TRANSFER STUDENTS

Transfer applicants must submit an application, the required $30 application fee, and have official transcripts sent from high school as well as each college attended. Test scores are not required for applicants who have earned at least 24 hours of college-transferable work. A 2.0 cumulative college GPA is required.

From Other Post-Secondary Institutions

Students must be eligible for readmission to the institutions they last attended. Students with unsatisfactory academic records or conduct at other institutions are considered only if there are extenuating circumstances and/or time intervals (such as military or work experience) that would give clear evidence to the Admission, Advising, and Retention Committee that admission is warranted. Students who wish to appeal to the committee should submit a completed Request for Admission Review Form available from the Office of Admissions.

Students transferring fewer than 24 hours will be required to submit SAT or ACT scores along with high school transcripts. Credit for previous college work will be awarded by the Registrar at Francis Marion University.

The maximum amount of credit acceptable upon transfer is 65 semester hours from institutions accredited as junior colleges or two-year institutions. Transfer students are reminded of Francis Marion University's residence requirements, which stipulate that a minimum of 36 semester hours of course credits must be taken in residence within five calendar years preceding the date the degree is granted. Also see residence requirements for students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Transfer Students Who Previously Attended FMU

Former FMU students who transfer to another institution while eligible to continue at FMU may return to FMU provided that they earned a 2.0 GPA on all college-transferable work since leaving FMU. They must complete an application for admission.

Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Transfer Policy

Students who earn an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university are eligible to transfer directly from the degree granting institution to FMU.