More Tips, #2: not enough credits to graduate. CLEP, addition, accreditation, transfers, more.

This posting is a continuation of a posting called: More Tips for Nontraditional Students: 10 situations, plus possible solutions.

We explore #2 in more detail today.

#2. You don't have the credits to graduate...
The short version of my answer was: This has happened to more people than just you... consider a summer class or classes to finish with school faster.

There is a lot to consider about school credits. Some people naturally assume that credits will transfer easily from one school to another. Not so. If you are a transfer student, check this out twice before you go to the first school. Sometimes if you are not in the right school, your credits won't transfer to the next school you want to go to. Find out from your second school what types of credits they accept.

If you have less credits than you think you deserve, find out why the school records don't match yours.

I personally had 4 credits I had from testing NOT show up, just when I was ready to graduate. They were CLEP test credits. I was told they didn't count (which later turned out NOT to be true). I had to go to Summer Session to re-take the classes I didn't really have to take in the first place. Learn from this! Check with somebody else if something you are told does not sound right to you. Don't just go on what one person says.

Also, sometimes a class is ONLY offered in the Spring or Fall semester. You can try to work it out to take the classes you need in order and save time.

And, if worse comes to worse, even if you added things up a bit wrong, or get a "credit surprise" like I did, taking one class or more that you need is OK... the time will go by fast, and you will have what you want eventually.

My final advice: Being organized can also help you keep track of your credits pretty well, but regularly checking in with your advisor can also help a lot too.

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Have you gone through a situation like this? How did you handle it?

Leave a comment below.

This Grades Tip posting is just one subject I will be exploring on the blog later on.

Here is the original posting you might like to check out: More Tips for Nontraditional Students: 10 situations, plus possible solutions.

And here are a couple of other postings that might help you now, and in the future.

Some Study and Final Project Tips

What Successful Nontraditional Students need to have, and

Woman graduates college after 40 Semesters (wow...)

Betsyanne

#1. Your grades are NOT what you want. You can always take the class over, maybe extend the time (take an Incomplete), or move on to another class you can do better in. - See more at: http://non-traditional-students.blogspot.com/2014/05/more-tips-for-nontraditional-students.html#.U5N3iS_GJow

#1. Your grades are NOT what you want. You can always take the class over, maybe extend the time (take an Incomplete), or move on to another class you can do better in. - See more at: http://non-traditional-students.blogspot.com/2014/05/more-tips-for-nontraditional-students.html#.U5N3iS_GJow

Some Nontrad links: The Nontrad site and blog

Join Nontrads on Facebook, Nontrads on Yahoo, and Nontrads on Twitter - See more at: http://non-traditional-students.blogspot.com/2014_06_01_archive.html#.U5ZHbC_GJow

Here is #1: Were your grades great, or would you like a redo of them, nontraditional students?

Look for my next posting about #3: You are NOT interested in the same things you used to be.

Here is the original posting you might like to check out: More Tips for Nontraditional Students: 10 situations, plus possible solutions.

And here are a couple of other postings that might help you now, and in the future.

CLEP out of classes! Save money and time.

Is your school accredited? You can look it up, plus links to videos.

More about accreditation - - and credits transferring: Learn about Diploma Mills. <video: It's a Dog's Life: Pug Dog earns Online MBA...> 

Betsyanne

And here are all the expanded answers so far:

#1: Were your grades great, or would you like a redo of them, nontraditional students?

#2: Not enough credits to graduate, CLEP, addition, accreditation, transfers, more.

#3.  Are you taking the courses you want to take? Or is it time to change course?

#4.  You don't know if you want to continue, for any reason. Can you continue on?

#5. Are your student loans adding up too fast?
Some Nontrad links: The Nontrad site and blog

Join Nontrads on Facebook, Nontrads on Yahoo, and Nontrads on Twitter