My college experience has been interesting to say the least. Started at a private university in my hometown but had to transfer to the public university across town due to financial issues with the private school. After spending my sophomore year at the public school in my hometown I decided to transfer again to the flagship state school beginning in the summer before my junior semester. It would be a big change as I would move away from home and leave the comfortability I had there. Turns out I really dislike it here and am going to transfer back to the public institution in my hometown and finish my studies there. The courses I am taking at the flagship state school are all basically gen eds that I don’t need to be transferred back to the public hometown school. I was wondering if I needed to send the transcript from the flagship school back to the public hometown school since they won’t transfer back and help move toward my degree there. I never technically left the public school so I enrolled in 12 credits in their session B term online so I could complete it while I’m at the flagship school finishing my courses there too. So basically I’m wondering if I need to send the transcript from the flagship school back to the public school in my hometown and if taking courses at both institutions at the same time for this fall semester would be an issue? If anyone has any answers to these questions they’d be much appreciated.
Yes, you will have to send your transcript back to the other school. Keep your grades up, as you don’t want to mess up your GPA.
I don’t know if it’s too late for you to withdraw for this current school year. Is that an option you’re interested in?
I was thinking I could just be enrolled at both universities then move and go back to the public school in the spring. Would I have to withdraw from all my courses at the flagship school if I wanted to take courses session B this fall with the school I intend on going back to in the spring?
This confuses me…
So why won’t you need to transfer them back? I don’t think there’s a rule saying you can’t attend two colleges at the same time, but why? That’s expensive, unless you’re taking courses that count for something.
The college of liberal arts and sciences at the flagship school for some reason requires extra gen Eds to be taken I assume because they want their students to be “well rounded”. I completed all the necessary gen Eds at my hometown public school so the ones I am taking now at the flagship school would count towards nothing at the public institution, they would just be taking I’d transfer credit space. I will have enrolled in courses at the public institution that actually work toward my degree which is why I would like to essentially double enroll
So again, can you withdraw from your current uni? Unless your family doesn’t mind spending the money. Though I don’t know how much money you’d get back now. If it’s not possible, just make the most of it and keep your grades high.
At this point I believe I could only completely withdraw and not receive any refund. Except for bright futures scholarship which I could pay back to receive those scholarship credits back for future use. But I’m sure my parents want me to stick out the semester here either way
You still need to check with both colleges to see if there is a problem taking classes at both. I don’t think it’s a problem, but I have no idea. Contact the registrar maybe?
Well…are you paying out of pocket for both of these colleges? You can only receive financial aid at the ONE college where you are a matriculated student. You can’t be a matriculated student at more than one college.
What if a student is part time? Back in the day, I took classes at a CC and a Cal state at the same time. I am sure things are different now, of course.
If you aren’t a matriculated student, I don’t think you can get financial aid. And I’m pretty sure you can’t matriculate at more than one college at the same time.
Plus, there is a bar of enrollment which I believe is at least half time.
You can certainly enroll in two colleges at once. You do have to send ALL transcripts to any school where you intend to be a degree-seeking student. It is also true that you can only receive federal financial aid at one school, so that is important if you are getting Pell, SEOG, and/or loans.
Be careful that you don’t lose bright futures by not completing the courses you received $$ for. I think they give you one term to make up the credits or get back into compliance, but if you then screw up again you are done.
It sounds like the easiest route is just to finish the semester at the flagship and then transfer those credits back to the local public school.