Transfer & Post-Baccalaureate applicants should submit the following:
- Completed Common Application and Seattle University Member Supplement. Students who have previously applied to Seattle University should not fill out another Common Application. Please fill out the Update Form to update your application.
- A non-refundable application fee of $55. Undergraduate applicants are only required to pay the application fee one time. The fee is considered already paid for those updating applications for subsequent quarters, or who have taken an academic hiatus and are applying for readmission. The fee is not required of students who will have completed an associate's degree at a Washington, Arizona, California or Oregon state community college by the time of enrollment and who are transferring directly to Seattle University.
- Official high school/college transcripts, as applicable.
- List of course work in progress.
- Seattle University Writing Supplement (part of your application).
- IF APPLYING FOR WINTER QUARTER: The Common Application only allows for students to indicate an application for Fall or Spring semesters. To notify SU of a winter quarter application, please indicate "Spring Semester" on the main Common Application and "Winter Quarter" on the Seattle University Supplemental Application.
- NOTE: Although the online Common Application includes School Forms (College Official's Report/ Instructor Evaluation), Seattle University does not require these for transfer admission consideration. We will gladly consider any letters of recommendation you would like to submit, however.
Transfer applicants with fewer than 45 credits completed at another college or university following high school graduation are required to also submit copies of their high school transcripts with their applications for admission. While teacher recommendations and/or ACT or SAT scores are not normally required, the Dean of Admissions may decide to delay an admissions decision to request these items following an initial application review.
Those with gaps or interruptions in their academic record are required to provide a statement explaining their activities since last attending school.
Proof of English Proficiency
Bilingual students should note that the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of applicants for whom English is a second language. This can only be waived for applicants who 1) have spent or will have spent all four years in non-ESL coursework at an American high school that has English as its primary language, or 2) have SAT critical reading and writing scores of 450+, or an ACT English subscore of 22+. It is the prerogative of the Dean of Admissions to require TOEFL scores of bilingual applicants after an initial review of your application, regardless of having indicated that English is your first language.
Applicants may submit one of the following:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) results:
- Internet-based TOEFL: a 68 is required for Culture & Language Bridge consideration / 92 for general admission consideration.
- Paper-based TOEFL: 520 for CLB / 580 for general admission consideration.
- International English Language Testing (IELTS) results:
- 6.0 for CLB / 7.0 for general admission consideration.
- SAT critical reading and writing scores of 450 or higher.
- American College Test (ACT) English and reading subscores of 22 or higher.
- Michigan Proficiency Test results.
Transcripts from a U.S. high school or an American school abroad with four years of English (no ESL) might be considered for proof of English proficiency on a case-by-case basis.