| Show Transferring Credits From Is Harder Than It Seems for Students Students have trouble transferring transferring transferring trans trans- ferring credit to universities By Alison Muir and Stacie Neeley Contributing Writers your planning to Are re transfer credits to the University of of Utah Utah State or Weber State Have you checked to make sure the classes you have taken will fulfill university requirements student Laura Cannon had first hand experience trying to transfer credits My counselor told me my credits would transfer said Can Can- non After the first week of tr school I found out my credits would transfer but only as elec- elec tives In order for Cannon to attend the school of her choice she would need to retake all of her general requirements Some of the courses may seem transferable but a particular university university university uni uni- may not a accept them Therefore it is best to look into credit transfer early because each university will vary If you are planning to transfer from to a major university here are some steps to make the process run smoothly Meet with an advisor from to make sure general requirements will transfer Failing to verify transfer credits may result in many lost hours in class and study time Academic Advising suggests an A student put in two hours of study time for each credit hour Attend the university's orientation orientation orientation orien orien- tation provided for your specific major Local universities require attendance at an orientation before you can meet with an advisor I needed to find out which classes to register for in order to begin my Communication major U. U student Cindy Greaves said However the department advisors would not let me schedule an appointment until I had attended their orientation The orientation presents an overview of the degree e the student is interested in and explains the requirements and the process for applying for a major Contact a department advisor for your major field of study The advisor will give your guidance concerning graduation requirements requirements requirements require require- ments and should tell you what whal courses will count toward your major To assist with the transfer process advisors recommend saving saving saving sav sav- ing course syllabi for each course completed Also make sure you do donot donot donot not leave the office without a document document document doc doc- of your approved transfer r credits Students should consider meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing with a a. a university advisor before they begin taking courses a al at t as there may be some specific specific specific general education and major prerequisites to consider |
