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Transfer Students

What is a transfer student?

Any applicant who has ever been enrolled at any post-secondary schooling (even if you took one course or did not complete a semester) is considered a transfer student. 

How do credits get transferred?

After you are accepted, courses from regionally-accredited, degree-granting institutions will be evaluated by the PSU Undergraduate Studies Office. For a course to be transferred, it must have a grade of ‘C’ or better. A course must include subject matter that is at least equal to the content level of course work offered at PSU and be appropriate for your degree program. The unit of credit at PSU is the semester hour, and most courses carry three semester hours of credit. Read more about transferring courses to Plymouth.

You will receive an evaluation form listing transferred courses and how the approved credits will be applied to your degree program. If you are still taking courses at the time of acceptance, you will receive another evaluation following final transcript review by the Undergraduate Studies Office.

If currently enrolled in coursework, transfer students are responsible for submitting a final, official transcript that includes the last semester’s course work and the final, cumulative GPA prior to enrollment

Do you want to see if your college-level courses will transfer to Plymouth? Use our Transfer Credit Database.

Transfer Applicant Requirements 

Please fill out our application and submit it to Plymouth’s Admission Office with the following documentation:

• Official copy of high school transcript or GED with graduation date
• Official copies of all college transcripts, including grades from most recent semester completed, and cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 based on a 4.0 scale on the final transcript from the institution you are currently attending or last attended (required for consideration)
• A well-written essay on one of the subjects listed on the application
• Payment of the application fee ($40)

 International Applicants

  An applicant who currently has an F-1 visa, or who intends to apply for one, should see our information for international students .