questions concerning universities

[platinumike]

I go to a CC and would like to transfer to the University of Florida. I plan on contacting their admissions office soon, but wanted to clear some questions here first. Right now I have a 3.2 overall gpa, with 7 courses left to take I plan on graduating(AA in finance) with a 3.4 or so. I have been taking 4 courses a semester, and with 7 courses left that i means i could graduate at the end of the fall term. However I have 3 accounting courses left to take(i had to withdraw) and if I take 1 accounting course a semester that means I'll have to dedicate one entire semester for only 1 accounting course.

My questions are:
-Do universities only allow admission for the fall term? or is it year round?
-Is an AA degree with a 3.4 gpa sufficient?
-Instead of wasting a whole 3 months for 1 accounting course, is it possible I could transfer before getting my AA degree here at community college?
-What are my chances of admission if I transfer? what are my chances if I wait to graduate?

Thanks!

 

[Gibson486]

1. some univeristies do offer rolling admission, some don't. You have to check.

2. anything above a 3 is good for any normal college, but you need a spectacular GPA (above a 3.6) to get into an ivy league school. this is true, but a bit general. Also note that the average GPA that the school quotes is usually largely inflated.

3. You do not have to transfer after getting your AA. You just have to accumulate a certain number of credits. That varies from school to school also. usually, if you do not meet the semester hour requirements (usually around 30), you have to submit your SAT or ACT score.

4. Chances are up to you. A 4 year college will not care about an AA. It does not matter when you transfer, just as long as you meet their requirements.

 

[BigJ]

1) Depends on what college and what program you are transferring into. At some universities, there is year-round admission. At others, you can only transfer in the fall or only in the spring. At other universities that allow you to transfer year round, they only allow you to transfer into certain programs in the fall/spring.

2) Should be fine for UF.

3) Colleges have certain guidelines you have to meet in order to transfer, and to transfer into programs. There's probably a core set that you would have to have completed, and then for your program there are probably a number of courses you should've completed to transfer into that program. Although some universities may only require you to get the core set done to transfer into the programs.

4) Not enough information.

 

[Crazee]

1) As stated above it depends on the college.
2) In most cases for UF it should be fine. Some departments at schools have higher requirements for their programs than the general school standards.
3) You do not have to wait for the AA where you would benefit from getting it is that if you took a break before finishing your bachelors for whatever reason the hours you took at the CC would be protected and you would not "lose" them. Otherwise it should have no bearing on your transfer.
4) Depends on UF.

Basically you need to contact their admissions office and get the right answers. We can give you some general guidance which might apply a lot to your situation or may not apply at all. Call them and set up an appointment to talk with a counselor.

 

[platinumike]

Alright, thanks alot guys. All the replies were really informative. I looked around their website, and it appears they classify you in 2 ways. 12 credits is req. to transfer, but anything under 60 and you are classified the same as an individual who only has 12. From their website, they make admission seem much easier with an AA degree, where without it, you are in a dogfight with other transfers. I'll call now and setup an appt.

 

[thomsbrain]

this isn't florida specific, but...

1. you can start any term you want.
2. you do not need an AA to get in. they would probably prefer if you didn't, since you're wasting your time with unrelated classes (PE?). you only need to satisfy the university's requirements.
3. depends on the requirements. most schools want you to have your GEN ED requirements completed. they don't give a rat's ass about what major-specific courses you have. they WANT you to take them all at their university (though they will sometimes accept the transfer credits). you should be looking to complete your gen ed at CC, and then transfer to the university and get specific with major-related courses.
4. as long as you meet their requirements, you're good to go. having your AA or not won't make much difference.