Transfer Credit Report

<p>Any other transfers gotten their credit report? I just got mine and they gave me credit for everything but only one class got credit for a general education requirement! What gives? I might have to rethink whether I even wanna go at this point. Anybody else have this problem?</p>

<p>That happened to me last year too...well, not as drastically as you. I had two classes that didn't count for GE's, which sucked cuz they were both two subjects I hate the most and have to take again. The credit you get though is elective credit so you do have some credit towards your degree, which should help. What you can do is you can petition to have your classes count for GE's. Usually you just have to submit a syllabus or something that outlines the material of the course you took.</p>

<p>Yeah...I am hoping to get my transfer credit evaluation soon. It is nearly impossible to attend orientation without it..(as you have to schedule classes)...</p>

<p>You're considering not going to a school because of the class credit you received? That's a pathetic excuse.</p>

<p>I brought in 28 units to USC (7 AP tests) and got out of 2 GEs...well, one actually...since I had to take Physics for engineering no matter what.</p>

<p>This website was available online even before you applied to USC, so you have no excuses: <a href="http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexams.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexams.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Bringing in the 28 units has helped immensly, as I get to register for classes before almost all of my friends. Registration dates are based on your total number of units, so even if they didn't help you pass out of GEs, they will always put you ahead of others for class registration times.</p>

<p>Maybe you didn't understand my post above...I am definitely going to USC in the fall. It does not matter much to me about where credit is distributed. I just want to know where it is going that way I can register for classes during orientation. I don't want to be repeating General Ed's because of where they place the credits from my last college. After I know where the credits are going (even if they are elective credit), then I can be sure to register for the remaining general ed classes....so, see you this fall at SC...</p>

<p>awin422, my post was directed to thedolls. Sorry that I didn't make that clear :)</p>

<p>edit: I also didn't consider the fact that the thread starter might be transferring credits from another college and not through AP credits. In which case, I'm sorry for the confusion...I thought you were going to be a freshman.</p>

<p>its okay 2+2=5...I thought that you were refering to anyone posting here that they are lazy for not choosing USC based on credit.</p>

<p>I believe thedolls is a transfer student...and this credit evaluation is greatly valued in our transfer process...as it soley determines the GE's completed and our class standing..</p>

<p>anyone who is transferring in as a soph/jr....</p>

<p>did you try to match your class descriptions to USC's core or did you take classes solely based on your base college? i'm meeting with them to draw up a transfer agreement next week; i signed up for freshman classes which meet the USC descriptions (as best i could match) but I don't want to have to repeat GE classes. I can't afford to attend USC one second longer than necessary. And my school does not have any specific agreement with USC. Were there certain types of classes which they disallowed more than others? Any tips on what I should/should not take in order to get GE credit?
thanks a lot!</p>

<p>awin22, they mail out the transfer credit reports and hand them out to everyone at orientation</p>

<p>NAgony, my only advice is if your school doesn't have a specific agreement with USC, make sure you speak with someone at USC and get them to tell you in writing or provide you with something that says your classes will for sure meet GE requirements. They are really specific on their GE requirements.</p>

<p>thanks. i will take my registration list, school course list and get everything in writing if i can.</p>

<p>NAgony i think maybe we should stay in touch...i am also going to be freshman this fall and hoping to transfer to USC as a junior (in 2008 i.e.)....i am actually not taking any GE classes as they usually dont transfer...like Science and its significance and Social issues classes have to be taken at USC...then western cultures and global cultures is like very unclear...the only two that are clear are Science one and Arts and letters one.....also did u guys take the diversity requirement...i.e. the course on sociology??/ Also do tell me does it prove any harm if i dont take the GE's when applying and instead just take more of CS and math/science to count towards my major (They'll count that for my major right??/or will they just after a certain point convert it to electives???) of Computer Science...</p>

<p>Also how does one find out if a college has an agreement with another college for Transfer..coz USC sites dont exactly mention names.??</p>

<p>Vampiro,
I'm hoping to transfer in as a sophomore. I'll know more tomorrow after my meeting with admissions :-)
Here's a link to articulation agreements with California Community Colleges.
<a href="https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://camel2.usc.edu/articagrmt/artic.aspx&lt;/a>
I tried to select courses which match the descriptions of the accepted GE classes. I've got an intro to sociology course, western civ, freshman english, social and cultural anthropology, and intro to philosophy. These seemed to fit USC's descriptions but I'm taking my school's course catalog to the meeting. I still have time to drop/change classes based on their input.
I put my science off to second semester but it looks like Intro Bio w/ lab is a shoe-in.
I promise to post back anything else I find out tomorrow about GE transfer course credit so check back in a couple days.
I am hoping to get my GE's done except for the 2 USC says you have to take there; can't afford to pay that much for GE classes, ya know?</p>

<p>Take your math & science major electives, and take 1st semester writing as well.</p>

<p>Be careful taking advanced major courses. Probably you'll just have to retake them. You'd be better off taking courses you think would transfer to GE's.</p>

<p>I would contact USC admissions and ask. They don't really put stuff like this online much, but they can help you pick courses.</p>

<p>So, they hand out your transfer evaluation at orientation and then you can sign up for classes? Can you sign up for classes earlier then orientation if you know some of the classes that you are missing (Social Issues..ect)?</p>

<p>"intro to philosophy."
Which requirement is it satisfying NAgony.....</p>

<p>jbusc---> if i have to transfer in as a junior then i will have some advanced classes too....so what will they do to my classes....(like complete calc,DE's,Lin Algebra,Discrete math)...Phy (mech,E&M,Modern physics,waves) and some CS courses too??</p>

<p>you will probably get at minimum elective credit for all your classes, and assuming your math&physics courses are acceptable (physics has a lab component, etc) you will get subject credit for those classes as well (so you don't have to repeat calc, lin alg, physics, etc)</p>

<p>Basic CS courses like introduction to programming, data structures, object oriented programming, digital logic, etc will probably get you subject credit and course waivers as well.</p>

<p>Advanced CS courses like 3d computer graphics, artificial intelligence, operating systems, web development, computer architecture, robotics, software engineering, etc., will almost definitely <em>not</em> transfer with course waivers and subject credit. You will get elective credit (just units) but you will have to take such courses at USC.</p>

<p>intro to phil = category V. (works written by philosophers). the description indicates you actually read the originals, not analyses of them. this is the one i will drop/change if necessary. i already do have a category V, but it sounded interesting....</p>

<p>If I'm going to try to transfer as a freshman (incoming sophomore) how many of my 10 freshman classes should in some way meet a USC requirement (whether it's a major requirement or general education requirement) ? My main worry is staying an extra semester or two at USC.</p>

<p>Also, if you don't receive credit for a class as a GE, they still give it to you as an elective meaning it could still help out your GPA once you're @ USC...right?</p>

<p>Anyone think one of these UConn classes will satisfy category V?</p>

<p>MUSI 191-Music Appreciation- An approach toward intelligent listening, illustrated by recordings
MUSI 190- Non-Western Music- Folk, Popular, and classical musics of selected non-Western cultures, with an emphasis on the distinctive characteristics of each culture.</p>

<p>Because any type of course in which you're studying art or music (as opposed to making) is supposed to work, correct?</p>

<p>And what about this class for satisfying WRIT-130....</p>

<p>ENGL 110- Seminar in Academic Writing- Instruction in academic writing through interdisciplinary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction n grammar, mechanics, and style.</p>

<p>NAgony....let me know abt the philosophy course (although i think it wont count)....as i asked earlier, does lack of GE's play a huge part in your admission decision..</p>

<p>Also does anyone have the link to USC's major's and distribution requirements page(s).</p>