To be classified as a transfer student for admission purposes you must have completed at least one transferrable academic GPA credit AFTER graduating from high school or earning your GED.
As a transfer student you must submit:
- An undergraduate application for admission
- Nonresidents and Fully Online Students are required to pay a nonrefundable Application Fee or submit an approved App Fee Waiver
- An official transcript from EACH regionally accredited college/university attended (including dual/concurrent enrollment)
- Applicants who have completed less than 14 transferrable academic semester (21 quarter) GPA credits after high school must provide an official copy of their final high school transcript, and must meet the first-year student admission requirements.
Transfer Admission Standards
- A 2.25 cumulative GPA for all college work completed, AND are in good academic standing at the current/last institution you attended.
OR
- You have earned an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree, after graduating from high school, from a regionally accredited academic institution, AND have a cumulative 2.00 GPA or higher
*Applicants with a cumulative 2.00 – 2.24 GPA for all college work completed are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and are encouraged to provide a personal statement along with their admission materials. If you have less than a 2.00 GPA, you will not be eligible for degree-seeking admission. You may choose to attend Boise State as a non-degree seeking student.
Keep scrolling to learn more about what Admissions considers to be transferrable credit and/or find quick links to helpful transfer resources.