Admitted transfer students receive personalized advising and registration assistance in their first quarter from the Arts & Sciences Advising Center and cross-campus colleagues at their mandatory New Transfer Student Advising Appointment and Transfer Orientation. Detailed information on these requirements can be found in the applicant portal checklist.
Thank you for your interest in transferring to the College of Arts and Sciences at Seattle University.
To schedule an advising appointment to explore degree requirements and transfer credit information, please call 206.296.2840. Prior to this appointment, consider attending an Admissions Transfer Friday event and visiting the Transfer Admissions Website for admission requirements, timeline information, online application, financial aid, and student life.
Students who complete an approved Associates degree (DTA) will be guaranteed junior standing (90 quarter transfer credits) upon admission to Seattle University, and 8 of the University Core requirements will be waived. The following five Core courses must be taken at SU or another Jesuit institution:
In order to better prepare for a smooth transfer into your major, we encourage you to review the Junior Transfer Typical Program of Study documents and the below supplemental list of recommended courses according to your major. Note that these are not admission pre-requisites, but recommended courses to consider taking prior to transfer if your current institution offers them.
HISTORY, BA
HUMANITIES, MATTEO RICCI INSTITUTE
INTERDISCIPLINARY LIBERAL STUDIES, BA
INTERDISCIPLINARY LIBERAL STUDIES WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN K-8 EDUCATION, BA
KINESIOLOGY, SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE, BS
PHILOSOPHY, BA
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, BA
WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES, BA