Tips for Choosing a Transfer Institution
The Transfer Institutions & Recruitment page provides information about transfer recruitment fairs, resources and points of contact to aid students with transferring from one academic institution to another.
Visit C-State Transfer Information page for articulation transfer agreements here:
C-State Transfer Information: Transfer Information
Transfer Institutions & Recruitment
Tip 1: Attend Columbia State Transfer Fairs to speak directly with representatives from transfer institutions to ask about their institution, program majors, and transfer scholarship opportunities.
Tip 2: Research the transfer institution and the program of your intended major. Visit the transfer institution’s website, meet with transfer recruiters during on-campus transfer meetings, and schedule an in-person tour with the transfer institution if possible.
Tip 3: Communicate with a transfer counselor/recruiter at the institution you plan to attend to discuss how your credits will transfer and which credits the transfer institution will accept. Be sure to check the transfer institution website for program of study academic planning.
Tip 4: Reach out early to the institution you plan to attend to be added to the transfer counselor/recruiter contact list for updates, deadlines, scholarships and other information you will need to know to transfer to their school.
Tip 5: Compare transfer institutions. Institutions are competing for your business.Recruitment page provides information about transfer recruitment fairs, resources and points of contact to aid students with transferring from one academic institution to another.
Have you committed to a Transfer University or Military Service Branch after Columbia State? If yes, please submit the completed Transfer Commitment Card.