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UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transferring Made Easy
You belong at Tulane!
You belong at Tulane! At the Tulane School of Professional Advancement, we make the transfer process as simple as possible.
Earn your bachelor’s degree from Tulane for less than $37,000* when you transfer 60 credits
Access to tuition scholarships and academic PTK scholarship can further reduce your costs
Waived application fee
Dedicated advisement to walk you through the transfer process
Complete your degree online, on-campus, or in combination. Courses available on your schedule
Simple Transfer Process
At the Tulane School of Professional Advancement, we know that finding the right place to continue your education is a huge decision. You may transfer up to 60 credits to our undergraduate programs or up to 75 credits if pursuing degree completion through the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Start the process today in a few easy steps:
1 | Fill out our simple application
2 | Indicate on the application that you will be transferring credit
3 | Put the code “transfer” in the waive fee box
4 | Have Tulane request transcripts on your behalf
Louisiana Community and Technical College Transfer Students
Our transfer agreement with the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) gives LCTCS graduates an opportunity to seamlessly transfer and earn a Tulane bachelor’s degree in nine high-demand fields. If you are transferring from an LCTCS school, click here to learn the benefits and process.
FAQs
At the School of Professional Advancement, we want to make sure all your questions about transferring are answered. You can always send questions to asksopa@tulane.edu and an admission representative will respond within 48 hours. Below are answers to your transfer FAQs.
Undergraduate students may transfer up to 60 credits. Learn more about undergraduate transfer here.
Graduate students may transfer up to 9 credits.
Credits must be earned from a fully accredited higher educational institution
- You must have earned a C in the course for undergraduate credit and at least a B in the course for graduate credit
- The School of Professional Advancement must offer a course comparable to the one you want to transfer
- You may need to show a syllabus and/or detailed course description
- For the Paralegal Studies program, only courses taken at an American Bar Association-approved paralegal program may be transferred. Coursework from foreign universities will be referred to the World Education Services for evaluation and translation, if necessary.
We prefer to receive electronic transcripts.
Electronically submitted transcripts are usually received within 24-72 hours. Transcripts sent via US mail may take up to 2 weeks.
Electronic transcripts should be sent to soparecords@tulane.edu
Official transcripts in unopened envelopes from the institution may be mailed to:
Admissions
School of Professional Advancement
Richardson Bldg. #5
Suite 204
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
The School of Professional Advancement will work with students to transfer in as many credits as possible as long as all other criteria for eligible credits are met as stated above.
Students can be awarded up to 12 elective credits to individuals who are graduates of training academies for police officers, firefighters, and paramedics. Individuals applying for these credits must be able to document their graduation from a training academy and/or certification as a firefighter, a police officer, or paramedic.
You can find information about credit for work and life experience here.
At the undergraduate level students can transfer in a maximum of 60 credits and at the graduate level a maximum of 9 credits. This includes credit or work and life experience. Speak with your academic advisor on the best ways to combine these credits.
Start the process today in a few easy steps:
- Fill out our simple application
- Indicate on the application that you will be transferring credit
- Put the code “transfer” in the waive fee box
- Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities that you previously attended
The School of Professional Advancement is accessible and affordable. By transferring 60 credits, you can earn your bachelor’s degree from Tulane for less than $35,000, and even less if you qualify for one of our tuition discount scholarships. We also offer any PTK students transferring to Tulane up to $1,500 per semester to help fill the gaps between tuition, mandatory fees, and awarded financial aid. For more information, visit our financial assistance page.
You can reach our admissions staff at asksopa@tulane.edu.
Speak with an academic advisor on the limitations of course transfer. Send questions to sopaadvising@tulane.edu.
- Courses listed on a transcript without a grade
- Courses carrying grades but not credit hours
- Vocational/technical courses
- Internship
- Other examination credit
- Practica
- Assessment credit
- Experiential learning
- Preparatory, Developmental, or Remedial courses
- Continuing Education courses
- Competency-based credit (reviewed on a case-by-case basis)
Our transfer agreement with the Louisiana Technical and Community Colleges gives LCTCS graduates an opportunity to seamlessly transfer and earn a Tulane bachelor’s degree for less than $35,000. Learn more.
We have multiple partners for graduate education. Learn more.
No. You must have earned a C or better in undergraduate courses and a B or better in graduate courses you choose to transfer.
Start your application here.
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