Are VT / UVA students allowed to take CC courses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GMU (at least the College of Engineering and C9mputing) does NOT let you take anything at NVCC once you start at GMU as a degree seeking student.

So I would be surprised if VT and UVA allow it.

This. But there are some complicated work arounds, if you talk to NVCC advising.

20 years ago, most schools allowed you to transfer pre-req/general education credits taken in the summer, but that was before online was prevalent. I knocked out 100/200-level social sciences and foreign language that way (I was an English major, so these were “check the box” courses; I didn’t try to do anything in my major), and theoretically it could have reduced my overall tuition bill.

I see why this policy has changed (it’s difficult to determine the quality/rigor of a course at another school, but it does make it more expensive for students, unless they/their parents plan ahead.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Taking classes at CC after one is enrolled in a 4yr college is seen as grade grubing by law and med and grad schools. Do not do it unless there are extenuating circumstances. Even a “lesser” 4yr institution (if allowed by the home one) often reflects negatively on grad/prof admissions

Don't transfer credits from CC typically carry no GPA contribution, and mainly serve as prerequisites for major relevant courses that can only be taken at VT?

That's the idea, in theory at least. In practice, unprepared students come to us, find that they can't succeed in the course at VT, then look for substitutes at CC (and sometimes other lower ranked state schools like GMU or JMU), take those courses - often virtually - and then hope to succeed in the next course. Needless to say, it's a recipe for disaster, particularly if a student substituted the 1000 and 2000 level courses and then hopes to succeed at the 3000 level. Hence the effort to close any loopholes for 2000 courses. (1000 courses will likely stay transferable, though for instance we recommend that students take the course, not transfer it, at least when it comes to CC-only courses. AP is a slightly different beast.)

All of you see CC as a loop hole; what if you are finishing an English or Humanities requirement?

And what's this dig against GMU and JMU? Maybe it's not the school but the kid? Some kids have no interest or care to invest the time it takes to do STEM classes; even if these kids did all their course work at VT that still wouldn't make a difference.

I was commenting on engineering majors and in-major core courses. I don't know the situation for other courses.