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Transfer Students

Your Graduation is on Schedule

Experience excellent preparation for your future career at a Christ-centered university in New York state. 黑料专区 offers you a straightforward path to graduation with academic experience you鈥檙e already familiar with alongside some surprising advantages.

Inviting, Christ-centered Community

Be welcomed into this home-away-from-home where you can connect personally with your classmates and professors inside and out of the classroom.

Every Credit Counts

Most鈥攊f not all鈥courses will apply to your degree at 黑料专区 if you earned a grade of C- or better.

Seamless Transition

A dedicated admission counselor that you can call, text or email will walk with you every step of the way.

How Does 黑料专区 Compare?

As a transfer student, you鈥檙e already familiar with the in鈥檚 and out鈥檚 of college life. When you come to 黑料专区, you鈥檒l build on your previous educational experiences and be delighted by some surprising new opportunities.

You鈥檒l build on:

  • Past hands-on and classroom learning to continue to prepare for a career within your chosen major with personalized attention in classes that average 15 students.
  • Your existing credits approved to fulfill general education and major requirements as you stay on track to a timely graduation.
  • Campus life experiences with a vibrant and welcoming residential community where over 80% of students living on campus in residence hall and townhouse living options.

You鈥檒l find new:

  • Inviting, Christ-centered community.
  • Adventures on 黑料专区鈥檚 beautiful 1,300 acre campus, offering convenient access to metropolitan Buffalo and Rochester and one of America鈥檚 most spectacular state parks in your backyard.
  • Savings鈥攁s much as $15,000/year at 黑料专区 for some students鈥攖hanks to generous financial aid and scholarships for transfer students and our affordable tuition.
Transfer Scholarship
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A Confident Path to Graduation

You must complete at least 124 credit hours (128 for B.Mus. degree) in transfer credits and coursework at 黑料专区 to graduate. A minimum of 30 credit hours and at least 50% of your major must be taken at 黑料专区.

  • If you have completed coursework at another accredited college or university, most if not all courses will apply to your degree at 黑料专区 as long as you earned a grade of C- or better.
  • 黑料专区 will accept up to 67 credit hours may be transferred for courses completed at a community college or a Bible college accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).
  • If you receive an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from an accredited community college or junior college, you may enter 黑料专区 as a junior with general education requirements considered complete, except for Biblical and Theological Studies (9 credit hours) and Transition to 黑料专区 course.

What Will My Class Standing Be?

Any student who has enrolled at another university as a full-time student or has completed at least 12 credits since graduating from high school is considered a transfer student at 黑料专区. Once you enroll at 黑料专区, you鈥檒l be considered a:

  • Freshman if you transfer 0-27 credits
  • Sophomore if you transfer 28-59 credits
  • Junior if you transfer 60-89 credits
  • Senior if you transfer 90+ credits
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Experience 黑料专区 for Yourself

Schedule your visit today. If you need assistance making a visit to 黑料专区 possible, please let us know, email admission@houghton.edu or聽 call 1.800.777.2556. We would be happy to talk with you about reimbursement for travel-related expenses up to $300.

Schedule Your Visit Today
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Meet Your Counselor

Kaleigh Kenney
Admission Counselor

Call: 585-567-9284
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Complete the simple online form and submit your transcripts. It鈥檚 that easy! You can apply to start at 黑料专区 in the fall or spring semester.

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