Guide for Transfer Students

Guide for

TRANSFER STUDENTS

FINDING YOUR PLACE Wheaton College is a great match for you. The college’s innovative and flexible Compass Curriculum will allow you to get an education that meets your needs and maximizes your prior studies. Whatever your reasons for seeking a new path, Wheaton will meet you where you are and help you get where you want to go (and further).

FAST FACTS ABOUT WHEATON

1,700 11:1 STUDENTS, REPRESENTING 42 U.S. STATES AND 39 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

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100+ ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

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STUDENT-RUN CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

A WHEATON EDUCATION IS...

Flexible. Explore your interests fully. Wheaton’s Compass Curriculum does not impose general education requirements.

Connected. You will work closely with talented professors dedicated to teaching, scholarship and mentorship.

Active. You will find the support for internships, research and other real-world learning experiences.

Holistic. Our Life and Career Design Institute will help you achieve personal and professional success, however you define it.

Learn more about all that Wheaton’s Compass Curriculum offers.

PROGRAMS Undergraduate African Diaspora Studies Animal Behavior Art History Art (Visual) Astronomy Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Business and Management (B.S.) Chemistry (B.S.) Classics Communications Computer Science (B.S.) Creative Arts Management Creative Writing and Literature Criminal Justice Dance Data Science Design Early Childhood Education Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Economics Education Elementary Education Engineering English Environmental Science Film and New Media Studies Finance (B.S.) Forensic Science (B.S.) Global Cultures and Languages Global Fashion Industry

Global Literary Studies Greek Healthcare Management History Human Resource Management International Business International Relations Journalism Studies Latin Legal Studies Liberal Arts Marketing (B.S.) Mathematics Mathematics and Computer Science Medical Science (B.S.) Music Neuroscience Nursing (B.S.N.) Optometry Philosophy Physics (B.A. and B.S.) Political Science Pre-Dentistry Pre-Law Pre-Medicine Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Physician Assistant Pre-Veterinary Psychology Public Health Public Administration Queer and Trans Studies Race and Medical Humanities

Religion Secondary Education Statistics Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management Sociology Teaching Multilingual Learners Theatre Transnational Cultural Studies Women’s and Gender Studies

4+1 Master’s Programs Earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree on an accelerated five-year schedule.

Business (M.S.), options for specialization in arts management or sustainable business Creative Industries (M.A.), business and management, digital media and the arts Environmental Science (M.S.), environmental research, planning, and policy

For detailed information on academic programs, please visit our website.

GUARANTEED INTERNSHIP FUNDING Our internship guarantee means that you will have the opportunity to receive funding for an unpaid internship, research position or another experiential learning option. You also can count on expert guidance from the Career Navigators in our Life and Career Design Institute to help you forge a path from campus to life after college.

RECENT WHEATON INTERNSHIPS American Airlines

NASA

Christie’s Comedy Central

New England Aquarium

HBO

“The Price Is Right”

John Hancock

Smithsonian Institute

Merrill Lynch

WPRI 12 Providence

Elizabeth MCKINLEY Dartmouth, Massachusetts Major: political psychology

“Studying the intersection of political science and psychology was important to me. While I could have double majored instead, transfering to Wheaton allowed me to do a focused study in political psychology as a senior and provided me with the independence to study exactly what I wanted and what is relevant to my interests.”

PROVEN RECORD Wheaton checks in with graduates to see what they’re doing, and the results speak for themselves.

Just six months after graduation, Wheaton alumni are finding success—some earning more than $100,000, some continuing their education at top graduate and professional schools, and others engaged in fellowships, internships or volunteer service.

RECENT FIRST JOBS Data Associate, Amazon.com Chemist, Colgate-Palmolive Data Analyst, Google Financial Analyst, JP Morgan Chase and Company Software Engineer,

Microsoft Page, NBC Universal Inc. Director of Outreach, New York City Council Editorial Assistant, Oxford University Press Bench Scientist, Pfizer

Daniel ALEXANDRE Boston, Massachusetts

Major: business and management, and music

“I was looking for a school that would give me the resources and attention I needed to learn as much as possible and get connected to a strong network. I’m privileged to have access to my professors, advisors and the staff on campus because they bring a willingness to invest in the students both academically and professionally.”

THE TRANSFER PROCESS Wheaton admits transfer students in both the spring and fall. In addition to the application, students must provide the following: • Official final high school transcript, General Education Development (GED) certificate or HiSet Exam completion • Official college transcript from all institutions attended • One letter of recommendation from an instructor • College Officials’ Report form on the Common Application •

Mid-term Report Form on the Common Application (for students currently enrolled in college courses)

For details about these requirements and more on the transfer process, visit wheatoncollege.edu/admission/transfer.

Credit transfer Wheaton is a partner of Transferology, a nationwide database that allows you to see which courses will transfer. The college has a flexible transfer credit policy, and it will review any courses not listed in Transferology. Credit transfer results from our online partner are unofficial. All admitted students will receive an official transfer credit evaluation.

Financial aid opportunities All transfer students are automatically considered for merit-based scholarships, including a dedicated award for Phi Theta Kappa students. No additional application is required to be considered for these awards. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Advising As a transfer student, you’ll receive a transfer advisor, who will guide you toward choosing a major and connect you with a faculty advisor in your chosen department.

Nursing Transfer applications for the nursing program are considered on a space-available basis. In general, science courses and electives (with grades of “B” or higher) will be accepted. For nursing courses, the only two that may be considered for transfer credit are Introduction to Professional Nursing and Fundamentals of Nursing and Health Assessment.

MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES: Wheaton offers guaranteed admission to qualified transfer students from Massachusetts Community Colleges in accordance with the Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee. Learn more at wheatoncollege.edu/go/transfer.

TRANSFER APPLICATION DEADLINES Fall Admission May 1

Spring Admission November 15

CONTACT US

Office of Admission 508-286-8251

wheatoncollege.edu/admission/transfer admission@wheatoncollege.edu /WheatonCollege /WheatonCollege /wheatoncollegema /WheatonCollegeMA

Wheaton College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, disability, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status in its admission policy, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other college-administered programs. For more information, visit wheatoncollege.edu/policies/eqopp.

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