Must I send all transcripts?

[speechpath13]

For graduate school, is it necessary to send transcripts from dual enrollment (which was back in high school)? I only took two classes at a local college my senior year of high school and they both transferred to my current college and appear on my undergraduate transcript. It seems silly to have to do that since I took them five years ago. I suppose I should call to double check.

Another question. I recently applied to all of my grad school choices, and I listed an online university on the application that I am not able to get transcripts for at this time. The reason being I am taking my first class ever at the college, and they don't send out transcripts until you have finished at least one class. I did mention this in emails to the graduate admissions, but I'm wondering if this has happened to someone else? I hope this won't be a problem.

[fuzzylogician]

Both of these questions need to be answered by the schools you're applying to. Most times they're not going to want transcripts from dual enrollment or study abroad if the credits transferred but some schools will still insist on the "all" in "all transcripts" and ignore the fact that they can have all the information just from your alma mater transcript. Same for the transcript you can't get - it's probably fine but you need to get it cleared with your schools so your app doesn't get flagged as incomplete and tossed without consideration.

[sugarmilk]

You do need to send all your transcripts, including from the college whose courses you took in high school. Even though the credits transferred to another school, they still need to see the transcript from the original school to confirm your grades. I know this because I'm in the same boat - I took a couple of college courses through a high school program. It seems super silly that they need those but they do, and if you don't send them now they will probably ask you for them later. Better to send them now.

[speechpath13]

Thanks! I'm going to call the schools tomorrow. One has a deadline of the 15th though. If they do want them, I hope they don't throw out my application because there is no way they would make it on time.

[nemo85]

I believe this depends on the school. There is a scholarship clearinghouse (or something like that) which schools can use to check to see any classes you've taken at community colleges and above. I took some community college courses in high school (over a decade ago), and of the 30-some-odd applications (ths is my second-and-a-half round applying), only one school wanted to see that. I've also had schools that only wanted to see transcripts from institutions that granted me a degree. Best to check the fine print of your applications.

[queenleblanc]

For the school you are currently taking a class (but no transcript available yet), you can send an enrollment verification form.  Once you enroll in the graduate program, they will require final transcripts from any courses in progress during your application period, at which time you can send your completed course transcript.  On all of my SLP schools, at least an unofficial transcript was required even if a course was in progress, so an EV form would be the best route in this circumstance.  You may try requesting it to be electronically sent to you to make the upload process easier.  

 

Everywhere I applied required ALL transcripts, even if you had a transfer course appearing on another transcripts.  They want to see original course grades and the explanation for the grading system from all of the places you took UG and Grad level courses.  That would include your double-enrollment or whatever it was during high school, because college credit was received.  

 

Best of luck!