if the course is listed.</p>
<p>It is quite easy to do. All three of his classes matched.</p>