Talk about a let down.
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I mentioned how crazy busy I am, how I am taking a total of five classes this semester and then I will be done with my undergrad studies. Well I got a phone call yesterday that said the two classes I was going to take from NWIC will not be accepted because they are not exactly the equivalent to the classes at UMUC. I was also told that I was wrong in thinking I only needed five classes to graduate, I actually need ten more total classes. That is partially my fault because I read my degree progress report wrong, but I also blame my advisor because I have been speaking with a couple of different people regularly and I kept telling them I could finish this semester. Why didn’t either of them say anything?
I decided to fight to get the Native American Art Appreciation class to transfer as Art Appreciation. The woman I spoke with from UMUC said it was too specific since it was Native art, and not art in general. Well, it is from a tribal college so I guess you can say there is a focus, but isn’t that the same as art from a mainstream university focusing on western art for their art appreciation class? What if I took that class to begin with and then transferred to UMUC, would they deny the class at that point? Who knows, but I am going to try to go higher and get the class accepted. I do not see why it wouldn’t be but we’ll see the response I get.
I am going to take a DANTES test to take the place of one of the classes I would have transferred from NWIC. So that takes care of the two NWIC courses. I am still registered for three classes online.
That still leaves me with six classes to take. Ugh. I am so not interested anymore. I was practically bouncing off the wall excited that I could finish this semester. Now I feel like it is a never ending thing, that I just keep taking classes and am not getting closer. I am trying not to feel discouraged, I am still very close. It may just take me a few days to feel completely motivated and excited again.
I guess I could look at it as though I will still be done this year, but that feels so far off compared to this summer. I need to play with a cute baby and sew, maybe after that I’ll be motivated again.
Oh no! That must be SOOO frustrating. You have nothing to lose by going higher up to see if they will accept that class. Hopefully they will!
Thanks Julie! I already emailed my advisor so we’ll see what advice she has!
Tsoniki I am so sorry to hear this news. Especially about having to add another semester. What a blow to your excitement in being almost finished.
Unfortunately, there is often a problem of classes transferring from a junior college to a four year college. And all I can say is that you must fight for that class transfer. Don’t just go to your adviser. Go to the head of the Art department because that is the person who needs to know the class is not considered adequate for transfer. In many cases, classes are designed so that they meet the criteria needed to transfer.
Diane went through this when she was in college. With the help of the head of the art department at the junior college, we were successful in getting her classes transferred to a four year school. In this particular case, there was an agreement between the two schools regarding the transferability of classes. As it turned out, we were being denied transfer for no other reason than one professor’s over blown ego – his thinking was that all students would be better off with HIS version of the class. The good news is – we got the class transferred.
Hope this helps.