What kind of trouble would I get into by not disclosing the fact that Ive earned credits at a different school

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I earned a B.A. degree from UWS. I had a GPA of 2.99. I am earning a B.B.A degree from UNF. My grades are awful here at UNF. They have caused my overall GPA to significantly drop to around 2.50. I am going back to UWS in a few years to earn an Master's in Education degree. The Master's program at UWS requires that my overall GPA from ALL the credits earned should be at least 2.75. Because of my UNF credits, it's down to about 2.50 like I mentioned. But if I don't tell them I ever earned a B.B.A from UNF, I can just submit my B.A. that I earned from UWS before at my 2.99 GPA level. 

Are they able to find out I earned more credits at UNF if I don't tell them? What would happen if I didn't tell them?

[for you grammarians, I realize I don't have an apostrophe in the word "I've" in my question. I had to remove it to be able to fit all the words into the question]

megha717 · Accepted Answer

I don't think you would get in any trouble to be perfectly honest. You are bound to have to repeat courses by not telling them what you've accomplished. Also, since you are applying for your Master's and telling them you just have a BA, I doubt they will delve into your school records to see that you've attended another school and didn't do so hot. They already know that you've completed their BA program.

Good luck!

funnyrob01 · Answer

If you didn't tell them, I don't see how they'd find out, especially if the schools are unaffiliated and in different states. I'm not aware of any 'centralized' data tank which all colleges and universities are hooked up to. I think that kind of information has to be kept confidential by the school.

If you want to make sure, though, read the by-laws of each school.

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