Transfer Students

Students desiring to transfer to Northwestern State University with less than or equal to 12 hours of course work will be eligible for admission to a degree program if they meet the requirements as an entering freshman, and be eligible to reenter the institution from which they are transferring.  Transfer and re-entry applicants who have attended other colleges and universities must have official copies of all college work submitted to the Registrar's Office before the credentials deadline.  Transfer applicants may not disregard previous college work and apply as freshmen.  Transcripts should be requested from the registrar at each institution attended and mailed directly to the Registrar's Office.  Transfer applicants who do not plan to pursue a degree at NSU may submit a Letter of Good Standing from the last institution attended in lieu of an official transcript.  Accreditation status of transfer institutions is confirmed through the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) publications Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Educational Institutions and Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Educations.  Transcripts are only accepted from institutions that are regionally accredited by Southern Association of College and Schools/Commission on Colleges, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Transfer applicants with more than 12 credit hours will be eligible for admission to a four-year degree program if:

1. they are eligible to return to the last institution attended, and

2. have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and have completed the highest level of developmental English and Math with a grade of "C" or better.

Evaluations concerning probation, suspension, grades, grade point average, and hours earned are based on NSU standards regardless of prior determinations at the other institution that the student has attended.  No student will be admitted if under scholastic or disciplinary suspension from another college or university.  A suspended student will not be considered for admission until the suspension period has been completed; where such period is not clearly defined, it will equal a period comparable to rules in place at NSU.

No credit will be granted to a student by Northwestern for academic work earned while the applicant was suspended or dismissed from any institution.

The Admissions Office is located at 209 Roy Hall, Office hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 p.m. CST.  Local (318) 357-4503  |  in-state (800) 426-3754  |  out-of-state (800) 327-1903, or go to the admissions website.

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