Applying to Hofstra as a Transfer Student

Applying to Hofstra as a

Transfer Student hofstra.edu/apply

2014

Congratulations on your decision to apply to Hofstra University.

Each year we welcome many new transfer students to campus. Hofstra’s Transfer Center has a dedicated team that will work with you in completing and reviewing your application, evaluating your transfer credits and providing advisement.

We are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for transfer students. Faculty and academic advisors are familiar with the needs of transfer students and are eager to meet with you to help plan out the remainder of your studies.

Please feel free to call our Office of Admission at 1-800-HOFSTRA if you need further assistance.

A Distinct Experience Imagine a college experience that combines outstanding faculty, small classes, a multitude of study abroad options, vibrant extracurricular life and a campus so beautiful it is recognized as an arboretum. Now, add to this New York City and all the amazing internship opportunities and cultural experiences that abound. Sound too good to be true?

Hardly. This is Hofstra University!

At Hofstra you will live and learn in a community of first-rate professors who place a priority on teaching. You will share your classrooms, residence halls, clubs and organizations with undergraduate students from nearly every U.S. state and 50 countries. You will have the chance to explore majors ranging from accounting to African studies, English to engineering, and finance to film. And you will do all this on a campus bursting with vitality, including 200 student clubs and organizations, 37 residence halls, 17 NCAA Division I sports, and hundreds of social, academic and cultural events planned each year.

Then there is New York City. The city is less than an hour from our campus and easily accessed by a free shuttle to the local train station. Whether exploring the museums, theaters, neighborhoods and parks that make New York City the world’s cultural nexus, or interning at top businesses and organizations in the world’s capital for finance, communications, entertainment, law and international trade, you will find the city a resource like no other.

A Teaching Faculty Recipients of our nation’s top honors, including Emmy Award winners, members of the National Academy of Sciences, as well as Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Humanities and New York Public Library Fellows, our faculty are worldrenowned for their expertise.

More important, our faculty are devoted to teaching.

Only faculty – not graduate assistants – teach our courses, and we keep classes small so that interaction between student and professor becomes an inherent part of the classroom experience. The bonds you build here naturally lead to future endeavors in which you might help a professor with a research project or seek a professor’s guidance with regard to graduate or professional school.

“ There’s no cookie-cutter mold here.

We get to know students as individuals – their strengths and challenges. And we help them reach their potential.”

>> J ean Giebel Associate Professor Drama and Dance

Hofstra at a Glance Academic Profile 4Undergraduate Program Options: About 140

To Apply for Undergraduate Admission as a Transfer Student Undergraduate transfer applicants to Hofstra University may apply by using our online application at hofstra.edu/apply. International candidates should file the Hofstra University International Undergraduate Student Application for Admission. Please be advised that all materials and documents submitted as part of an application become the property of Hofstra University and cannot be returned to the applicant.

4Full-time Faculty Holding Advanced Degree: 93 percent 4Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 14-to-1 4Average Undergraduate Class Size: 21

Costs and Financial Aid (2013-2014) 4Tuition and Fees: $37,400 4 Room and Board: Suite-style living: $14,840 High-rise living: $11,090 4 For a breakdown of merit-based scholarships available to transfer students, visit hofstra.edu/transferscholarship.

4 To get a better idea of scholarship and grant opportunities as well as your estimated cost of attendance, visit hofstra.edu/netprice.

Facilities and Resources 4Library Holdings: 1 million+ print volumes 4Residence Halls: 37 4Student Clubs and Organizations: 200

Varsity Athletics NCAA Division I 4Baseball (M) 4Basketball (M/W) 4Cross Country (M/W) 4Field Hockey (W) 4Golf (M/W) 4Lacrosse (M/W) 4Soccer (M/W) 4Softball (W) 4Tennis (M/W) 4Volleyball (W) 4Wrestling (M)

Hofstra University accepts transfer applications for the fall and spring semesters. Transfer candidates are considered on a “rolling basis.” While there is no deadline for applications, students are encouraged to apply on or before March 1 for the fall semester and November 1 for the spring semester so as to receive the fullest consideration. Once an application and all supporting credentials are received, the application is reviewed by our Admission Committee. We begin notifying transfer applicants of their admission decisions in mid-November for the spring and late February for the fall, then on a rolling basis thereafter.

Students who found it necessary to leave after completing course work at Hofstra University may apply for re-admission by filing the online application.

CHECKLIST To apply, please submit the following: ❑ A completed, signed and dated 2014 Transfer Student Application for Undergraduate Admission. ❑ A nonrefundable application fee. ❑ Official high school transcript(s) and SAT or ACT score(s) if less than 24 completed college credits appear on your transcript at the time of application. ❑ A transcript from EACH high school and college attended.* I nformational interviews are available and may be scheduled with an admission counselor by contacting the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

All supplemental materials should be sent to the Hofstra University Office of Undergraduate Admission at 100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1000, or applicationupdate@hofstra.edu.

NOTE: Hofstra University accepts the Common Application in lieu of its own form and gives equal consideration to both. Applicants may obtain copies of the Common Application online at commonapp.org. *Official transcripts are required from each high school and college attended prior to your semester of entry.

