Transfer student admission requirements.
You are considered a transfer student if you have enrolled in a regionally accredited college or university after the summer following your high-school graduation.
Running Start students or students who have completed college coursework while in high school are considered freshmen for admission purposes.
Whether you are attending a community college or another four-year institution, the WSU Transfer Center and the Cougar TRACS system can help you determine over the Web how your college work will transfer. WSU provides a broad range of services, majors, and degrees to help make your education experience a success. Before you read the transfer student admission steps, please see Important information for Transfer Students.
Transfer student admission steps
- Apply early! You can apply electronically
(paperless) over the Web, or you can print a
paper version of the WSU application from the Web to fill
out and return by mail. Our priority application date for
transfer
students
for fall is January 31 and for spring is November 15. Electronic
application users must pay their application fee with a credit card. All
paper applicants remember to complete and sign the application
as well as attach the application
fee to the form. Make checks
or money orders payable to WSU. Return the application to : Washington
State University, Office of Admissions, PO Box 641067, Pullman,
WA 99164-1067.
If you choose to attend another semester different from the semester indicated on your initial application, you will need to re-apply. - Request that official transcripts from all colleges you have
attended be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
If you have fewer than 27 transferable credits, you may have to also complete the personal statement requirement from the freshman application. The Admissions office will advise you. - You may need to certify your major. Students interested in pursuing a major in a high-demand department such as Business
may be admitted to the University but must meet requirements
for certification to those departments prior to admission to
the department.
Students who have earned an approved transfer associate degree from a Washington community college will generally be granted junior standing at the University with all lower-division General Education Requirements (GERs) met. Students are encouraged to work with the appropriate WSU department to plan a transfer program that incorporates the prerequisites for certification to the department.
Washington community college students should also become familiar with WSU's Transfer Guide for that college. Transfer Guide equivalency information is also available at http://www.wsu.edu/advise/transfer-courses.
The Associate of Arts Oregon transfer degree (A.A.O.T.) from an Oregon community college and certain approved Associate's degrees from Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Idaho guarantees completion of the lower-division General Education Requirements, but does not guarantee junior standing or 60 semester credits. For details on specific degrees consult the Office of Admissions.
Students who hold a degree from a community college in another state or a degree other than the approved transfer degree will be granted credit on a course-by-course basis.
Transfer Students must fulfill all departmental and college requirements for the degree they intend to earn in addition to the General Education Requirements published in the catalog under which they will graduate. - Have a copy of your final transcript sent to WSU's Office of Admissions. Depending on how many of your credits transfer, you may need to submit high school transcripts and test score results from the SAT, ACT, or WPCT (if taken before 1989). We will advise you if we need that information.