06-06-2012, 01:39 AM
like you, there are a few years <cough decades> between when I did my first associate's degree and then returned to school. My AOS degree didn't transfer in at all, so in theory, it wouldn't show up anywhere. Now, you mentioned financial aid - but also what about the clearing house database? I'm 99% sure I'm not in it for my first degree (I looked it up once- wish I had that link). I still think it's risky. The consequences are too high, I've never even considered leaving that degree off.
Now, in the case of loose credits, especially old ones that were bad grades, I've told people more than once not even to bring them over if they are applying somewhere new like TESC. I remember someone had 6 community college credits or something like that, and one was an "F" and the other a passing grade. Ok, seriously, that's going to be more trouble and cost over time than it's worth. Transcript requests will be a pain FOREVER if that 4 cr class is sitting on your TESC transcript. I would say, however, that down the road if a grad school asked- then yeah, you should include everything.
Now, in the case of loose credits, especially old ones that were bad grades, I've told people more than once not even to bring them over if they are applying somewhere new like TESC. I remember someone had 6 community college credits or something like that, and one was an "F" and the other a passing grade. Ok, seriously, that's going to be more trouble and cost over time than it's worth. Transcript requests will be a pain FOREVER if that 4 cr class is sitting on your TESC transcript. I would say, however, that down the road if a grad school asked- then yeah, you should include everything.
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