UMPI - Transfer Credit Report

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Do you really need permission from your academic advisor if you haven't enrolled in courses yet?   For example, if someone has applied, been accepted, sent over transcripts, and received an evaluation on some of those transcripts, but has not yet registered for courses, can they not take more courses elsewhere and send those transcripts over as well before registering for courses at UMPI?

As my understanding from my academic advisor, yes. Once you've been accepted, you're pretty much enrolled that's why. It's always best to check with the school you're applying to what their policies are on courses taken after acceptance. Some schools won't take courses after you've been accepted. Some will give you a hard time. It's easier to know up front. Also keep in mind that every course isn't transferable to UMPI. You also need to complete a required number of UL's in the major at UMPI. A lot of people forget that part and are surprised that they won't take some courses. You also want to make sure you're taking a course that they will accept. They don't accept all courses or all providers. 

That seems strange.  I've never associated being accepted to a college/university with being enrolled.  People often send out applications to many colleges, but they typically only enroll in one (at least only one at a time).  I also haven't associated being accepted as being so closely tied to existing credits.  It has always been more of an either 'accepted' or "not accepted" status.  Then one sends in transcripts to see what the university will accept, which often determines whether a prospective student will choose to attend or not.  Of course, colleges are always at liberty to accept any (or none) of the credits as they see fit.

I agree - most kids I know apply at MANY schools, and are accepted at some, but don't enroll until they make a decision.  Most people I know as adults going back to school also apply at a few places, and choose the school that they have the most credits accepted at, or make it faster or easier or cheaper to complete a degree.  So a school that accepts your application and then just basically considers you enrolled - that's strange.   Definitely not the norm.  The norm is the STUDENT deciding to enroll, not the other way around.