TRANSFER STUDENTS

For purposes of this policy, a transfer student is defined to mean an undergraduate student who has attempted transferable academic course work from an accredited college or university. "Transferable academic course work" is defined to mean those attempted hours of course work which are applicable to a baccalaureate degree program.

Transfer Students from U.S. Colleges or Universities

Undergraduate students who transfer to Sam Houston State University from another regionally accredited college or university with less than 12 transferable academic hours must meet the standards of beginning freshman students (see Beginning Freshman Students above) and must provide the following documentation.

1. The Apply Texas application with nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official transcript(s) from all accredited colleges and universities attended.
3. Official transcript(s) indicating the completion of fewer than 12 transferable academic hours (excluding developmental, remedial, vocational/technical, continuing education, or lifelong learning courses). All students must present a cumulative transfer grade point average of 2.0 or higher.

Undergraduate students who transfer to Sam Houston State University from another regionally accredited college or university with 12 or more transferable academic hours, as defined by this policy, must provide the following documentation.

1. The Apply Texas application with nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official transcript(s) from all accredited colleges or universities attended.
3. Official transcript(s) indicating the completion of 12 or more transferable academic hours (excluding developmental, remedial, vocational/technical, continuing education, or lifelong learning courses). All students must present a cumulative transfer grade point average of 2.0 or higher.

Sam Houston State University accepts a maximum of sixty-six academic hours plus four hours of activity physical education (kinesiology) for a total of seventy semester hours from the accredited community colleges attended.

Courses taken at community colleges do not satisfy the advanced hours required at Sam Houston State University.

Students who are currently suspended from another college or university are not eligible for admission to Sam Houston State University.

All academic courses (excluding developmental, remedial, vocational/technical, continuing education, or lifelong learning courses) attempted at a four-year regionally accredited U.S. college or university will be transferred. Sam Houston State University reserves the right to accept courses taken at U.S. schools other than regionally accredited colleges or universities.

Transfer Equivalency Guide