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Transfer Students
General Transfer Student Requirements
- 24 transferable semester hours from a regionally accredited institution. Students are encouraged to complete college coursework in English, math, science, social science, and history.
- Applicants with less than 24 transferable credit hours may be reviewed and may be asked to send SAT or ACT scores.
- Minimum 2.0 cumulative college GPA for all college-level courses.
- The student must be in good standing and eligible to return to the last school attended and have earned 24 or more transferable credit hours.
- Completion of the minimum high school course requirements.
- Students under the age of 21 by the time of enrollment at NCCU are required to have completed all first-year admission requirements (i.e., both MAR and MCR).
| Under 21 Years Old | 21 Years or Older | AA or AS Degree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official HS Transcript | Required | Not Required | Not Required |
| Official College Transcript(s) | Required | Required | Required |
| 2.0 Cumulative GPA | Required | Required | Required |
| 24 Transferable Credits | Required | Required | Required |
| Good Standing with Most Recent Institution | Required | Required | Required |
| SAT or ACT Scores (less than 24 transferable credits) | Required | Not Required | Not Required |
Deadlines
| Fall | July 1 |
| Spring | November 15 |
| Summer | April 15 |
Transfer applicants may be exempt from having to meet freshman requirements and from sending high-school transcripts and/or standardized test scores if they fall in one of the following categories:
- Applicants who were awarded their high-school diploma prior to 1988 or are at least 21 years old prior to the beginning of classes and have a cumulative average of at least a “C ”or better
- Applicants who have obtained either an associate of arts, an associate of science, an associate of fine arts, or a baccalaureate or higher-level degree.
- Applicants who have completed a degree under an articulation agreement (i.e., community college).
- Applicants who have completed 24 or more transferable credit hours of college coursework.
Please note the following:
- NCCU will not accept a transfer course with a grade lower than a “C.” Accepted courses are recorded on a student’s transcript; grades and grade points are not calculated.
NCCU does not accept transfer credit from challenge examinations or for course work for which grades of pass/fail (P/F) have been given. The maximum number of transferable credits from a two-year college is 64 semester hours. The maximum number of transferable credits from a four-year college is 90 semester hours.