How to Transfer an Associate Degree
An associate degree is a first step at higher education. Often taking only two years, associate degrees are available in most majors. When ready to take your education to the bachelor's degree level, you will have to transfer your associate degree credits to the college or university of your choice.
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Research before you start your associate degree. If you have an idea of what your bachelor's degree will be in, begin by looking at potential universities that you will want to attend. You should keep in mind what they require for classes to be transferred. There may be certain classes that they are more readily able to accept than others, and those are the classes that you should make an effort to take. Doing this research beforehand will ensure that you will not take classes that will not transfer over, thereby increasing your time in school.
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Contact the school that you want to transfer to. After completing your associate degree, you will be applying to schools that can offer a bachelor's. If the same school does offer a bachelor's then your job has been made much easier. If not, you will need to contact the school that you are hoping to gain entry into. They may require transcripts, test scores and references.
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Gather all the necessary paperwork. If the schools do require references, request professors to write these in plenty of time to meet any application deadline. Transcripts should reflect all of the higher-level courses you have taken. If a type of placement test is required, this should also be accomplished long before the application is due. Getting your application with your associate degree information in before the deadline is probably the single most important thing you can do.
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Keep in contact with the schools to which you apply. Make sure that they have received all your information and that the associate degree will completely transfer. If there is a class that seems to have trouble transferring, ask whether there is anything that you can do to facilitate the process. Make sure that you are staying on top of any additional items that the schools may request.
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