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Transfer Students

Your Graduation is on Schedule

Experience excellent preparation for your future career at a Christ-centered university in New York state. ҺAƬ offers you a straightforward path to graduation with academic experience you’re already familiar with alongside some surprising advantages.

Inviting, Christ-centered Community

Be welcomed into this home-away-from-home where you can connect personally with your classmates and professors inside and out of the classroom.

Every Credit Counts

Most—if not all—courses will apply to your degree at ҺAƬ if you earned a grade of C- or better.

Seamless Transition

A dedicated admission counselor that you can call, text or email will walk with you every step of the way.

How Does ҺAƬ Compare?

As a transfer student, you’re already familiar with the in’s and out’s of college life. When you come to ҺAƬ, you’ll build on your previous educational experiences and be delighted by some surprising new opportunities.

You’ll build on:

  • Past hands-on and classroom learning to continue to prepare for a career within your chosen major with personalized attention in classes that average 15 students.
  • Your existing credits approved to fulfill general education and major requirements as you stay on track to a timely graduation.
  • Campus life experiences with a vibrant and welcoming residential community where over 80% of students living on campus in residence hall and townhouse living options.

You’ll find new:

  • Inviting, Christ-centered community.
  • Adventures on ҺAƬ’s beautiful 1,300 acre campus, offering convenient access to metropolitan Buffalo and Rochester and one of America’s most spectacular state parks in your backyard.
  • Savings—as much as $15,000/year at ҺAƬ for some students—thanks to generous financial aid and scholarships for transfer students and our affordable tuition.
Transfer Scholarship
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A Confident Path to Graduation

You must complete at least 124 credit hours (128 for B.Mus. degree) in transfer credits and coursework at ҺAƬ to graduate. A minimum of 30 credit hours and at least 50% of your major must be taken at ҺAƬ.

  • If you have completed coursework at another accredited college or university, most if not all courses will apply to your degree at ҺAƬ as long as you earned a grade of C- or better.
  • ҺAƬ will accept up to 67 credit hours may be transferred for courses completed at a community college or a Bible college accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE).
  • If you receive an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from an accredited community college or junior college, you may enter ҺAƬ as a junior with general education requirements considered complete, except for Biblical and Theological Studies (9 credit hours) and Transition to ҺAƬ course.

What Will My Class Standing Be?

Any student who has enrolled at another university as a full-time student or has completed at least 12 credits since graduating from high school is considered a transfer student at ҺAƬ. Once you enroll at ҺAƬ, you’ll be considered a:

  • Freshman if you transfer 0-27 credits
  • Sophomore if you transfer 28-59 credits
  • Junior if you transfer 60-89 credits
  • Senior if you transfer 90+ credits
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Experience ҺAƬ for Yourself

Schedule your visit today. If you need assistance making a visit to ҺAƬ possible, please let us know, email admission@houghton.edu or  call 1.800.777.2556. We would be happy to talk with you about reimbursement for travel-related expenses up to $300.

Schedule Your Visit Today
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Meet Your Counselor

Kaleigh Kenney
Admission Counselor

Call: 585-567-9284
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Ready for next steps?

Apply to ҺAƬ

Complete the simple online form and submit your transcripts. It’s that easy! You can apply to start at ҺAƬ in the fall or spring semester.

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Get your financial aid award by completing your FAFSA.