Transfer before I'm done with my prerequisites?

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I am taking classes at a community college and just started (Spring 2016). I want to transfer to a 4 year University by Spring 2017, but obviously my nursing prerequisite classes will not be complete by then. Can I transfer to a University to finish my prerequisites and then later apply to the nursing program?

Would I have to apply as undecided or something and then switch majors to nursing?

I have no idea what to do, help!!

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Different schools have different criteria for transfer admissions. Best would be to contact the admission department of the university you're looking to transfer to.

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I also agree that you should contact the school directly, but I will share what I did in that situation.

I went to a 4-year institution for my freshman year and completed some prerequisities before deciding that I wasn't really happy there. After that year (2 semesters), I decided to transfer to another school. Since I had not completed all of the prereqs, I had to go in as an undecided student until I finished. It took me two semesters at the new school to finish everything. After I finished, I met with some of the Nursing faculty and they helped me transfer into the nursing program.

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