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Internal Transfer: Checklist & Application

The College of Arts and Sciences and Schools of Business Administration, Continuing and Professional Studies, Education, Nursing and Social Work are all distinct colleges under the direction of separate deans. Students wishing to transfer from one of these colleges to another must complete an internal transfer application.

To transfer between colleges:

  • Complete the internal transfer application.
  • Students must be in good academic standing.
  • Applicants interested in transferring to the School of Education must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Applicants interested in transferring to the School of Nursing must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum of a "B" grade in all science courses taken.
  • Applicants interested in transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Business Administration must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students will be held to the degree and curriculum requirements in place at the time of the transfer.
  • Applicants interested in transferring to the School of Continuing and Professional Studies:
    • BA Management - Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, 3 years of work experience preferred
    • BS Clinical Laboratory Science - Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, minimum GPA of 3.2 in the prerequisite courses
  • Adjustments made to a student's enrolled status will not be reflected until the new semester.

To transfer from non-degree seeking status to degree-seeking status into one of the colleges:

Students who plan to transfer from non-degree-seeking status into degree-seeking status in one of the colleges must complete an Undergraduate Admission transfer application.

STUDENTS WITH 20+ TRANSFERABLE HOURS

  • Complete an Undergraduate Admission transfer application.
  • Submit official high-school and college transcripts (not including Loyola).
  • Admission is based on college GPA.
  • Admitted students attend a Transfer Discover Loyola orientation session prior to the start of classes for academic advisement and registration.

STUDENTS WITH LESS THAN 20 TRANSFERABLE HOURS

  • Complete an Undergraduate Admission transfer application.
  • Submit official high-school (or GED) and college transcripts and ACT/SAT scores.
  • Submit letters of recommendation (encouraged but not required).
  • Take an ASSET exam if no ACT/SAT score is available, or if the ACT/SAT score is more than three years old. For more information about the ASSET exam, go to: www.act.org/asset. To schedule an ASSET exam, e-mail us at: admission@luc.edu. Please be sure include your name, Social Security Number and the date you would like to take the exam.
  • Admission is based on college GPA, high-school (or GED) record and test results
  • Admitted students attend a Transfer Discover Loyola orientation session prior to the start of classes for academic advisement and registration