Its depends on the college you go to. You have to be at a junior college that will have the courses needed to help you transfer. First apply to the junior college and then talk to a career counselor. Each student has a designated counselor assigned to them, usually based on the last name (ie: if the first letter of your last name was between A-G). Theyll help you plan out your coursework, based on your major. If you havent picked one, theyll advise you to take general ed classes first. The college usually follows some kind of checklist to make sure you take the required courses needed to get a degree or transfer. Make sure to get a college catalog, in addition to the course catalog. The college catalog tells you info about the school and what you need to graduate or get a degree. The course catalog tells you the courses that are available for that particular semester.Take a look at the catalog, then talk to the counselor after applying. Remember the dates, because they are important. If you apply late, you may not be able to start until the next semester.Junior college only has the lower division courses. In the catalog, it will tell you if the course is transferable. All credits count, but its the course thats important. You need to make sure that course is the required one you need for the upper division courses at the universities. Lower division courses are available at junior colleges, whereas upper division courses can only be taken at the Universities. Also, you dont have to get a degree at the junior college. You get just get the required coursework needed for you to transfer.
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