Transfer Admission

Embrace change.

It doesn’t matter how many college-level courses you’ve taken. Whether you’ve already earned a bachelor’s degree or want to complete your degree. Or if you want to be readmitted to the College. If you have the desire and passion, the College of Charleston is ready for you.

Transfer Student Application Deadlines

*Readmit students and students enrolling the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree completion program have unique deadlines.

Understanding the Application Process

Applying for transfer admission is simple once you know the process. It's helpful to familiarize yourself with the necessary steps and gather required documents before you initiate the application process.

1. Where to Apply

All applicants are required to apply online using the College of Charleston application or the CommonApp.

2. What to Expect

All application materials must be either delivered or postmarked by the appropriate deadline. We cannot review an application or make a decision until the Office of Admissions has received all parts of the application. Once you’ve applied, you will be able to check the status of your application and required materials online. Decisions are generally made within three to four weeks of completing an application file.

3. Required Application Materials

• Transfer application - You’ll have the option to submit a personal statement telling the admissions committee anything you think the College should know about you. Readmit students should complete the readmit application and are required to submit a personal statement. (Adult Degree Completion students should select the Bachelor of Professional Studies on the application.)
  • You may use the College of Charleston application or the CommonApp. 
• $60 application fee - This fee is required upon submitting the application.
• Official college/university transcripts - Transcripts from each school you've attended are required, regardless of the transferability of the courses.
• High school transcripts - Transfer students who have fewer than 12 college-level credit hours must provide a transcript from each high school attended. Using a secure transcript-submission service like Parchment, SCOIR or eDocs, each high school must send transcripts directly to the College.
• Mid-term grades - Transfer students who have fewer than 12 college-level credit hours must provide mid-term grades for courses in which they are currently enrolled. You may submit a screenshot of your student portal with midterms. All screenshots must include the student name, the school name, and the names/midterm grade(s) of all work in progress.
  • Mid-term grades request form
• Personal statement - Students applying for readmission to the College are required to submit a personal statement. Personal statements must be included in the online application to let us know about your activities since you left the College of Charleston and why you want to return.

Submit admissions materials to:

College of Charleston
Office of Admissions
66 George Street
Charleston, S.C. 29424-0001

Fax: 843.953.6322

Email: admapplicants@cofc.edu

4. Optional Application Materials

• Letters of recommendation - If you want to submit letters of recommendation, send no more than two. Use “Recommendation Letter” in the subject line. Be sure to include your full name, birth date and College of Charleston ID number, if you know it.
• Résumés, activity sheets and other supplemental information - You may email anything else you want us to consider. Be sure to include your full name, birth date and College of Charleston ID number, if you know it.
• Arts submissions and auditions - Arts submissions or auditions are not required for admission, and there is no separate application for the School of the Arts. However, there are some departmental scholarships available for which auditions or portfolio reviews are required.

5. Additional Considerations

Honors College Application

When you submit your transfer admission application, indicate you want to apply to the Honors College.

Residency

Residency for tuition purposes is determined when you submit your application. If you indicate you are a South Carolina resident on your application, but we cannot make that determination based on the information you submit, you will be advised to work with the Office of Legal Residency.

Know the Admission Requirements

Maintain a GPA of 2.4 or Higher

While GPA is weighed heavily during our application review, we assess applications holistically and consider recent grades and degrees awarded.

College Transcripts Required

Students who have 12+ college credits need only provide their college transcripts. Admission decisions are based on grades submitted at the time they apply.

Good Standing Only

All transfer students must be in good standing at their current institution.

Fewer Than 12 Hours of College Credit?

You must meet the first-year requirements and submit high school transcripts.

Readmit Students

If you left the College with less than a 2.0 GPA and are readmitted, you will have to complete the STEP Program.

Learn more about what we look for in transfer students. 

Additional Information & Financial Aid 

No two students are alike, and that certainly applies to transfer students. If you require additional information based on your student type or are ready to begin the financial aid process, explore the links below.

• Adult Degree Completion
• FAFSA
• International Application
• Readmitted
• Military & Veterans