Transfer Students

Transfer Path to USCB

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Whether you come from a two-year or four-year college or university, you will be supported at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. To become a USCB Sand Shark, follow these steps tailored to your student type.

Transfer Requirements (for students coming from outside the USC system)

• Apply online and pay $40 non- refundable application fee.
• Submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities you previously attended.
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and good standing from your most recently attended institution.
• If you have fewer than 30 transferrable college credit hours, your official high school transcript must be submitted in order to receive an admissions decision.
• Check your application status through the Fins Up portal.
• After acceptence follow your next steps listed in your Fins Up portal.

Transfer/Change of Campus Requirements (for students within the USC system)

• Apply online.
• There is no minimum GPA required, but you must be in good standing from your most recently attended USC system school.
  • No financial or academic holds can be present.
  • Must not be serving suspension.
• Official transcripts from all colleges previously attended must be submitted, if not in your USC system student record.
• If you have fewer than 30 college credit hours, your official high school transcript must also be submitted, if not in your USC system student record.
• Check your application status through the Fins Up portal.
• After acceptance follow your next steps listed in your Fins Up portal.

Submitting a transcript to USCB

• official and sent directly from all colleges or universities you've attended.
• Transcripts must be (if mailed) or sent directly by the institution (if electronic) to be considered official.
• Request your transcripts from the college or universities registrar office or electronic transcript services.
• • • Electronic Delivery (preferred) the receipient will be admissions@uscb.edu.
    • Mail (if electronic not available) your official sealed transcript to:

Office of Admissions
University of South Carolina Beaufort
One University Blvd.
Bluffton, SC 29909

How Courses Transfer to USCB

• USCB only accepts course credit from institutions that are accredited by regional accreditation agencies or are active members of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
• USCB determines course equivalencies on a per-institution basis. For instance, if you completed Psychology 101 at another university, USCB will decide whether it will also be recognized as Psychology 101 at USCB, based on the institution from which the course was taken.
• To be eligible for transfer credit at USCB, courses must earn a grade of C or higher.
• Remedial, developmental, technical, no credit courses, and courses taken on a pass/fail basis are not eligible for transfer credit.
• Before an official evaluation of your transfer coursework can occur, you must submit your application along with all official transcripts.
• For additional information on potential transfer credits, please utilize the course equivalency lookup tool.

Transfer Student Deadlines

• • Financial Aid priority deadline: March 1
  • Enrollment Deposit priority deadline: May 1
  • Housing priority deadline: May 1

Frequently asked questions:

Learn more at the SC Commission on Higher Education's transfer student success guide.

 

Contact the Office of Admissions

Mailing Address:

University of South Carolina Beaufort
Office of Admissions
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909

Phone (843) 208-8055
Fax (843) 208-8290
Email admissions@uscb.edu

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