CASPA Transcript, old school, advice?

[PACC]

.

[UGoLong]

There will be people who may disagree, but if your tech school classes did not count as fulfilling requirements for your BS, I probably wouldn't include them.

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

[Allegro]

Unfortunately, you don't have a choice. It's required that you include them, and if you don't, your application would be considered fraudulent.

 

These will be factored into your GPA on CASPA, but understand that the programs you are applying to have the ability to recalculate your GPA on their admissions interface in many different ways, and may or may not choose to include it when considering your app. You should determine from your schools which GPAs they will be focusing on in regards to their requirements and ensure you have met those before you apply.

[Guest MedLib42]

Unfortunately, you don't have a choice. It's required that you include them, and if you don't, your application would be considered fraudulent.

 

These will be factored into your GPA on CASPA, but understand that the programs you are applying to have the ability to recalculate your GPA on their admissions interface in many different ways, and may or may not choose to include it when considering your app. You should determine from your schools which GPAs they will be focusing on in regards to their requirements and ensure you have met those before you apply.

 

Exactly. I forgot to include a couple classes I'd attended at a community college many many years ago when I first hit "submit" on my app, and got an email from CASPA several days later saying that "failure to include ALL college or university coursework is fraudulent". I figured out what happened, contacted CASPA, and got everything straightened out, but yes. It has to be included (it's part of the agreement you sign - that you've disclosed all colleges or universities you've ever attended). 

 

However, there might be an exception: if the school you attended was a technical school that did not grant traditional college credit (for example, if the credits don't transfer to any other college, or if they are not an accredited college or university) you might be OK. But you'll have to find out and contact CASPA and ask if you think that might be the case. 

[Allegro]

In the cases you mentioned, reporting the school isn't optional, but what kind of documentation required can vary, and you should contact CASPA in regards to the paperwork aspect.

 

That said, if work doesn't transfer onto your other transcripts, this doesn't mean you don't have to report it, it just means CASPA won't necessarily catch that you've omitted it. Most likely, this will be found out by the PA programs down the road, which can lead to a lot of trouble.

[Guest MedLib42]

In the cases you mentioned, reporting the school isn't optional, but what kind of documentation required can vary, and you should contact CASPA in regards to the paperwork aspect.

 

That said, if work doesn't transfer onto your other transcripts, this doesn't mean you don't have to report it, it just means CASPA won't necessarily catch that you've omitted it. Most likely, this will be found out by the PA programs down the road, which can lead to a lot of trouble.

 

Yes. If it's college credit, but doesn't transfer, you still have to report it. What I meant when I referred to "non-transferable" coursework was coursework that may be obtained from a technical or professional training type school that is not an accredited college or university, and as such, is not able to grant universally accepted college credit (they have their own system of credits), so will be "non-transferable" to all other institutions. It may also be considered "technical training" rather than traditional coursework by CASPA, so in some cases could be omitted or entered differently. But you'd have to contact CASPA, and they'd have to make that call. I would not advocate figuring this out on your own and deciding to omit without their approval (again, this could be considered fraudulent).

 

Also, because  you got an AS degree, your school likely doesn't fall into this category, so it will probably have to be included. If in doubt, either contact CASPA or include everything.

[zoopeda]

There are lots of different kinds of schools.  If I were you, I would call CASPA and describe exactly the kind of school and training this is and ask their advice.  You don't have to tell them who you are right then, but knowing the official party line might help you make up your mind.  It could be, as UGoLong suggested, this coursework is considered more pre-college (in the way high school is) than it is CC or 4-year type credit.  If they tell you you must report the tech school grades, of course you still have a choice not to report.  But what the odds are of that catching up later or how that would sit with your conscience is something none of us can clarify for you.  I'm not sure this is as cut and dry, ethically or technically, as some are suggesting, so good luck deciding what to do! 

[whoRyou]

When in doubt call ... C A S P A!