SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Republican vice presidential candidate
Sarah Palin seems to have switched colleges at least six times in
six years.

The transfers included two stints at the University of Idaho
before Palin graduated from there in 1987 with degree in
journalism.

Federal privacy laws prohibit the schools from disclosing her
grades, and none of the schools contacted by The Associated Press
could say why she transferred. There's no indication any were
contacted as part of the background investigation of Palin by
presidential candidate John McCain's campaign.

One of the schools she attended was North Idaho College. The
school's alumni association notified her in June that she'd been
picked to be the recipient of its 2008-2009 Distinguished Alumni of
the Year Award.

The University of Idaho is taking advantage of Palin's
nomination. A prominent photograph of her is featured on the
school's Web site.