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Transfer Admissions Guidelines

Transfer applicants must have earned 12 or more college credits since their high school graduation, with only 3 allowed from CLEP-type exams. To apply, forward your official transcripts from the colleges or universities you have attended. We will let you know if we need your secondary school record as well.

GPA required for transferring students is 2.0 for all previous college-level study. Higher than 2.0 GPAs for particular academic programs may, however, apply. Applicants with 45 or more credits must meet all special requirements, as indicated below:

1. Ancell School of Business programs, including Justice and Law Administration: 2.3 GPA
2. Communications: 2.0 GPA; 2.5 for courses applying toward major
3. Computer Science: 2.0 GPA; 2.5 for courses applying toward major
4. Education: 2.8 GPA overall
5. Mathematics/Computer Science: 2.0 GPA; 2.5 for courses applying toward major
6. Social Work: 2.0 GPA; 2.5 for courses applying toward major

Applicants with Associate's Degrees must meet minimum GPA requirements for their selected program. WestConn accepts as transferable courses on which grades of "C-" or higher have been earned. Such courses will show as "T" on your transcript, and will not carry a grade value.

Courses taken at other institutions* (see Special Transfer Arrangements below):

• Vocational or technical institution credits may not be accepted as transferable to WCSU.
• All academic courses with a passing grade will transfer from Central, Eastern, or Southern Connecticut State Universities.

Maximum transferable credits:

WCSU will accept a maximum of 75 semester hours from and a two-year institution. Up to 90 semester hours may be transferred from a four-year school.

To earn a degree from WestConn, all transfer students must complete a minimum of 30 credits through this University prior to graduation. At least half the credits required in any major must be completed at WestConn.

Transfer Evaluations:

Any applicant dissatisfied with his/her transfer credit evaluation may appeal the decision to the Director of University Admissions. Students have one semester after matriculation to adjust their transfer credit evaluation.

*Special Transfer Arrangements for Associate Degree Recipients:

All graduates of Connecticut State Community Technical Colleges' associate degree programs are admissible to the CSU system as students with junior standing. This policy also applies to the transfer applicants holding associate degrees from the Connecticut Board of State Academic Awards. Courses with grades of "D+, D and D-" are transferable only if the student has earned an associate's degree from a CT State Community College system school.

For more information, call (203) 837-9000 or email transferadmissions@wcsu.edu For transcripts other materials, please mail request to:

Western Connecticut State University
Attn: Admissions
181 White St.
Danbury, CT 06810 USA