Transfer Student Application Process
Transferring Coursework
Transcripts sent from other colleges and universities will be evaluated and acceptable credits will be added to your A-State record.
The A-State Office of Admissions, Records and Registration currently accepts electronic transcripts from the following:
- EDI (SPEEDE)
- National Student Clearinghouse
- Scrip-Safe
- Credentials Solutions
- Parchment
You can view your unofficial A-State transcript online in Self Service to review your transfer work.
Equivalent Course Information
Use the Transfer Course Equivalency Search to view a list of all colleges and course equivalencies that are currently coded in our system.
The equivalencies listed reflect the current catalog reviewed from the respective school. Some departments may prefer different requirements and may substitute equivalencies for their programs. There may be stipulations to acceptance of some courses. For instance, a course may be accepted as fulfilling a course requirement from a 2-year institution, but no upper-level credit will be given. Some departments may require an exam to determine equivalency. Some courses may transfer as "elective" credit, which means the hours will transfer to A-State. Your major department will determine if these "elective" hours will be used in your degree plan.
The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)
The following information is from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE).
The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and equitable treatment in the application of credits for admissions and degree requirements. Students may complete specified General Education courses anywhere in the public system as well as many courses in the degree/major that have been pre-identified for transfer.
Using ACTS, students can review transferable courses by selecting the institution that you are transferring from and the institution that you are transferring to.
Transferring Coursework while on Academic Suspension
A-State will review transfer work completed while on a first suspension only after the student returns and successfully completes 12 hours with a 2.00 GPA, as well as the Restart@state program (if required). No more than 12 credit hours of coursework completed at another accredited college or university while on a first academic suspension from A-State will be considered for transfer and only if the coursework:
- Removes deficiencies, such as the required high school core or developmental coursework; and/or
- Is a course retaken per the A-State recomputation policy (retaking coursework that was earned at A-State with a grade below “C”); and/or
- Is designated by A-State as 1000- or 2000-level.
A Transfer Coursework Review form must be completed in order for transfer work completed while on a first suspension to be reviewed.
No credit hours earned at other institutions during a period in which the student is on mandatory second, third, or subsequent suspension from A-State will be accepted for transfer by Arkansas State University.
Any coursework received from another institution while a student is on academic suspension at A-State will be awarded using the grade of OS (On Suspension). This method will not give the student any credit for the transferred work. For more information on the academic standing policies at A-State, please review the most current bulletin.
Ready to Transfer?
- Complete your application & submit the application fee.
- Request official transcripts from the colleges you have attended & submit your MMR
Records.
- Apply for Financial Aid & Scholarships.
- Apply for Housing.
- Contact an advisor & activate your Digital I.D.
- Register for Classes and get your Campus I.D made at the Card Center.
- You can use the Tuition Estimator to calculate your tuition.
The A-State Transfer Scholarship is administered through the A-State Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. Students do not need to submit a separate application for this scholarship.
This scholarship is $4,000, awarded annually, and split between the fall and spring
semesters.
For students in the ASU System that have received an associate degree from ASU Beebe,
ASU Mountain Home, ASU Mid-South, ASU Newport, or ASU Three Rivers - an additional
$1,000 annual award brings the total to $5,000!
Requirements are:
- At least 24 cumulative transfer hours
- 3.25 GPA
Students must be fully admitted for scholarship eligibility. Deadlines are July 15 for fall admission and January 8 for spring admission.
Please call or email the A-State Financial Aid and Scholarships Office at (870) 972-2310 or finaid@astate.edu for more details. This office can also help you with FAFSA questions.
- Log into the specific FAFSA.
- Send the FAFSA to Arkansas State University (school code 001090). It takes about 3 business days to electronically transmit.
- Make sure all your academic transcripts have been sent to the Admission's Office.
- Please Login to Banner 9 Self-Service to view/accept the award.
- Login to Pack Portal.
- Click on Financial Aid and Scholarships.
- Select the appropriate award year on the top right corner.
- Click on Award Offer.
- Review each section of your financial aid and make the selection to Accept or Decline your aid.
- Complete the Master Promissory note and Entrance Counseling for loans. (This can take 24-48 hours to send electronically to the University)
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After the financial aid has been accepted, it will disburse into your A-State account one week before classes start.
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If you are receiving more aid than what is owed, a refund will be processed during the 2nd week of class.
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WHEN SHOULD I APPLY?
Ideally, you should apply at the beginning of the semester before you want to transfer. For example, if you want to begin classes in the fall, you should apply in January or February. (However, A-State will admit students until the Friday before school starts for a new semester, so do not hesitate to apply if you miss this suggested timeline for application).
HOW CAN I REQUEST TRANSFER INFORMATION?
Please email transfer@astate.edu and request information. We will respond as soon as possible!
HOW DO I SCHEDULE A VISIT TO SEE CAMPUS?
People can tell you how great a place is, but the best way to know whether it's right for you is to see it and experience it yourself. At Arkansas State University, we welcome your visit.
IF I ATTEND AN ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY TWO-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DO I STILL NEED TO PAY MY $30 APPLICATION FEE?
No. The application fee is waived for transfer students transferring from ASU Beebe, ASU Newport, ASU-Mountain Home and ASU Mid-South.
