Transient Students

A transient student is an undergraduate student in good standing at another accredited institution who enrolls for one semester at Georgia Southern University in order to complete work to be transferred back to the parent institution.

Admissions Criteria

Summer Term

1. Apply for Admission ($30 application fee)
2. Letter of Good Standing from current school

Regular Transfer

1. Apply for Admission ($30 application fee)
2. Minimum 30 transferable semester hours
   or 45 transferable quarter hours
3. Cumulative College GPA 2.0+ (all work attempted)
4. Eligible to return to current school

Freshman Transfer

1. Apply for Admission ($30 application fee)
2. Have earned fewer than 30 transferable semester hours or 45 transferable quarter hours
3. Must be eligible to return to current school and meet Regular Freshman Acceptance Requirements
4. Minimum 1010 SAT or 21 ACT (composite)
5. High School Academic GPA 2.0+
6. Complete the College Preparatory Curriculum
   • 4 English credits
   • 4 Math credits
   • 4 Science credits (at least 2 lab science)
   • 3 Social Sciences credits
   • 2 Foreign Language credits (same language)

Remedial Courses

Transfers, Spring Transients and Fall Transients with remedial, learning support, and/or college prep make-up courses from high school must:

• Exit those courses with a “C” or better
• Accumulate 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours beyond those courses

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.

Meet your Admissions Team

Christy Rikard, Assistant Director of Transfer Recruitment
Nicole Noel-Charles, Coordinator of Transfer Recruitment
Heather Blackburn, Transfer Credit Evaluator, Last Name beginning A-I
Belinda Wilson, Transfer Credit Evaluator, Last Name beginning J-Z