Transfer Applicants

Transferring Credit

Lafayette provides a credit evaluation only after extending an offer of admission. Students are required to submit course descriptions and syllabi for the credits to be evaluated. The Office of the Registrar will make the final determination on what college credits will transfer to Lafayette College. In order to estimate which courses will transfer to Lafayette, use the following guidelines:

• Lafayette must offer an equivalent course.
• The amount of time that the class met must be equal to courses offered at Lafayette (ie, credit hours).
• If the course at Lafayette has prerequisites, all prerequisites must have been satisfied prior to taking the course.
• Only a grade of “C” or better will transfer.

Lafayette will also accept AP & IB credit earned by admitted transfer students to be used for both academic placement and course credit. AP and IB scores should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar after the student has been accepted to be considered for transfer credit.

Requirements

1. Common Application
2. Application fee of $65. You will pay the fee electronically upon submission of the Common Application. If the application fee presents a hardship, the applicant may select the appropriate dropdown response for the fee waiver question on the Common Application.
3. Official high school transcript. The transcript should be submitted directly from the high school and must include date of graduation. We do not accept the general education diploma (GED).
4. Official college transcript. A transcript must be sent from each institution attended.
5. Common App College Report. An official at your college, often the registrar, should complete this form to note you are in good academic standing. The form should be submitted directly to Lafayette by the college official.
6. Common App Mid-Term Report. Hand deliver this form to the instructors whose courses you are enrolled in at the time you submit your application. Ask them to provide a general indication of your performance, including your current grade and, if they wish, additional comments. Be sure each instructor signs and dates the form. The earliest we recommend submitting the Mid-Term Report is at the mid-point of your academic period.
7. Personal statement. In Lafayette’s Questions page of the Common App under the heading Writing, please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve by transferring to Lafayette.
8. SAT or ACT scores. Test scores are not required, but are recommended if previously taken. Lafayette will accept self-reported test scores on your Common App. Official SAT or ACT scores are required upon enrollment.
9. Course descriptions and syllabi. While not required for admission, they are required to be submitted to the registrar up enrollment.
10.  English language proficiency test. The TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo is required for international students. If English is your first language or you have received academic instruction in English for the past 3 years, you may submit proof that you meet these requirements so that the English proficiency test is waived. Please email proof of satisfying the requirements to admissions@lafayette.edu.
11. Professor recommendation. Optional submission that must come directly from the professor.
12. If you are applying for need-based financial aid:  FASFA, CSS Profile, and IDOC forms.

Note that each college’s requirements for transfer students vary, so be sure to review the Common App program materials section.