How do I know which past courses are transferable?
Hi there!
I’m 39 and have been thinking (constantly) about going back to school for Psychology. I 1st thought about this 8 years ago, but now it’s all I can think of. First a BA followed by an MBA so I can be a Therapist; very likely I’d not pursue a PhD since I’m already so old and I don’t think the return on education investment would be worth it.
Anyway, I have my Associate’s Degree (from 17 years ago) in Architectural Design. I did not finish my Bachelor’s, but I did complete many higher level GE courses when I was attempting to get my BA.
My grandfather worked in Admissions for a university and literally handled everything for me when I initially went to school, so I’m kind of blind on what to do here since he passed 10 years ago and I can’t go to him for advice.
I don’t know what the best way is to see which completed courses of mine are transferable so I can get a better idea on how many credits are needed. Do I contact both colleges I attended for AA and BA to retrieve unofficial transcripts and manually input my completed courses into sites like Transferology? Or do I reach out to academic advisors for the 2 universities I’m interested in to have them help, even though I’ve not yet applied?
I’m sorry if this is a dumb question with an obvious answer. I suffer from multiple anxiety disorders, depression, and ADHD (hence why I think psychology would be a great field for me since I could offer real-world experience to future patients, plus I just want to help fellow mental health sufferers), but because of that I’m just extremely overwhelmed with the beginning stages of enrolling back into school. I truly appreciate all the advice & input!