Transfer overage?

[a2jc4life]

For schools (like the big 3) that have generous transfer policies, but cap the number of hours that may be transferred toward a degree, am I correct in assuming that "extra" hours may be transferred in, but simply can't be counted against the degree requirements?

For instance, my school says that a maximum of 90 hours may be transferred against bachelors degree requirements.  If I have, say, 112 transferable hours, are they likely to transfer them all in, and just require that I complete at least 30 more hours through them?

[clep3705]

Different schools may do things differently. It's best to ask a specific school directly. I've seen one school's transcript with excess transfer hours. Certain courses had a notation about no credit being given.

It's possible that in the case of excess hours, it might be necessary to say that you want credit for a particular course and not another one. What the transcript evaluator decides to not count might not be what you want.

[a2jc4life]

Thanks! I feel less stupid about asking this question now. (I was afraid it might be awfully elementary.) I'm ready to transfer all but my last course over, so as soon as I get my updated ACE transcript I'll submit for my pre-eval and see what that looks like.

[clep3705]

You should only feel stupid for not asking or not trying.