<p>So, I'm about to enter my thirdish semester at a community college.</p>
<p>Mostly I have had to take online classes due to my family being in a very unstable financial situation and my need to be flexible about working. Spring semester I took 4 online courses, summer took 4 campus courses, and in the fall will be taking 5 online courses. I'm aware that most four year universities do not accept any type of online classes as transfer credits, which would obviously extend my time to graduate if I went to a college which didn't. My question is: do colleges frown very strongly on the idea that a transfer student who has already completed two years may have to complete three years at the transfer college instead of the regular two? Do colleges generally shy away from giving financial aid for that extra year, or do they generally view that situation as less favorable for the transfer admission in general?</p>
<p>Well first, let me say this. My community college doesn’t report which course was taken online as opposed to a traditional class. I was concerned about this because I took an English class this semester and I’m taking an anatomy and physiology class next semester both as web classes. When I went to a school to visit in my area, they (very hushed-hushed, mind you) told us that my CC doesn’t report whether or not our classes were online on our transcripts. You may want to check to see if your school as a similar policy.</p>
<p>Secondly, it depends on the school. I know one school who’s financial aid is strictly for the completion of 4 semesters for transfers and nothing beyond that. But, some schools I’ve been researching don’t say out right on their websites. You might want to just email or call each school personally and ask them. That’s the best way to find that information out for sure and have it be accurate.</p>
<p>It will depend on the school. I imagine that the number of semesters of financial aid for your “new” school is based on how many credits transfer, and not how many credits you have taken.</p>