Transfer Students

Transfer Admission Requirements

• To be considered for admission you must be in good academic standing at the last institution you attended and have a minimum 2.2 grade point average in transferable work.
• If you are transferring in 30 credits or more, you do not need an SAT or ACT score.
• We admit students at all class levels for both fall and spring semesters.
• General Education does not have to be completed before entry.

What is Transferable?

• Community college courses are transferable up to 70 units (California State University transferability guidelines apply).
• If you have fewer than 30 units of transferable credit, a high school transcript will be required.
• We make every effort to match your transferable courses to our General Education and major requirements.
• We accept a completed IGETC in place of our own lower division and education requirements.
• With the exception of remedial work, all courses from regionally accredited, degree granting, four-year colleges and universities are transferable.
• With the exception of English and vocational courses, work done at recognized degree granting foreign institutions is generally transferable.

How to Apply:

• Return your completed application form to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. The application form is located on this web site, or you may contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission to have an application sent to you.
• Request official copies of all college and, if applicable, high school transcripts. International students should provide a validated English translation of their transcripts. Have them sent to:
  
  Holy Names University
  Office of Undergraduate Admission
  3500 Mountain Boulevard
  Oakland CA 94619
• International Students should send an official copy of their TOEFL or ELS Proficiency Report, if applicable

Articulation Agreements

Undergraduate Programs

Within 17 areas of undergraduate study, you will be inspired by faculty who have gained wide recognition for their scholarship and teaching — 90 percent hold doctorates or the highest degree in their field. Exceptionally talented students can graduate in three years through a rigorous accelerated B.A. program. Every student is invited to pursue self-designed majors and interdisciplinary programs of study — progressive academic opportunities that set our graduates apart from the masses.

• Biological Science
• Business Communication
• Business Management
• Business Marketing
• Criminology
• International Business
• English
• History
• International Relations
• Latin American and Latino/a Studies (LALS)
• Liberal Studies
• Music

• Nursing (partnership program with Samuel Merritt University)
• Philosophy
• Psychobiology
• Psychology
• Religious Studies
• Sociology
• Teaching - Elementary K-6 (see Liberal Studies)
• Teaching - Junior High and High School (see Majors)

• Dentistry
• Law
• Medicine
• Occupational Therapy

• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Veterinary Medicine
• Other Health Professions

• Accelerated to MBA Program

Tuition and Fees

For information regarding tuition and fees, click here.

Financial Aid There are three basic types of financial aid

• Grants and Scholarships
  • Funds that do not have to be paid back
• Low-Interest Loans

Click here to get more information or contact the financial aid office.

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Scholarships

Holy Names University announces an exciting new scholarship program.

• Want to know today your scholarship eligibility at Holy Names University? You can find out very easily by getting in touch with an admissions counselor. You will need to know your cumulative GPA from all colleges attended.
  
  
• We have simplified our merit award process so you can use that information earlier to help you make your decision about what higher educational opportunity best suits your needs. We have done this because we value our students and their families and understand the pressures you face as you make your decision about what college or university to attend.
  
  
• The most important reason we chose to make this part of the college choice process easier for you is because we know Holy Names is truly an affordable value and we want you to know that too.
  
  
• You can make the Holy Names opportunity yours and the first step is calling admissions counselor today. Call 800.430.1321 or email admissions@hnu.edu. We are anxious to help you discover your future at Holy Names University.