Mermaid Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 If an online science course from an accredited college just shows up as a "normal" course on your transcript--how do schools know if it was online or not? I've seen a few colleges say they do not accept them, but I'm not sure how they determine the difference. Anyone come across this situation and care to share their experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosslyn Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 The course code indicates that it's an online class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dndandrea Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 The course code indicates that it's an online class. That's not how it works at the 2 colleges I went to. I don't think there's a way to tell just from the transcripts. It's probably just part of the honor system, similarly to your HCE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 When you enter your coursework in CASPA you have to select a class type. If it's online, you have to select online. Even if you "accidentally" marked the course as in-class, managed to slip through the cracks, and got an acceptance, they will make you submit all transcripts to them directly and will verify them before you matriculate. Target schools you know meet the requirements for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted January 9, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 9, 2016 They can't see from a transcript. they probably won't check. Maybe I'm just saying all this so you'll lie and get caught. The world will never know. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggySRNA Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Avoid it all and just label it as "online". It would really suck for you to be 2 weeks away from graduating PA school and then get booted for something so simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mermaid Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Whoa, lots of assumptions here that I'm trying to run a scam or something. No worries. I'm like a Pre-PA-- just starting the process now of reviewing schools and their requirements. I don't even have a CASPA account. Just trying to get educated on what appears to be a somewhat controversial thing. I simply see in google searches people saying things like " you can't tell on your transcript" if its online or not, so I was trying to check the validity of the statement. All my science courses thus far from undergrad have been in person, on campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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