2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog > Admissions > Transfer and Second Baccalaureate Degree Admission: General Statement > Transfer Admission

Transfer Admission

A cumulative G.P.A. of no less than 2.0 (C) with 30 completed semester hours of transferable credit is required to be eligible for transfer to the University, excluding some honors programs which require a 2.5-3.0 G.P.A. for admission. Applicants with 18-29 completed college-level credits must have a 3.0 or better cumulative G.P.A. to be eligible for admission and may be required to take a placement test as a requirement of admission. Applicants with fewer than 18 completed college-level credits are not eligible for transfer admission but may be eligible for admission as freshmen with credits. Prospective Transfer Students with 30+ college credits earned must submit all institutions they attend and students with less than 30 college credits earned, must submit a high school transcript. Transfer students must indicate an intended major for admission (i.e., they cannot apply as “Undecided”). All students are admitted as “Intended” majors and must subsequently meet major program admission criteria and follow the University’s declaration of major procedures to become “Declared” majors.

To be considered for admission, students must:

1. Complete the application online and submit it with the $75 non-refundable application fee or applicable fee waiver.
2. Arrange to have official, sealed transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended sent to Kean University. For expedited decision, students should request their official transcripts to be sent electronically. Transcripts from institutions not disclosed on the application may not be accepted for transfer credit, and can be grounds for rescinding the offer of admissions. Transcripts from international universities must be evaluated by a N.A.C.E.S. member evaluation service prior to admission. International students must also submit a completed International Student Supplement Application to the Office of International Student Services. This application and additional information can be accessed at the Center for International Studies.
3. For International students transferring directly from institutions outside the United States, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of those for whom English is not their native language.
4. Additional supplemental items may be required depending on the intended major selected, including a portfolio, audition, interview etc,

Accepted transfer students are not eligible to receive financial aid until ONE of the following means of proving ability to benefit from financial aid is received by Kean University.

1. An official U. S. high school transcript (sealed envelope) showing date of graduation or a foreign high school transcript evaluated by an N.A.C.E.S. evaluation service and determined to be equivalent to a U. S. high school diploma.
2. A G.E.D. or other certificate that is recognized as the equivalent of a high school diploma.
3. An official transcript from a New Jersey PUBLIC institution showing the successful completion of an A.A. or A.S. degree only. PLEASE NOTE: An A.A.S. degree does not fulfill this requirement.

Email transfer@kean.edu for additional information.