Denied Financial Aid Because of 182 Credits.

[AirborneAgent]

I had over 180 transfer credits and received financial aid at UMPI without a problem. The OP didn't answer many of the questions asked so who knows what really happened.

I don't see people saying to transfer in a bunch of unneeded credits. I see people inform posters about what exactly they need for their UMPI degree. UMPI accepts pretty much every credit one has ever completed, but that doesn't mean that they're applicable to a degree program.

It's not necessarily here on DegreeForum, but I've seen people on Reddit and Discord talking about taking every Sophia course and several Coursera courses for no reason.

I am not sure why UMPI decided to enforce their policy on the OP but not you.  Maybe they changed their policy recently, but their current policy to qualify for federal financial aid is a maximum of 180 credits.  The link to this policy is in my post above.  It also states transfer credits count against the 180 credit max, which matches most universities' 150% rule.  It does not matter if the credit counts toward an applicable degree program, the credits still count against the 180 max.

A fix could be to go into Credly and reject the unnecessary badges, but I am not sure if UMPI would remove them once they have received a transcript showing them.  If not, the student could file an appeal with the school, but Title IV funds have a lot of restrictions on them.