<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I really don't know what to do here, so I'm hoping for a little advice. I'm currently a Junior who just transferred to a new school (this is my first semester here). The school would not do a credit evaluation until they had my deposit, and of course I just very recently received a full credit evaluation. Obviously at which point, it was too late to back out of going to school here. </p>
<p>I am okay with how most things transferred, however, I have two class credits that I just don't get why they haven't transferred. They are Principles of Marketing and Business Law I (both of which I got an A in). I looked up the curriculum for both courses at both schools and compared them, and they are almost EXACTLY the same. I called the registrar and they said that they will have the departments reevaluate those two courses. </p>
<p>However, I have a bad feeling that I'm going to get denied. What do I do if this happens? They are being counted as electives right now, but I need them for my major. So I'd be required to take the same exact classes over again, which makes me feel like they are just denying me the credit so I'll be forced to take these classes again and be here longer. What can I do about this?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Can you find the old final exams for the two courses at the new college and see if you know all of the material on those old final exams?</p>
<p>Maybe, I’m not sure…</p>
<p>As of right now, the registrar said that the Bus. Law class is being evaluated and the Marketing class will most likely not be transferable as an equivalent, JUST because it is coming from a 2 year college. Isn’t that illegal or something? I looked up on their transfer equivalency tables, and they have accepted this class from other colleges.</p>
<p>I got my Marketing professor to send me a copy of the course syllabus from my class, and it is almost EXACTLY the same as the course offered here. In addition to this, both courses uses textbooks by the same author! I am at a loss here with what to do and I’m really stressing about it, in addition to still trying to get used to going to school here. </p>
<p>Can anyone help?</p>
<p>That’s not illegal at all. Colleges can choose what courses they want to accept as being comparable or equivalent. Some states have guaranteed transfer articulation programs between community colleges and universities, but those don’t guarantee that every single credit will transfer. They only guarantee that pre-approved courses will transfer. </p>
<p>You may have to retake a course or two. It’s quite possible that they simply want you to take the course at their institution. On the bright side, you’ll have an easier time with it than you would have otherwise. </p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t think it was actually illegal, I was just upset when I wrote that. I just cannot see the reasoning behind not giving me an equivalent, as it is an equivalent course. To be clear, they are currently giving me a credit for the course as a general elective, but I want it to be credited as the course that it is.</p>
<p>IMO, you are fortunate to have such a considerate new school to let you transfer so many credits. Had you apply to a higher ranking school to transfer, you might be deny more credits, in some cases, it might set you back a whole year. Many “elite” schools takes in least credits for transferred students and there is nothing you can do other than appeal, its up to the department to determined if the credits are acceptable. This is why you should avoid transfer as much as possible. You have to study their transfer policy or even get official opinion from the target school before apply.</p>
<p>Yeah, that is a very good and valid point, artlovers. It certainly could be worse, and I’m going to just try my best to get the credit equivalency. I will admit that I didn’t really do enough research before transferring, or before starting college in the first place (or else I wouldn’t have transferred at all, because I’d be happy with my first school). I’m here now though, so I’ll try to make the best of it.</p>