<p>When is a good time to transfer from a CC to a university? A year? After finishing multivariable calculus? If my grades are good, after just a few quarters?</p>
<p>My previous college attempts didn't go so well, but those are years ago, so I want to show the university I'm going to transfer to (which rejected me last year, before I entered CC) I can hack it.</p>
<p>You would need to transfer after your first year at a CC IF…your local big quality 4-year school does NOT have good arrangements with the local CC’s.</p>
<p>If you are in some state like Maryland, you can actually do 2 years at a CC and still transfer into U-Maryland and do well. It is pretty known in my geographic area (Maryland) that the U-Maryland has worked with the local CC’s to really prepare students for the last 2 years at U-Maryland.</p>
<p>Not all states do this.</p>
<p>I’m transferring to a four year school in the fall. I wouldn’t say you should go by the amount of years. Stay at the CC for however long it takes you to complete all of the coursework you need for engineering. This would include all the calculus, diff eq., linear algebra, physics, statics, circuits, material science, and programming. Also you want to complete a couple GE classes like English and stuff like that. I’m in California and most engineering students try to transfer after 2 or 3 years at a CC; maybe it works differently in other states. I would check the website of a couple of 4 year schools that you’re interested in and they will tell you what classes they want a transfer student to complete. Around here, they want you to complete all of the stuff I mentioned earlier; if you’re missing more than a few classes, you will usually get denied.</p>
<p>most CC have arrangement with local state universities so that they make it easier for student go got a AA degree to transfer to a local University. sometimes requirements are not as tough for them BUT YOU NEED TO GET YOUR A.A. DEGREE FIRST.</p>
<p>also regardless of the type of relationship your community college has with local universities it is common knowledge that transferring to a 4 year institution is easier as a junior than it is as a sophomore or freshman.</p>
<p>for instance this is taken from the UF’s website:
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<p>Only some 4 year schools require an AA. An AA doesn’t make a difference for any of the schools that I applied to.</p>
<p>I would say it couldn’t hurt to try and transfer as soon as possible. Seems like the logical answer, surely you could get a better education at a 4 year institution that offers an engineering program. Besides that, it would probably be easier to adapt socially and feel more comfortable, as well as being with other engineers at school.</p>
<p>For the record, I’m transferring from Columbus State CC to OSU, and they have arrangements with each other about credit transfers and so forth. They have outlined a program whereby I get an A.S. at CSCC and then transfer to OSU. I’m wondering if I should complete the AS or jump the gun after a year. Obviously, the longer I stay in CC the more money I save, but the sooner I get into OSU the sooner I can take intro engineering classes. At CSCC, I can take my math, physics, and chemistry classes, but no engineering ones.</p>
<p>The best time to transfer is when you are well prepared to meet the requirements of your target university. One option you may have is visiting OSU and conversing with faculty and students about how well prepared transfer students were, the workload, etc.</p>
<p>I’d recommend conversing with OSU faculty about the level of preparation of transfer students from local CCs (you may not mention you attend CSCC). They will give you a rough idea of what you need to bring in order to succeed at OSU.</p>
<p>I would stay at the CC as long as you can. Complete all the GE, math, physics, and chem that you need for your degree at the 4 year. In my opinion, after you transfer, you shouldn’t be taking any courses at OSU that you could be taking at the CC, that’s just a waste of money. The important thing is to take as many classes you can at the CC without taking classes that you don’t need. I’m not sure if you should do the A.S. If you do that, you usually end up taking more GE classes than what you need for a B.S., so it could end up wasting time. I would look at OSU’s engineering curriculum and GE requirements for engineering to see which of those courses your CC has, then make sure you take all of those.</p>
<p>Depends on the school. I’d say 1.5-2 years is about right. Even then you probably have 3 years to go… CC is longer but cheaper. And many schools will ignore your HS grades which can be helpful.</p>
<p>Michigan, for example, will take anyone who has all the right classes done (Calc I-IV, Chem, Physics I and II, programming and English) with a 3.5 GPA in their CC (both overall and in those classes) no matter their HS grades…</p>