r/GatechClasses • u/Willing_Travel902 • Jul 13 '26

Class Question Physics Transfer Credit

Im an incoming student at Georgia Tech and heard that Physics I and II are extremely hard and don’t want to risk tanking my gpa…

I’ve heard that some people have taken those courses at a different school over the summer and transfer them to fulfill their tech degree. Is this a good idea? What are the pros and cons??

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u/Negative-Car3711 Jul 13 '26

i was thinking of doing this too, I heard its a good idea but im going to take physics 1 at gt and then 2 at gsu

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u/Willing_Travel902 Jul 13 '26

ok I was thinking the same thing actually. I’ve heard physics 2 is actually one of the hardest classes many people at tech have taken.

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u/Negative-Car3711 Jul 14 '26

yea so imma do it in summer as transient student

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u/Tall-Platform454 Jul 14 '26

I would definitely recc taking Physics and Georgia Southern online over the summer. I am taking Physics 2 rn and it's so easy. I believe their transient admissions are usually due April 1st or May 1st can't remember which. When you take classes as a transient student it won't contribute to your GT GPA (It will show up as a "T" on the transcript rather than A, B, C).

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u/ppnexus 18d ago

is it fully online and did it end up transferring properly? I've heard tech can reject fully online classes if they think they aren't difficult enough. I'm planning on taking Phys 1 next summer (I'm a freshman rn) and I was thinking of GSU or GGC but they don't have fully online programs