Transfer Students

Each year, Woodbury welcomes a number of transfer students from community colleges and other higher education institutions. Transfer students are vital members of our community and help to enrich the Woodbury experience.

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STATS & FACTS:

Woodbury University is a thriving and beautiful close-knit learning community in the heart of Southern California – the creative epicenter and entertainment capital of the world. With over 20 top-ranked undergrad programs and countless hands-on learning opportunities through our mandatory internship program, Woodbury grads are among the most highly sought in the workforce.

16 Undergrad Programs


We have transfer students in each of our twenty undergraduate programs.

8:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio


We have an eight to one student-to-faculty ratio, with an average class size of just 10.

96% Receive Financial Aid


Over ninety six percent of our students receive some form of financial aid. And as a transfer applicant, you are eligible for a Transfer Merit Scholarship or Grant of $8,000-$20,000.

 

48% Transfer Student Body


Nearly half of our students transferred to Woodbury from another higher education institution.

Over 17 Countries


Our transfer students hail from seventeen different countries

 

The transfer student experience

Watch Woodbury Accounting alumna, Talin Fakhoorian talk about her experience transferring to Woodbury from a community college.

What transfer students need to know

Transfer applicants are high school graduates who have completed a minimum of 24 transferable units at the time of application. Any applicant with fewer than 24 units at the time of application should apply as a freshman.

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Graduate students transfer requirements 

GPA Minimum (unweighted)

2.50          Regular Admission

Transfer applicants are eligible for a Transfer Merit Scholarship or Grant of $8,000-$20,000.

GPA Minimum

2.50 minimum for all programs

Transfer applicants are eligible for a Transfer Merit Scholarship or Grant of $8,000-$20,000.

What is Academic Fresh Start? 

When applying as a transfer student, your old grades don’t have to count against you. If you apply for admission to Woodbury University as an undergraduate, you may be able to begin a new course of study with a clear academic record.

If you have credits for college courses taken ten or more years prior to the planned enrollment date, those credits and grades can be waived under the “Academic Fresh Start” policy if you invoke it at the time of application* (we would still require the transcript to complete your file).

Please remember: this is an all-or-nothing option. You cannot pick and choose which courses to ignore and which courses to count. If you choose the “Academic Fresh Start” option, you will not receive any credit for any courses you took over ten years ago. This means that courses taken previously:

  • Cannot be used to fulfill new prerequisite requirements;
  • Cannot be counted toward your new degree; and
  • Will not be counted in any future G.P.A. calculations.

How does this affect your financial aid?

Academic Fresh Start clears only your academic record, not the number of semesters you have been in higher education. The maximum number of semesters for receiving federal Pell Grants is 12, which must include all of the time you have spent taking dual credit courses and community college courses, including those from over ten years ago.

School of Business
  • Students who have completed an AD-T in Business Administration from a California Community College are guaranteed to transfer in at the junior level with at least 60 units for the following majors at Woodbury University: Fashion Marketing, Management, Marketing, 3 + 1 BBA + MBA.

Notes:

  • Woodbury will only accept grades of C or better.
  • Those students admitted under Academic Fresh Start, or those that have submitted an AP waiver, are not guaranteed to transfer in at the junior level.
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Transfer Course Evaluation System (TES)

Woodbury University’s Transfer Course Evaluation System (TES) below is intended as a guide for prospective students to view course equivalencies that have been previously evaluated by our academic departments.

TES indicates how course(s) at your current or previous institution(s) may transfer to Woodbury. If a course is not found in TES, this does not necessarily mean the course does not transfer into Woodbury. It may mean the course has not yet been evaluated.

Our goal is to be as flexible as possible while maintaining the integrity of our degree programs. In some circumstances, major courses may require further review.

Current Woodbury Students:
TES (Transfer Course Evaluation System) is intended as a guide for current students who may need to take courses at another institution. Transfer course approvals must be submitted to the Registrar. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at [email protected] before taking courses at another institution for clarification on proper procedure and necessary paperwork.

 

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Articulation by major

Woodbury maintains memorandums of understanding with several local community colleges. Find your major and select your community college to view these transfer articulation agreements.