I recently transferred to UNM, Fall 09. I have attended four colleges within the last decade, partly due to past service in the Marine Corps that kept me on the move. I must admit that the transfer system at UNM goes above and beyond itself to make life difficult and unfair for transfer students. No other university has come close to UNM in denying legitimate transfer credits, and taking such an unreasonably long time to do so. I was unpleasanly surprised to move back to my home-city of Albuquerque to find such an unpleasant mess.
You may think, as the transfer advisors I spoke to at UNM before being accepted at the university, that such simple classes as General Biology I, II, and Microbiology would easily be accepted at UNM as identical classes; all are nationally accredited universities. I was surprised to find, however, that due to red-tape beyond my control, such easy solutions do not exist.
After taking an incredibly long time to evaluate my transfer credits, around six months, the university denied such course equivalencies as the classes previously mentioned. While some of these classes were taken as electives, or even other classes that do not match with what I have taken, having 110 credits but still being two-years away from graduation does not really help. I can only hope that the transfer process at UNM becomes a fair process, as what is currently in place lacks any respect.
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If you take the class description from the college that you are transferring from to the head of the department they will often times transfer the credits accordingly. But, you have to do the leg work. It's motivating when you think how much money you will save.
ReplyDeleteThe University doesn't make money by giving degrees to people who go to other schools... if you make a little noise at the University, they will generally see things your way.
As an aside, everything you do in the University in regards to paperwork is redundant, ridiculous and technically not your job... However, it is the way it has always been. In the 11 years that I spent in the University I learned one very important lesson:
Keep copies of every paper you sign... it will come back to bite you if you don't. The turnover within the business offices at the University is extremely high and no two interactions will ever be the same. It will always work to your benefit... Best of luck