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2023-2024 Academic Catalog > General Admissions > Undergraduate Transfer Students

Undergraduate Transfer Students

Minimum Requirements

All students entering an undergraduate degree program at Bastyr University are considered transfer students. To be admitted to an undergraduate degree program, students must meet the following criteria:

• Complete 90 quarter (60 semester) credits from a regionally accredited college or university or its equivalent¹ (only courses with a grade of C or higher are transferable).²

• Achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.5 and prerequisite GPA of 2.0.
• Complete the General Education and program prerequisite requirements.

¹135 quarter (90 semester) credits are required for undergraduate entry students applying to programs in the School of Traditional World Medicines.

²Credits from Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) or Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) accredited programs may be accepted for midwifery programs or AEAM programs, respectively.

Undergraduate transfer students who complete one of the following transfer degrees will satisfy the General Education requirements:

• Associate of Arts (AA)

• Associate of Science (AS)
• Direct Transfer Associate (DTA) [WA state]
• Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) [CA state]
• California State University Breadth [CA state]
• Associate Degree for Transfer [CA state]

Note: Technical degrees, such as Applied Science degrees, will not automatically satisfy the General Education requirements. They will be reviewed on a course-by-course basis. 

Accreditation Types

Bastyr University accepts transfer and prerequisite coursework completed through colleges and universities who are regionally accredited by one of the regional accrediting bodies listed below:

• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
• WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

General Education Example Courses

Below are examples of general education course categories:

• Arts & Humanities – Art, Dance, Drama, English, Ethics, Journalism, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Religion, World Languages

• Social & Behavioral Sciences – Anthropology, Communication Theory, Criminal Justice, Economics, Gender Studies, Geography, History, International Studies, Management, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women's Studies
• Natural Science & Mathematics – Anatomy and Physiology, Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth Science, Geology, Logic, Mathematics, Oceanography, Physical Geography, Physics, Statistics, Zoology
• Electives – Accounting, Business, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Education, Environmental Science, Physical Education

Application for Admission

Undergraduate transfer students may apply with coursework still outstanding. A minimum of one prerequisite course as well as 60 quarter (45 semester) units must be completed before applying. Students must submit the following materials to be considered for admissions for an undergraduate program:

• Online application

• Non-refundable application fee of $75
• Official transcripts from all previously attended higher education institutions

Please refer to the Deadlines section for deadline information.

Accepting Your Offer of Admission

All applicants will receive an email communicating their offer of admission or a denial to the University. To accept an offer of admission, pay the $200 deposit as an acknowledgement of intention to enroll. If the applicant is currently enrolled in courses at Bastyr University, the deposit amount will be $100.

• Deposits are submitted online through the admissions office.

• For students admitted prior to June 1:
  • Deposits must be received by June 1 to guarantee a seat in the program.
  • Deposits are refundable until June 1.
• For students admitted on or after June 1:
  • Deposits must be received within 30 days of notice of admission to guarantee a seat in the program.
  • Deposits are refundable for up to six business days.
• The deposit payment is credited to the student’s account and applied toward the initial tuition payment.

Deferring Your Offer of Admission

Students who have received an offer of admission are eligible to defer their admission for one academic year. Please contact the admissions office to confirm your deferral eligibility and for next steps.