Expand Your World Students today need an education that prepares them for an interconnected world. The rapid expansion of world trade, the Internet and the global nature of news organizations continually remind us that, in order to be successful, students need an extensive awareness of other cultures and societies.

Your exposure to a deeper understanding of the world begins at Hofstra, where you will interact with undergraduate students from 46 U.S. states and territories and 50 countries who are choosing from about 140 undergraduate program options and 200 clubs and organizations. The student from Vermont who comes to Hofstra to study music and the student from Peru who is here to study computer science may meet through their shared interest in writing for the student-run weekly newspaper.

Next, you have New York City, which has always been one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. Our students constantly utilize the city as an interactive educational and professional resource.

"The Hofstra in Venice 2013 With the United Nations, Program gave me the experience multinational corporations, of a lifetime. I made great and ethnic neighborhoods friends, and learned inside and such as Chinatown and Little outside of the classroom. I Italy, a day in New York City became acquainted with a new is like a trip around the world. culture through weekend travel Hofstra’s study abroad programs complement experiences on to different parts of Italy such as campus and in New York City. With programs in Africa, Belize, China, Florence and Rome. Venice is a England, France, the Galápagos Islands, Germany, Greece, India, beautiful city and I would do the Ireland, Italy, Japan, and Spain, and a program that tours all of Europe, program again in a heartbeat!" our students have an extraordinary array of opportunities to explore – Michael Papirmeister the world. All of our study abroad programs allow you to earn Hofstra Public Relations Major, Class of 2014 credits and are taught by Hofstra faculty. Whether you are studying theater in London, art history in Venice, or geography of Western Europe in Europe, you will find yourself exposed to different cultures, political views and lifestyles.

The combination of experiences – from New York City to studying abroad – gives Hofstra students a substantial advantage after college.

They are well-prepared to become leaders in their professional lives, fully cognizant of the interconnected world in which we live.

Please visit hofstra.edu/studyabroad for more information.

“Before studying abroad, I never thought about the possibility that I could be an even happier person.

Sevilla changed my life and perspective forever, and I came home a new, better person. Studying abroad taught me that the world has so much more to offer than I could have ever imagined. It is a challenging learning experience that I believe every student needs to have. It was the best time of my life, and I only wish that I could do it over and over again.” – Christine O’Dea, Mass Media Studies Major, Class of 2014

About 140 Undergraduate Program Options HOFSTRA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES African Studies: B.A. American Studies: B.A. Anthropology: Anthropology: B.A. Anthropology-Archaeology: B.A. Art History: B.A. Asian Studies: B.A. Biochemistry: B.S. Biology: Biology: B.A.; B.S. Biology – Cell & Molecular Biology: B.A.; B.S. Biology – Ecology & Evolution: B.A.; B.S. Biology – Marine Biology: B.A.; B.S. Chemistry: B.A.; B.S. Chinese: B.A. Chinese Studies: B.A. Classics: B.A. Comparative Literature and Languages: B.A. Criminology: B.A. Dance: B.A. Drama: B.A. Economics: Business Economics: B.S. Economics: B.A.; B.A./M.B.A.;* B.S./M.B.A.* Mathematical Business Economics: B.S.; B.S./M.B.A.;* B.S./Finance: M.S.* Mathematical Economics: B.A.; B.A./M.B.A.* English: English – Creative Writing & Literature: B.A. English – English & American Literature: B.A.; B.A./M.A.* English – Publishing Studies & Literature: B.A. Environmental Resources: B.S. Fine Arts: Fine Arts – Ceramics: B.A.; B.S. Fine Arts – Design: B.A.; B.S. Fine Arts – Painting: B.A.; B.S. Fine Arts – Photography: B.A.; B.S. Fine Arts – Sculpture/Jewelry: B.A.; B.S. Forensic Science: B.S. French: B.A. Geography: B.A. Geology: B.A.; B.S. German: B.A. Global Studies: B.A. Hebrew: B.A. History: B.A. Hofstra University 4+4 Combined Bachelor’s and M.D. Program: B.A./M.D.;* B.S./M.D.* Individually Designed Major: B.A. Italian: B.A. Jewish Studies: B.A. Labor Studies: B.A.; B.A./Business Administration: M.B.A.* Latin: B.A. Latin American & Caribbean Studies: B.A. Legal Education Accelerated Program (LEAP): B.A./J.D.* Liberal Arts: B.A. Linguistics: B.A. Mathematics: Computer Science and Mathematics (dual): B.S. Mathematics: B.A.; B.S.; B.A./M.B.A.;*

