Many of the most selective schools state that they do not accept online course credit.
Would a highly selective school such as Yale for example, consider online courses taken at a for-profit school like ECPI?
What advice would you give a student who started out at a for-profit school after high school and would like to transfer?
You need to check the web site of each target school to see what its transfer credit policies are.
The student needs to contact the admissions offices at the target colleges and universities and ask.
Generally speaking, courses taken at colleges and universities that are regionally accredited are more likely to be accepted for credit.
How do the credits show on the transcript? Does it specifically state “taken in an online format”? At many colleges and universities there is no distinction between distance/online and live classes when they are recorded on the transcript.
Think about it…Yale wants the top students. They are pickier about transfers. Why would they want to take credit from a for-profit school?
I would look at your local state colleges first.
The student could be admissible, but if the credits won’t transfer, the student would have to spend four years at Yale.
@happymomof1 Theoretically possible, but I would not start with Yale as my transfer option. I would try more realistic scenarios…unless the OP was a 36/2400 4.0 student to begin with
No. Here is what Yale says:
https://admissions.yale.edu/transfer-details
They will not make an exception for you. After all, current Yale students do not get credit for online courses offered by other colleges.
http://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/academic-regulations/credit-from-other-universities/
Harvard’s policy is similar, FWIW.
@bopper - I’d encourage a broader list too!
ECPI has regional accreditation through SACSCOC so it is likely that some of the classes would be transferable provided they were taught live and not solely online.