Bowling Green State University - Advanced Technological Education

Not bad

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on May 7, 2009

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I began the entrance process for this program in July 2004, I was approved and began the first 2 courses in August of the same year.  

As I was just about to begin my 2nd semester (Jan '05), I received a call from my intake counselor asking me what my undergrad degree had been in.  I reminded him that I had not completed my Bachelor's degree or even an official Associates, but had completed 3 years in a traditional college towards a BA in Communications.  He informed me that because I had no AA in an "Applied Technical COgnate" that I did not meet the requirements for the ATE program (in spite of having my full transcript from my previous college evaluated in July!) and that if I wanted to complete the ATE program, I would have to drive 50 miles from my home to attend at the Firelands satellite for an additional FIFTY FOUR HOURS of credit (at 3 credits per class, that would have been another 3 years!)just to be accepted into the program.  I would basically be starting my degree all over at square one like an incoming Freshman with NO coursework under their belts.

So now I have this odd, 2 course "blip" on my transcript and am no closer to my degree than I was before.  It would have been nice if they would have actually REVIEWED my transcripts before they said I was accepted and took my money for a semester!