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Can I switch to a different University mid-semester in the USA?
by Martin Jacob Equip2goIf
you have completed your graduation in India, you might have seen many students
changing their courses for example from Mechanical engineering to computer
science, or changing from one college to another or they might even change
entire university after completing their 1st year in the course. A
student may have several reasons to change course or college. The process may
seem quite simple in domestic universities, but is it possible to change a
course or university while studying abroad? Let’s see what can be the problems
and whether it is advisable to change universities abroad.
Before
you can actually start studying in foreign universities, you have to go through
a very long process. You need to find the right college, apply for immigration
processes, and then find a transcript service provider to
submit your transcript certificate, medium of instruction certificate, other
verified documents, a lot of academic fees, etc. After everything goes well you
find yourself sitting in the classroom of your dream university studying your
favourite course. It all sounds nice. But imagine for a student who is not able
to adapt to the chosen university or cannot align the selected course with his
professional goals? Similarly, there can be many other reasons why a student
will look to change his university.
This
article will help you to get all the basic information related to the change of
university in the USA. Every country and every university has different
policies pertaining to the transfer of college mid-term. Therefore it is highly
recommended that you get in touch with your education advisor and learn about
all the transfer policies related to the old and new universities. There are a
few things that a student should keep in mind before applying to change
university:
1. The
visa you have got for your old university may not be acceptable in the new
university. So you might need to apply for a new visa for the new university.
2. Students
need to complete at least 6 months of the original course in the current
university. Without completion of which, the new university may not be able to
accept the transfer request.
3. You
will need to reinitiate the admission process in the new university i.e. you
will have to submit the transcript certificates, academic fees, mark sheets, medium of
instruction certificates, etc. in the new university as well.
4. Usually,
the fees paid in colleges are non-refundable. So it is advised that you apply
for a transfer of college after 1 semester or 1 year (whatever fees you have
paid) to avoid loss of money.
5. The
student might not be entitled to getting an education loan, or may not be able
to apply for scholarships or grants as these might have been used for current pune
university transcript.
Transfer
of college mid-term is generally not recommended to students as it brings in
huge loss of time, money and credits scored in the academia. International
students generally opt for a 2 years course. By the time they decide to change
their university, they are already about to complete 1 year in the current
institute. So unless it becomes extremely important, the student should
complete the 2nd year in current college as well.
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