Transfer Students

​​​​​Belhaven uses your GPA from other colleges or universities to make acceptance decisions. However, your GPA does not transfer to Belhaven unless your courses pertain to a specific degree program you’re admitted into.

Belhaven considers a transfer student to be anyone who's earned college credits after graduating high school.

Belhaven University has a liberal credit transfer policy — meaning, we work with you to make sure credits earned at an accredited college or university will ​​​​transfer. You’ll need to submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities previously attended.

The Office of the Registrar will determine how your college credits will transfer after reviewing your official transcripts. You must submit all transcripts from any colleges or universities previously attended.

• While any number of college-level credits can be transferred a transferring student must complete their last 31 academic hours at Belhaven, to Belhaven.
• ​​​Up to 45 college credits can also be earned for prior experiences & learning.

Transfer students are required to have one of the following:

• High school diploma
• GED

Admission Standards

Your specific requirements will depend on the number of credits transferring to Belhaven. A minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is required for all previously earned credits for any student transferring to Belhaven.

30-64 Credit Hours

• A maximum of 64 credit hours will be accepted from a junior or community college
• The remaining 60 hours towards an undergraduate degree must be earned at a senior college (Belhaven)
• Transcripts must be submitted from any college or university where you took courses

12-30 Credits

• ACT or SAT score reports may be requested
• Essays, interviews, and letters of recommendation may be requested
• Transcripts must be submitted from any college or university where you took courses

Fewer Than 12 Credits

• Your ACT or SAT score reports may be requested
• You may need to provide essays, interviews, and letters of recommendation
• Have your official high school transcript sent directly to Belhaven University
• Transcripts must be submitted from any college or university where you took courses

Essays, Recommendations Letters & Test Scores

We encourage all transfer students to submit an essay and any letters of recommendation they may have. These materials are not mandatory but are always considered.

If we need more information to evaluate your record, we might ask you to write about it (essay), talk to us (interview), or provide third-party insight (ACT or SAT scores, or letters of recommendation).

You can send your ACT or SAT scores by signing into your ACT or College Board account. Each of those websites provides detailed instructions on how to send test scores and retrieve account details if you ​​​​don’t know your login and password.

​​​For scholarship purposes, an official ACT or SAT score report and high school transcript if you've attempted less than 30 credit hours may be requested. Minimum requirement for automatic acceptance is 18 ACT composite or 940 combined critical reading and math SAT score.

Belhaven’s Institutional Codes

• ACT = 2180
• SAT = 1055

We strongly encourage you to attend. Transfer Orientation Day gives you the chance to meet your academic advisors, register for classes and hear from key leaders.

Come to Transfer Orientation Day

Students are required to have the following vaccinations:

• 2 Mumps/Measles/Rubella
• COVID vaccines are encouraged but not required