Transferring to Truman FAQs
- General Questions
- Applying Questions
- Housing Questions
- Transferring Credit Questions
- Scholarship Questions
General Questions
What are the admission requirements for transfer students?
Truman accepts a limited number of students who have earned previous
college credit from other accredited institutions. Admission is based
upon cumulative academic record.
How many transfer students currently attend Truman?
Approximately 113 transfer students are enrolled at Truman for the 2007
fall semester, and 62% of transfer students who applied were accepted.
How do I find out more about transferring to Truman?
Contact Kimberly Fitzgerald or Kelsey Aurand de Razo, Admission
Counselors for Transfer Programs. You can email them at
transfer@truman.edu, or call 660-785-4327.
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Applying Questions
How do I apply for admission?
Applying for admission is easy with Truman’s web-based
online application. You can save your work online anytime
so you don’t have to fill out the entire application all at one time!
(Please note that the web-based Transfer Application for Admission is not yet available. The Office of Admission is currently accepting the online application for Beginning Freshmen for transfer applicants, however all pieces of the Transfer application must still be submitted.)
If you don't want to apply online, you can still print the Transfer Application for Admission (pdf) from our website and send it in. Make sure you have your college transcripts and your high school transcript and ACT/SAT score(s) (if required) sent to the Office of Admission.
What determines whether I am a transfer student or a reapplicant?
A transfer student is anyone who is not currently enrolled at Truman and
who has completed 12 or more hours of post high school college credit. A reapplicant is anyone who has previously attended Truman, withdrawn, and
is now reapplying for admission. If at any point between
withdrawing from Truman and reapplying, you have enrolled in and taken
courses from another institution, then you are a transfer student
I have previously attended Truman. Do I need to complete
the entire application process again?
If you have previously attended Truman, you should complete questions 1
through 32 of the paper Application for Admission or through the
Enrollment Information Part 2 section of the online application and send
us official transcripts from any institution you have attended other
than Truman. Your essay, high school transcripts, and Truman
transcripts will be pulled from your previous file and placed with your
current application.
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Housing Questions
When I transfer to Truman, what are my housing options?
Freshman transfer students are required to live in one of our on-campus
residence life facilities. Other transfer students may live on- or
off-campus. Once you are accepted, you will receive your housing
application in the mail. You may request to live with another transfer
student. Your requests will be accommodated upon availability. The
sooner you apply, the better your chances are of receiving your first
choice in housing. Visit our
Residence
Life website to find out more about on-campus
living.
To find out about off-campus availability, you can visit our student newspaper,
the Index. Be sure to check back periodically as updates
are made.
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Transferring Credit Questions
Who determines what credits will transfer?
The Registrar is
responsible for making all final determinations on transfer credits.
What credits will transfer/how do I find out what credits will
transfer?
Transfer
guides for a number of institutions are available online. If
your school is not listed, the most efficient way to find out what
credits will transfer is to have a copy of your college transcripts sent
to Truman’s admission office with a request that those transcripts be
evaluated for a specific major. The Registrar will then examine
the classes and compare those to Truman classes for similarities and
differences. Classes that are similar in subject and difficulty to
Truman classes will be accepted as credits for specific classes.
Classes that do not have a comparable Truman class may still be accepted
as elective credits, depending on determination by the Registrar.
What about classes I am currently taking that won’t be included on the
transcript?
Request that a copy of your final transcripts be sent to Truman at the
completion of the semester. The Registrar will then update your credit
evaluation
to include the latest information.
Students may transfer any number of credits. However, any student wishing to earn a baccalaureate degree from Truman must earn a minimum of 45 hours of Truman coursework credit, with the last 28 hours taken at Truman. Of those 45 hours a minimum of 15 hours must be major coursework.
How will my AP credits transfer?
AP credits transfer according to Truman standards, not the standards
of the transferring school. This means that credits earned through
AP scores at a previous school will not automatically be accepted at
Truman. You can access Truman's equivalency guide on the
Registrar's AP
website. AP scores of 3 or
above will be considered for Truman credit, and credit will be given for
the appropriate Truman class. You will need to request that your
official AP scores be sent to Truman. Instructions on how to do this are
available on the
College Board's website.
How will my GPA be calculated?
Transfer grades are calculated by using the grades for all courses
accepted in transfer (this includes D’s and F’s earned in courses normally
accepted for credit at Truman).
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Scholarship Questions
Are transfer students eligible for scholarships?
Truman offers both automatic and competitive scholarships to transfer
students. These merit-based scholarships are renewable. Visit our
Truman Scholarships: Transfer Student Awards website for more
information.
I applied to Truman as a freshman and was offered a scholarship.
I decided to attend school at a different university, but am again
interested in attending Truman. Is it possible for me to receive
the scholarship I had previously been offered?
Any scholarships you were previously offered were automatically
forfeited when you declined attending Truman during the semester for
which you applied. However, Truman offers several scholarships
exclusively for transfer students. The Application for Admission
serves as the application for these awards. Visit our
Transfer Scholarship website for more information.
I was awarded a scholarship during my previous attendance at
Truman. Can I still receive that same scholarship?
In general, a reapplicant that leaves Truman meeting the criteria to
renew his or her Truman scholarship will receive the same scholarship
upon re-admission. If the student enrolled at any other college or
university after leaving Truman, he or she will be considered for
admission as a transfer student. If admitted, the student will be
considered for Truman’s transfer student scholarship program. Visit our
Transfer Scholarship website for more information.
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