B.S./M.B.A.;* B.A./Business Administration: M.B.A.;* B.A./Finance: M.S.;* B.S./Business Administration: M.B.A.;* B.S./Finance: M.B.A.;* B.S./Finance: M.S.* Mathematics – Actuarial Science: B.S. Mathematics – Applied Mathematics: B.S. Mathematics – Chemistry: B.S. Mathematics – Computer Science: B.S. Mathematics – Engineering: B.S. Mathematics – Physics: B.S.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Music: Music: B.A. Music – History/Literature: B.S. Music – Jazz & Commercial Music: B.S. Music – Music Merchandising: B.S. Music – Performance: B.S. Music – Theory & Composition: B.S. Philosophy: B.A.; B.S. Physics: Applied Physics: B.S. Physics: B.A.; B.S. Political Science: B.A. Pre-Health (Pre-Medical) Studies with a concentration in Humanities or Social Sciences: B.A. Pre-Medical Studies: B.S. Pre-Professional Programs: Pre-Chiropractic Pre-Dental Pre-Law Pre-Nursing Pre-Optometry Pre-Osteopathy Pre-Podiatry Pre-Veterinary Psychology: B.A.; B.A./Rehabilitation Counseling: M.S.;* B.A./Secondary Special Education Generalist: M.S.Ed.* Religion: B.A. Religion with Language Option: B.A. Russian: B.A. Sociology: B.A. Spanish: B.A. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) (with dual major in Elementary Education): B.A./M.A.* Sustainability Studies: B.A.; B.S. Theater Arts: Theater Arts – Performance Sequence: B.F.A. Theater Arts – Production Sequence: B.F.A. Urban Ecology: B.A.; B.S.; B.A./M.A.;* B.S./M.S.* Women’s Studies: B.A.

Early Childhood and Childhood Education (with dual major in a liberal arts discipline): B.A. Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) (with dual major in a liberal arts discipline): B.A. Elementary Education (Grades 1-6) (with dual major in a liberal arts discipline): B.A. Health Professions and Kinesiology: Athletic Training: B.S. Exercise Science: B.S. Health Education: B.S. Physical Education: B.S.Ed.; B.S./Health and Physical Education: M.S.* Secondary Education: Dance Education: B.S.Ed. Fine Arts Education: B.S.Ed. Music Education: B.S.Ed. Secondary Education (with dual major in another discipline): English Education: B.A. Foreign Language Education – French: B.A. Foreign Language Education – German: B.A. Foreign Language Education – Italian: B.A. Foreign Language Education – Russian: B.A. Foreign Language Education – Spanish: B.A. Mathematics Education: B.A. Science Education – Biology: B.A. Science Education – Chemistry: B.A. Science Education – Earth Science: B.A. Science Education – Physics: B.A. Social Studies Education: B.A.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE Entrance to Hofstra University Honors College is by invitation only and occurs after a student’s acceptance to the University.

FRANK G. ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Accounting: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.;* B.B.A./M.S.;* B.B.A./Taxation: M.S.* Entrepreneurship: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.;* B.B.A./Human Resources Management: M.S.* Finance: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.* Information Technology: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.* International Business: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.* Legal Studies in Business: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.* Management: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.;* B.B.A./Business Education: M.S.Ed.;* B.B.A./Human Resources Management: M.S.* Marketing: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.;* B.B.A./M.S.;* B.B.A./Marketing Research: M.S.* Supply Chain Management: B.B.A.; B.B.A./M.B.A.*

THE LAWRENCE HERBERT SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION Film Studies and Production: B.A. Journalism: B.A.; B.A./M.A.* Mass Media Studies: B.A. Public Relations: B.A. Radio Production and Studies: B.A. Rhetorical Studies: Rhetorical Studies – Political Communication: B.A. Rhetorical Studies – Communication, Culture, and Social Action: B.A. Video/Television: B.A.; B.S. Video/Television & Business: B.S. Video/Television & Film: B.S.

Computer Engineering: Computer Engineering: B.S. Computer Engineering – Concentration in Leadership & Innovation in Computing (CLIC): B.S. Computer Engineering – Option in Leadership & Innovation in Computing (OLIC): B.S. Computer Science: B.A.; B.S.; B.A./M.S.;* B.S./M.S.* Computer Science & Mathematics (dual): B.S. Engineering: Electrical Engineering: B.S. Engineering Science – Biomedical: B.A.; B.E. Engineering Science – Civil: B.E. Engineering Science – Production & Manufacturing: B.A. Industrial Engineering: B.S. Mechanical Engineering: B.S.

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND HUMAN SERVICES Community Health: B.S. Health Science: B.S. Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences: B.A.; B.A./Speech-Language Pathology: M.A.*

*A dual degree program allows the student to earn both degrees in less time than if each degree is pursued separately. Hofstra University offers more than 100 dual degree programs, many of them in the Zarb School of Business. Learn more at hofstra.edu/dualdegree.

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Visiting campus is the best way to truly appreciate the Hofstra experience.

We encourage you to visit campus Monday through Saturday and select Sundays during the academic year. Information sessions, personal interviews and campus tours are also available.

Please call 1-800-HOFSTRA or visit hofstra.edu/visit to schedule your campus visit in advance.

Directions to Campus  Take the Long Island Expressway to the Northern State Parkway. Follow the Northern State Parkway to the Meadowbrook State Parkway South.

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 Take the Meadowbrook State Parkway to Exit M4 (Hempstead Turnpike), Route 24 West.

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Continue west on Hempstead Turnpike for approximately 1 .5 miles.

At the fourth traffic light, turn left onto Hofstra’s South Campus.

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