Transfer Application Filing Dates:

Spring 2008

• Application for Admission with Housing October 15, 2007
• Application for Admission without Housing December 1, 2007
• Financial aid is awarded on a rolling basis subject to the availability of funding.
• Enrollment Deposit December 10, 2007

Fall 2008

• Application for Admission with Housing  January 31, 2008
• Application for Admission without Housing  June 30, 2008
• Financial aid is awarded on a rolling basis subject to the availability of funding.
• Enrollment Deposit May 1, 2008

Please note that these are suggested filing dates. Housing for transfer students is limited and is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants are also advised to submit required documents as soon as possible. Admission decisions for Spring 2008 are sent out on a rolling basis beginning in mid-September. Admission decisions for Fall 2008 are sent out on a rolling basis beginning in late January. Transfer student financial aid is awarded on a rolling basis subject to the availability of funding.

Required Credentials for Transfer Admission

• Application for admission
• $50.00 application fee
• Essay
• Official final high school transcript (sent directly from high school to Suffolk)
• SAT scores (required only for applicants who have completed less than one full year of college and who have graduated high school within the past three years)
• Official college transcript(s) from every college or university attended (sent directly from the college or university to Suffolk)
• Statement of activity (required only for those applicants who have not been in continual education since high school graduation)
• Course descriptions from colleges attended outside of the New England area
• Copy of alien registration card, front and back, for permanent residents
• Official TOEFL results for international applicants
• Copy of current I20 for international applicants, if applicable
• Confidential Declaration and Certification of Finances for international applicants
• Portfolio, for Art and Design applicants
• Professional Credential Evaluation for international institutions. This should be done by an accredited professional credential evaluation agency. Suggested agencies include:

Center for Educational Documentation
(http://www.cedevaluations.com/)
Josef Silny & Associates
(http://www.jsilny.com/)
University of Miami Academic Credential Evaluators
(http://www.umevals.org/)
World Education Services
(http://www.wes.org/)

Transfer Credit from Other Colleges or Universities

Generally speaking, transfer credit is considered for courses equivalent to or similar in content to courses offered at Suffolk University. Courses must be taken at a regionally accredited institution or, in the case of an international institution, recognized by the Ministry of Education from that particular country. A grade of C- or higher must also be received for consideration of transfer credit. A maximum of 75 semester hours may transfer from a two-year institution.

In the Sawyer Business School, direct transfer credit may be awarded for courses equivalent to freshman/sophomore requirements at Suffolk University. Certain business courses taken prior to the junior/senior year may require a validation process to be considered for transfer credit.

For BFA students, transfer candidates must be prepared to present an extensive portfolio (five to ten pieces per course) representing work from each course for which they are seeking transfer credit. All portfolios will be reviewed at the departmental level once all admission credentials have been reviewed by the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

Advanced Placement

Suffolk University awards credit for most advanced placement examinations where a score of 3, 4, or 5 is received. Please click here to view the advanced placement equivalencies.

International Baccalaureate Examinations

Students who have completed the full IB diploma with a total of 28 points or more are eligible for sophomore standing. Students who earn fewer than 28 points may by eligible to receive University credit for a score of 4, 5, 6, or 7 in the higher level subjects.

Other Examinations

Advanced standing credit may be awarded for international examinations such as the GCE Advanced Level Examinations, the French Baccalaureate, the German Abitur, the Italian Maturita, and the Swiss Maturite.

Transfer Credit Evaluation

Admitted transfer students will receive a copy of an official credit evaluation with their letter of acceptance. The evaluation includes a list of transferable courses along with the Suffolk University equivalent course. After your initial acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 30 days of enrollment to be considered for credit. This ensures that you will not duplicate any courses at Suffolk University.