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Transfer Students
Eligible students are those
who have completed high school
or its equivalent and have
attempted twelve or more quarter
or semester college-level
(college-level meaning applicable
to at least an associate degree)
credits after high school
at an institution accredited
by one of the six regional
accrediting agencies. Students
who previously attended Montana
State University and who are
returning after attending
another institution should
refer to Former
MSU Students.
Applicants will be considered for admission based on transferable credits from all regionally accredited colleges or universities previously attended. A cumulative transferable grade-point average (GPA), as determined by MSU, of 2.0 or C on a four-point scale is required in order to be accepted for admission in good standing.
Students interested in appealing should refer to the section titled Appeal of Admission Decisions.
Students may apply for admission as a regular transfer student pursuing a first degree or as a second degree student.
Receipt of the following credentials in the Office of Admissions constitutes a complete application for admission:
Application form: The application form may be obtained by contacting the Office of Admissions, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172190, Bozeman, MT 59717-2190 (406-994-2452). Return the completed and signed application form to the Office of Admissions.
$36 application fee (online application); $30 application fee (paper application):: Checks should be made payable to Montana State University. The application fee will not be waived, deferred, or refunded. The fee must be paid before the application will be processed.
Official college/university transcripts: An official transcript must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from each regionally accredited college or university attended. This academic information will be used to determine admission status as well as transfer credit.
Requests to have credentials sent to Montana State University must be initiated by the applicant. Requests should be made to the registrar at the former institution. Credentials must be sent directly from the school to the Office of Admissions. Credentials received from the student will not be accepted.
Applicants who are enrolled at a transfer school while applying to MSU will be considered for admission based on an incomplete official transcript showing all academic work completed and posted to date. A final official transcript must be received in the Office of Admissions by the 15th class day of the first term of attendance. Academic eligibility will be reviewed again upon receipt of that final transcript.
Application materials and application fee will be retained for one year from the original applied term. To apply for a semester other than the original one, inform the Office of Admissions as soon as possible.
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An evaluation of transfer credit will be done as soon as possible after
final and official transcripts from each institution have been received by MSU. Upon completion, evaluation
information will be sent to the student and to the student's academic
department. To find out how courses will transfer, please visit https://atlas.montana.edu:9000/pls/bzagent/hwzkxfer.p_selstate
All college-level courses from colleges or universities in candidacy
status or accredited by any of the six regional accrediting agencies at the time
the courses were taken will be accepted for transfer. Courses from
unaccredited schools will not be accepted for transfer.
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The Office of Admissions
determines whether or not
the transfer work is college
level, the appropriate grading
and credit conversions on
transfer work, and
the applicability of transfer
credit toward the University
Core requirements.
However, the individual academic
departments have the prerogative
to substitute transfer courses
for
curriculum requirements.
College-level courses which do not have an equivalent at MSU will be
accepted as elective credit. The academic department will determine if the
transfer electives satisfy specific curriculum requirements.
Freshman/sophomore level courses taken at another college or university
will not be evaluated as equivalent to junior/senior level courses at MSU.
Also, junior/senior level courses will not be evaluated as equivalent to
freshman/sophomore courses at MSU. Elective credit will be granted in these
cases. If a lower-level elective is substituted for an upper-level course by
an academic department, that credit may not be used to fulfill the University
upper-level credit requirement.
Transfer credit is accepted from vocational technical institutions if
the institution is regionally accredited and the courses taken apply toward an
associate degree at the institution.
Tech Prep: Courses taken through an approved Tech Prep program will be granted college credit for equivalent coursework. The Tech Prep course(s) must be listed on an official transcript from the transferring college or university and sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
Transfer credit will be given for courses in which passing grades were
received.
Credit is granted for college-level continuing education,
correspondence, and extension courses successfully completed at institutions
accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies. Official transcripts
posting these courses must be sent directly from the institution to the Office of Admissions.
Transfer credit will be awarded for Advanced Placement Examinations
with a score of 3 or better. Applicants should request that official
scores be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
Transfer credit will be awarded for successful performance in certain
subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Credit
awarded for the CLEP Examinations will not count toward University Core requirements. Official results must be sent directly from the CLEP testing center to the MSU Testing Service. Refer to Advanced Standing for further information about CLEP.
Military experience will be considered for credit upon receipt of official military documentation. Contact the Office of Admissions for information on documentation requirements.
International coursework (except from Canadian institutions where English is the language of instruction) may need to be evaluated by a foreign credential evaluation company. MSU reserves the right to require a professional evaluation. Contact the Office of International Programs for further information.
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Transfer students start
a new grade-point average
upon enrolling at MSU; however,
grades earned from transfer
institutions are used for
academic status purposes.
Any new transfer student whose
cumulative transferable grade-point
average is less than 2.0 will
be admitted under University
probation. Please see Scholastic
Probation and Suspension in
the Academic Information section.
Undergraduate transfer students follow the MSU Catalog in effect at the time of initial enrollment at MSU. Transfer students from feeder institutions such as the community colleges in Montana and Wyoming as well as the four year colleges in Montana may elect to follow the MSU catalog that was in effect when they began their freshman year at the feeder institution. Please see Graduation Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees in the Academic Information section.
Transfer students are encouraged to bring personal copies of their transcripts for advising purposes during orientation/registration. Catalogs and course syllabi describing previous coursework may be of assistance to the academic advisor when determining appropriate course placement.
Students who wish to appeal
a decision regarding acceptance
of transfer credit should
address all concerns to the Graduation
and Admissions Requirements
Committee (GARC). Students who wish
to appeal the assignment of
transfer credit to the University
Core requirements should address
the concern to the
Core
Equivalency Review Board.
Students should contact the
Office of Admissions to receive
information on the appeal
process.
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