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Portland State University welcomes more transfer students than any other college in Oregon. We are the state’s most affordable and diverse urban research university, and transfer students are a big part of who we are.??In fact, we’re ranked Oregon’s best school for transfer students by study.com.You’ll find more than 200 degrees with flexible and online options, individualized support, and career connections to ensure you succeed. You’ll bridge the gap between right now and the better future you want.

How Credits Transfer

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GUIDES BY MAJOR

In collaboration with local community colleges, PSU created transfer guides to help you plan which courses to take at the community college and which courses to take at PSU.

Transfer Guides

TRANSFERRING CREDITS

There are a few ways to figure out how your credits will transfer to PSU.?We have a few tools that can be helpful to students just starting out at a community college or those who are returning to finish a four year degree after a long break.

How Credits Transfer

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TRANSFEROLOGY

Transferology is a free web-based advising system that helps prospective transfer students review course transferability to PSU from colleges all over the country including those in Oregon, Washington, and California.

Create An Account

Connect with us for a smooth transfer

ADMISSIONS COUNSELORS

Whether or not you're ready to apply, we recommend that you attend a Transfer Information Session?or connect with your admissions counselor.

Find Your Counselor

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PREPARE TO TRANSFER

Step-by-step instructions are available to help you apply to PSU. Students who have completed less than 30 transferable quarter credits (20 semester credits) at the point of application will be reviewed as first year?applicants.

Steps to Transfer

TRANSFER CENTER

PSU’s Transfer & Returning Student Resource Center is here to help you transition, complete your degree, and advance your career. We offer academic and career advising, workshops, and events tailored to the needs of transfer and returning students. We’ll connect you to resources across campus and a transfer advisor.

Transfer Center information

Cost, Aid, and Deadlines

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TRANSFERS FINISH FREE

The Transfers Finish Free program allows eligible Oregon residents to finish their degrees at PSU and pay no standard tuition or fees. You will be automatically considered for Transfers Finish Free when you apply to PSU.

Transfer Program Details

OVERVIEW OF COSTS

PSU puts affordability in action, so you can graduate with more money for your future. To help you?pay for college, PSU offers?free and discounted tuition?for eligible students through Transfers Finish Free, the?Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), and the?Out-of-State Opportunity Scholarship.? There are?student employment opportunities?on campus as well.

Tuition and Fees

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APPLY EARLY

Submit your admission and financial aid materials by?these deadlines. We encourage you to apply to PSU as early as possible.

Application Deadlines

Registration and Advising

All incoming undergraduate students are required to complete New Student Orientation. Completion of Orientation will provide you with course registration access for your first term and you will learn how to connect with your academic advisor. Do not set up an appointment with your academic advisor prior?to completing Orientation. We also offer drop-in registration labs where you connect with an advisor and Orientation leaders to answer questions and help guide you through the registration process.

HOW THE PSU CORE CURRICULUM WORKS

Most students will complete either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS), each of which has specific requirements associated with the degree type. The university's general education curriculum is designed to assure that its graduates have a breadth of coursework from across the university's curricula. At PSU, University Studies and University Honors College are the two options for general education.

University Writing Requirement:?Students must complete 2 college-level composition courses or their approved equivalents for their baccalaureate degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

University Writing Requirement

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University Studies

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University Honors College

Ranked Oregon's best school for transfer students

Study.com

60%

undergrads are transfers

80%

transfers return next year

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average age of undergrads

100%

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We have many nontraditional students who have children and are working full-time jobs. We offer extensive resources to help you succeed, including on-campus child care, flexible online courses, and support services.

Our hundreds of partnerships with top employers give you career opportunities like nowhere else. Many of our grads go on to work for places like Nike, adidas, Intel and Oregon Health & Science University.

Join students and professors who believe the status quo isn't good enough. We work together to challenge what is with what could be, inspiring one another to reimagine where we truly want to go.

At PSU, undergraduates can work with world-class researchers to break new ground on the issues that matter most. We offer faculty mentors and support through research programs like Build EXITO and McNair Scholars.

We are proud to be Oregon's most diverse urban public research university. We have 11 cultural and resource centers and 200 student groups, so you can always find your community.

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Life on our urban campus is never boring. You can listen to live music, sample food carts, join a club, become a leader in student government, play on an intramural sport team and lots more.

Every PSU student completes an internship or a community-based project before graduation. Our Senior Capstone courses give you the chance to apply what you’ve learned to solve real-world problems.