<p>I have a generic question about the transfer student. Is it possible to graduate from the university if for financial reasons there is a need to transfer to more affordable school state university or another private college after completing full 3 years of study. Because of big changes in family and financial situation there is very little chance to afford forth year, and particular university is known not to increase scholarship, and all loans and grants are going to be maxed out. It is known that better way is to transfer up after the second year, but the student decided to step up study and take MCAT instead of putting effort into transfer, so this window is shut.</p>
<p>Maybe, I would look at the specific policies for the university you are talking about. There may be fine print that specifically blocks doing something like this or there might not be.</p>
<p>Many schools are much less friendly to senior-level transfers as they are to junior-level transfers, presumably because upper division courses tend to be more unique to each school, so the school may not want to graduate someone who took only half of his/her upper division course work at the school.</p>
<p>But the only way to find out is to check each school on its policies on senior-level transfers.</p>
<p>One other possibility: can the student afford one more semester? If so, can the student take all remaining degree requirement courses during that one semester and graduate then? Or, if all course requirements can be completed in one semester, can the student then take remaining breadth or free elective credit units at a lower cost school and transfer them in to graduate? Of course, the school’s actual policies need to be checked on these possibilities.</p>