Checklist: “Pieces of the Puzzle”
To apply for transfer student admission to Austin College, submit all of the following materials by the appropriate deadline:
- Common Application for Admission or ApplyTexas
- Personal Essay
- Austin College Supplement (only required for Common App applicants)
- College Official’s Form or Advisor/Counselor Recommendation Letter
- Instructor Evaluation or Professor Recommendation Letter
- Official College Transcript(s), sent directly from each institution you attended
- Applicants with less than 30 hours of transferable academic credit are required to submit their final High School Transcript or GED and Official Standardized Test Scores: SAT (code #6016) or ACT (code #4058). [SAT and ACT scores are considered official if recorded on an official school transcript or sent directly to Austin College from a testing agency.]
- Admission Interview with a member of the admission staff is recommended for all applicants, though is optional. Call 1.800.KANGAROO (526.4276) or contact your specific admission representative to schedule an interview.
Although most materials for the application for admission may be submitted online, you might need to mail necessary documents, too.
Austin College Office of Admission
900 North Grand Avenue, Suite 6N
Sherman, Texas 75090-4400
Remember to view Dates & Deadlines. Don’t procrastinate and miss a deadline to apply for admission!
Basic Requirements & Our Review Process
If you are currently (or have been) a student in good academic standing at an accredited college or university, we invite you to apply for transfer admission to Austin College. Transfer applications are considered according to the same rigorous standards as freshman applications. Transfer applicants who have earned a 3.00 or better grade point average in college coursework have a particularly good chance of admission.
Keep in mind that a decent grade in a challenging class is more impressive than an easy A. But don’t think numbers are everything. We have a holistic admission review process. In considering your application for admission, we’ll be looking for glimpses of the whole person in order to determine whether you’re right for us and us for you. We expect your extracurricular activities, recommendations from advisers and professors, admission essay – your admission interview with a member of our admission staff – to tell us the rest of the story about who you are and what you value.
Course Credit / Transfer Credit Information
A maximum of 68 credit hours may be transferred from accredited two-year or four-year institutions consistent with the academic objectives of Austin College. Credits presented from other institutions in which the student earns a grade of C or higher will be converted to course credit units at the rate of four semester hours equal to one Austin College credit. No official credit evaluation can be offered until official transcripts from all colleges attended have been submitted to the Office of Admission. An evaluation of transferable credits and determination of subsequent requirements for graduation from Austin College can be made prior to matriculation through the Office of the Registrar.
Transfer students are encouraged to meet with faculty in the area of their major prior to matriculation to discuss their placement in the program.
Admission Contact
If you have further questions about admission, scholarships, or financial assistance, please contact David Dillman, Executive Director of Transfer & International Student Admission (ddillman@austincollege.edu or 903.813-2380).
