Transfer Requirements

Transfer Admissions Requirements:
Acceptance is based upon the following criteria:
To be considered for Regular Transfer Acceptance
Minimum 30 transferable semester hours or 45 transferable quarter hours
Cumulative College GPA 2.0+ (all work attempted)
Eligible to return to current school

Transfer Admissions Requirements:
Acceptance is based upon the following criteria:
To be considered for Freshman Transfer Acceptance
(Have earned fewer than 30 transferable semester hours or 45 transferable quarter hours)

Must be eligible to return to current school and meet Regular Freshman Acceptance Requirements
Minimum 1000 SAT or 21 ACT (composite)
High School Academic GPA 2.0+
Complete the College Preparatory Curriculum
*4 English credits
*4 Math credits
*3 Science credits (at least 2 lab science)
*3 Social Sciences credits
*2 Foreign Language credits (same language)

Note:  If you were previously or are currently enrolled in Remedial, Learning Support, and/or College Prep make-up courses from high school.
Transfers, Spring Transients, and Fall Transients With: Remedial, Learning Support, and/or College Prep Make-up Courses from High School If you were previously or are currently enrolled in Remedial, Learning Support, and/or College Prep make-up courses from high school; you must:
Exit those courses with a " C " or better

Accumulate 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours beyond those courses

Note:  Remedial, Learning Support, and College Prep make-up courses DO NOT count towards transfer hours or the transfer GPA.
If you have these types of courses, you are no longer eligible for Freshman Transfer Acceptance.



Credit Evaluation:
Once you have been accepted to Georgia Southern University you will receive a credit evaluation detailing what courses will transfer into our institution. For more detailed information about what specific class will transfer, please go to the following website: https://adminservices.georgiasouthern.edu/transferequivalency/.

Advisement:
You have the opportunity to be advised prior to SOAR and receive an approved advising schedule that will provide you quicker access to registration at SOAR. In some cases, your advisor can register you for critical courses that are needed for your degree program before attending SOAR to ensure you will get the classes.

Online pre-advisement is available at https://adminservices.georgiasouthern.edu/OnlineAdvisement/. An advisor will contact you and help you select your classes.

You are encouraged to begin looking at the classes needed for your major and consider which classes you might be interested in taking your first semester at Georgia Southern. You can view advisement information and courses needed by visiting the Academic Advisement website. If you need to change your major, complete the information update form by clicking on the Change Major link.

 

Accepted Student Checklist:
Sign up for SOAR/Orientation
Sign up for
On-Campus Housing
Fill out forms
for Health Services
Information about:
Financial Aid
Out of State



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Financial aid does not transfer from one school to another. You must cancel aid at your current school and re-apply for aid at GA Southern.

Scholarship Opportunities for Transfer Students
Deadline for Spring Semester is December 15
Deadline for Fall Semester is May 1
Click here for the scholarship application.

Meet your Admissions Team:
 Heather Brower, Transfer Credit Evaluator A-I
Belinda Hunter, Transfer Credit Evaluator for J-Z

Questions? Email us at transfers@georgiasouthern.edu

Please note: Students must earn at least 25 percent (30 semester hours) of their degree requirements in residence at Georgia Southern University. The last 30 semester hours of work must be earned at Georgia Southern University, unless an exception is made for the student to be a transient student at another institution. A student cannot complete requirements immediately following the term he/she is in attendance as a transient student at another institution unless an official transcript of transient credit is received by the Registrar prior to the end of the semester at Georgia Southern University.