Each year Emory has 100-120 transfer students join our community. We’re happy you’d like to be a part of the creative thinkers, problem solvers, and leaders who call Emory home.
| Term | Application Deadline | Financial Aid Deadline | Notification | Deposit Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | March 15 | May 1 | Early May | June 3 |
Emory University considers you a transfer student if you have already graduated from high school and also completed one year as a full-time student (or are in the second semester of your first complete year as a full-time student) in a degree-seeking program at another two-year or four-year college or university.
Note that the Documents tab within Program Materials of the Common Application is simply for supplemental materials. We require that your schools send us an official high school transcript and college transcript(s). You may choose to submit unofficial copies of these via the Common App Documents tab, but official copies from your school(s) are still required. No other materials listed in the Documents tab are needed or requested by us in order to apply.
There are no required courses you must take in order to apply as a transfer student. We expect that students will have taken a broad curriculum, preparing them for our academic environment. Emory University does not evaluate credit prior to offering admission to an applicant. Credit evaluation occurs after a student has been admitted.
To be considered for financial assistance, students must apply for financial aid upon applying for admission to Emory University. Students who apply for financial aid after the deadline will not be considered for financial aid.
Before or during the application process, our staff is not able to advise on what classes we will or will not accept. There are no specific courses required to apply as a transfer student.
After you have been accepted, we will review your official transcripts with the required accompanying descriptions of courses from your institution’s course catalog. If the class description is similar to what we offer, that course will count toward Emory graduation credit. We will award a maximum of 62 credit hours. Transfer credit is evaluated on a tentative basis and may not be finalized until the end of your first semester at Emory.
Credit evaluations will be processed four to five weeks after admission.
To graduate from Emory, you must obtain 124 total academic credits, 62 hours of which must be completed at Emory. Students who transfer with the maximum of 62 credit hours will need to complete 128 total academic credits, 62 hours of which must be completed at Emory. Emory does not grant academic credit for any form of distance education courses.
Transfer applicants interested in Goizueta Business School (GBS) should consider the following when applying:
Transfer applicants interested in the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing should review the prerequisites for applying for a bachelor of science in nursing. If you have completed these requirements by the time you’d like to start at Emory, you should apply directly to the School of Nursing. If you have not completed these prerequisites, you should apply to Emory College.
Housing for transfer students is not guaranteed, but we invite enrolling transfer students to apply for housing if they are interested in living on campus. If housing is available for incoming transfer students, the Office of Residence Life and Housing Operations will make assignments on a first-come, first-served basis.
Yes, undocumented students (with or without DACA) can apply as transfer students. Learn more about applying as an undocumented student.
Individuals already holding a bachelor’s degree are not eligible for admission to Emory College as a transfer or visiting student.
You can apply for nondegree admission if you have a bachelor’s degree and simply would like to take undergraduate courses as a nondegree-seeking student.
Due to the large number of applicants, Emory does not offer interviews for transfer applicants.
You can submit an employer recommendation if you have been out of college for at least one full year.
Transfer applicants who are admitted for a specific term must choose to enroll for that term or forfeit their admission. An admitted transfer student who chooses not to enroll must wait a full academic year and submit a new application via the Common Application to be considered again for admission.
Yes. A transfer applicant denied admission may reapply for the following fall semester.
