Admissions

Transfer Students

Meet your Transfer Counselor

Nicole Sandt
sandtn@wcsu.educreate new email
203-837-9007

Transfer Counselor for School of Professional Studies and Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences (including Nursing, Education, Social Work, Justice and Law Administration, Computer Science, Psychology, Biology and Exploratory Studies).

 

Annmarie Krzanowski
krzanowskia@wcsu.educreate new email
203-837-9098

Transfer Counselor for Ancell School of Business and the School of Visual and Performing Arts (including Communication, Digital & Interactive Media Arts, Media Arts and Professional Writing). Placement Testing Coordinator for all incoming students.

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How to Apply

To apply, fill out the online undergraduate application and pay the $50.00 application fee. Once submitted in order to complete your application please send your official transcript(s) from every college/university you have attempted credit from in order to complete the application for a decision. We will let you know if we need your secondary school record as well.

Transcripts and other materials can be send via email to transferadmissions@wcsu.edu create new emailor mailed to:

Western Connecticut State University
Attn: Admissions
181 White Street
Danbury, CT 06810 USA

 

Transfer Admissions Guidelines

In order to qualify as a transfer applicant students must have earned 12 or more college credits since their high school graduation, with only 3 allowed from CLEP-type exams.

A 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) from all previous college level study is required for consideration for transfer admission to Western Connecticut State University. A 2.0 GPA does not guarantee admission to the University, and students are encouraged to perform to the best of their abilities academically so as to enhance their application for admission.

Also please note, some academic programs may have special admission requirements above and beyond the general university admission requirements.

  • Education: 3.0 combined overall GPA.
  • Pre- Nursing: 3.0 combined overall GPA, for more information about per-nursing criteria click here.
  • Music Department audition requirements
  • Art, Music and Theatre: transfer credits will be determined by the department on a case-by-case. The student shall provide a transcript and course descriptions for eligibility assessment of foundation Art, Music and Theatre courses for transfer consideration. For concentration-specific courses in Art programs, the student shall also present a portfolio of work from those courses.

Transfer Credits and Course Equivalency

Click to see Course Equivalency Pages and see how courses from the Connecticut Community College and select other institutions will transfer in. For specific questions please reach out to one of our transfer counselors.

Maximum transferable credits: To earn a degree from WCSU, all transfer students must complete a minimum of 30 credits through this University prior to graduation. At least half the credits required in any major must be completed at WCSU.

Transfer evaluations: Any applicant dissatisfied with their Degree Works Audit may appeal the decision to the Director of University Admissions. Students have one semester after matriculation to adjust their transfer credit evaluation.

Academics

Western at Waterbury

WCSU at Northwestern