WHAT IF I ONLY TOOK ONE CLASS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL? DO I STILL NEED TO SEND A TRANSCRIPT?
Yes. You must submit all transcripts for every college that you have attended.
IF I HAVE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, DO I NEED TO SEND MY HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT?
No, you do not have to submit your high school transcript if you have an associate degree.
IF I HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE, DO I STILL NEED TO SEND MY COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT?
You only need to submit your college transcript if you have a bachelor’s degree.
CAN I TRANSFER FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER?
Yes. A-State allows transfer admission for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.
WILL MY TRANSCRIPT FROM BEEBE, MOUNTAIN HOME, NEWPORT OR ANOTHER ASU SYSTEM SCHOOL BE SUBMITTED AUTOMATICALLY SINCE IT IS PART OF THE ASU SYSTEM?
No. You have to request that your transcript(s) be sent to the A-State Jonesboro Campus. Simply contact the registrar’s office at your community college(s).
I HAVE SUBMITTED ALL MY PAPERWORK FOR MY APPLICATION. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO BE ADMITTED, AND HOW WILL I BE NOTIFIED?
You will be notified by the email address that you listed on your application when you applied. The time frame of being admitted depends on how long it takes for your documents to be submitted to A-State. Once we have all your documents, it takes one week to 10 days for everything to be processed and admittance emails to be sent to you.
WHERE DO I FIND MY CAMPUS WIDE ID NUMBER?
Please visit Knowledge Base to get your A-State Campus Wide ID.
HELP! I ERASED THE EMAIL WITH MY CAMPUS WIDE ID. HOW DO I FIND IT AGAIN?
You can visit the link above and type in your social security number and date of birth to obtain your A-State Campus Wide ID.
WHEN DO I USE MY CAMPUS WIDE ID?
You will use your A-State Campus Wide ID as long as you are a student or employee at Arkansas State University-Jonesboro.
WHAT IS DUO PUSH? CAN I CHOOSE NOT TO USE IT?
DUO is the Two Factor Authentication company that Arkansas State University utilizes. DUO allows users to authenticate anywhere, anytime, with any device using the options for two-factor authentication methods. Two-factor authentication lets us identify our users’ identities before they log in to protect against phishing and other identity-related attacks.
HOW DO I FIND OUT IF MY COURSES TRANSFER?
Please visit A-State Transfer Course Equivalency Search to determine what courses will transfer to our university.
WHAT IF I KNOW MY COURSE TRANSFERS, BUT IT STILL TELLS ME IT IS NOT TRANSFERABLE?
You may work with your academic advisor to submit the syllabus to the Registrar’s Office so they can work with your academic department and determine if the class is equivalent to a class that we offer here at A-State.
HOW DO I KNOW WHO MY ADVISOR IS?
To find out who your academic adviser is, email your transfer admissions counselor that you’ve been working with or contact ghawkins@astate.edu to find out.
CAN I CONTACT MY ADVISOR BEFORE I HAVE A SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS?
Yes, you may contact your adviser before you have a school email address. For your official advising process, you will need to have activated your A-State email address.
WILL I HAVE AN ADVISOR IF I AM NOT A FULL-TIME STUDENT?
Yes, you will still have an academic advisor.
IF I EMAIL AN ADVISOR, HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE HE OR SHE REPLIES?
Your advisor should respond to you by email within 2 to 3 days maximum.
HOW DO I REGISTER FOR CLASSES?
You must connect with your academic adviser. This is usually done as soon as you are accepted into A-State. If you have not heard from your adviser, please reach out to your Transfer Admissions Counselor or ghawkins@astate.edu. Your academic adviser will clear your advising holds and check for additional holds on your student account during the meeting.
Once all holds have been cleared, you are ready to register for classes at A-State!
Follow these steps to register for classes:
- Go to Pack Support.
- Type in your username and the password you created.
- You will see several icons on the left.
- Click on Self Service Banner.
- Click the Student tab.
- Click Registration. Click Look Up Classes. Select correct Term. Select the criteria for the specific course you want to search. Write down all Course Registration Numbers (CRN) that you plan to enroll.
- Click the Student tab. Click Registration. Click Add or Drop Classes. Select the correct Term.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
- Type in all of your Course Registration Numbers (CRN).
- Click Submit Changes.
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIP IS ON MY ACCOUNT?
You can log into your Banner Student Self Service account and select the Financial Aid tab to see all of your scholarship and financial aid that you have been awarded for the full year. Please call or email A-State Financial Aid & Scholarships at (870) 972-2310 or finaid@astate.edu for more details. This office can also help you with FAFSA questions.
DOES MY FAFSA FOLLOW ME AUTOMATICALLY?
No, you will need to add A-State on your FAFSA account for it to follow you to our university.
IS ANYONE AVAILABLE TO HELP ME FILL OUT MY FAFSA?
You may contact our Financial Aid & Scholarships Office at (870) 972-2310 for assistance.
WHEN AND HOW DO I APPLY FOR PRIVATELY-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS?
You can apply for privately-funded scholarships by completing the application starting on Oct. 1 of each school year. The application closes on Feb. 1.