Transfer Students

Transfer students must provide official transcripts from each previously attended institution by the end of their first semester of enrollment and complete the steps listed under “admissions procedures.” ACT or SAT scores are not required of students who have earned 16 or more college credit hours. Transfer students must have earned a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA in their coursework for unconditional admission to Rochester University.

Prior to admittance, students receive a transfer evaluation based on unofficial and/or official transcripts. Matriculated students have one semester to submit official transcripts. A registration hold is placed on a student’s account if official transcripts have not been received by the end of the first semester. The student will not be permitted to register for future semesters until the transcripts are received. Transfer evaluations for traditional students are final as of the Census date (Census date is the second Friday of each semester); transfer evaluations for students in an accelerated program are final as of the session start date. 

Students whose prior academic experience includes coursework completed outside the United States or Canada must provide a transcript evaluation from a third-party evaluation company. For more information about evaluation of international transcripts, see “Transferring Credit for International Students.” Credit received on a basis other than the semester unit will be converted to semester hours.