If You Transfer Schools Does Your Attendance Go With You?

Transferring schools can give you the opportunity to pursue a new major, enjoy a new college culture or start life in a new location. All of your previous school records will transfer with you to the new school, but your attendance at individual classes isn't part of your college transcript. The effects of your class attendance, however, will transfer with you.
  1. College Transcript Contents

    • Your college transcript contains all of your course grades, as well as your discipline records. However, the individual contents of each class -- such as test grades, how many classes you attended or how frequently you participated in class -- are not a part of your transcript, so your individual course attendance scores won't transfer with you to your new school.

    Role of Attendance

    • Although your attendance won't transfer with you, your attendance in individual classes can still affect the contents of your transcript. For example, if a professor drops you a letter grade for missing more than three classes, the lower grade will be reflected on your transcript. You won't be able to ask your new school to alter the grade because it was lowered due to your attendance. Similarly, if you do poorly in a class because you miss too many lectures, the bad grade you receive means your attendance will indirectly transfer with you.

    Class and School Withdrawal

    • Some professors automatically withdraw students who miss too many classes. In other cases, you might opt to withdraw from a class if you've missed too many lectures to succeed. Although the reason for your withdrawal won't be noted on your transcript, the withdrawal itself will transfer with you. If you withdraw from school entirely for a semester, this will also be noted on your transcript.

    Transfer Credits

    • When you transfer schools, your new school will give you credit for classes that are similar to courses offered at the new school. Other courses might gain you credit for electives or no credit at all. If you do poorly in a class due to your attendance and the class doesn't transfer to the new school, you could luck out and end up with a higher grade-point average. This will only occur if your new school opts to negate the class entirely rather than simply counting it as an elective or giving you partial credit.

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