Undergrad Transfer Students | George Fox University

Am I a transfer student?

Have you graduated from high school?
Prior to enrolling at George Fox, will you have attempted at least 30 quarter hours or 20 semester hours at a college since your high school graduation date?
Are those 30 quarter hours or 20 semester hours transferable coursework (100 level or higher)?

If you answered "yes" to all these questions, you're a transfer student.

If you’re not a transfer student, you’ll probably apply as a freshman student. But even as a freshman, you may still be able to bring in college credit at George Fox for courses completed at another college, through dual enrollment credits, or for alternative credit via AP, CLEP, IB, or foreign language equivalency.

How will my credits transfer to George Fox?

We’ll transfer your credits one of two ways – either a “block transfer” where your associate’s degree fulfills almost all of your general education requirements or a course-by-course transfer that stops short of a full associate’s degree.

Learn more about how transferring credits to George Fox works

Get an Unofficial Transcript Evaluation

This is the best way to find out how your credits will apply toward your George Fox degree requirements and your estimated time to graduation. To get started, contact your transfer admissions counselor.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

You may be pleasantly surprised at the aid you receive. The average aid package for a student transferring from an Oregon community college is $30,587.

Merit Scholarships for Transfer Students

Transfer students are eligible to receive the Oregon Community College Scholarship. Any student transferring from an Oregon community college with a 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA will receive an additional $5,000 per year.

Associate-to-Bachelor's Beacon Transfer Scholarship

The George Fox Associate-to-Bachelor's Beacon Transfer Scholarship Program is designed to provide first-generation students and students from underserved populations an opportunity to continue their education and earn a George Fox University bachelor’s degree after completion of an associate’s degree at a community college in Oregon and Washington.

Joseph Barnes

Class of 2020

As a transfer student, my admissions process looked a little different from many other students. Fortunately, my admissions counselors helped me understand exactly how my credits would transfer and what my time at Fox would look like as a result. This was extremely helpful to me, as I wanted to be able to take full advantage of the college credits I had already earned. This is not something that I experienced at other schools that I looked at, which helped solidify my decision to come to George Fox.

How to Apply

Fill Out the Application

It’s easy to transfer to George Fox! Let’s start a new adventure together!

Our application takes about 15 minutes, there’s more financial aid available than ever before, and our transfer admissions counselor will walk with you every step of the way.

New Applicants Returning Applicants
Send Supporting Materials
Required: Official college transcripts

Official college transcripts must be requested by the student and sent directly from the requested institution to George Fox University. Submit transcripts to us through one of these services:
- SCOIR (preferred)
- Slate.org (preferred)
- Parchment (Docufide) (preferred)
- eSCRIP-SAFE
Potentially required: Official high school transcript

If you graduated from high school less than one year ago, also request that your official high school transcript be sent to George Fox via one of the electronic services listed above.

Although using one of the services above is preferred, high school transcripts may also be emailed directly from the school to admissions@georgefox.edu or mailed to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
George Fox University
414 N. Meridian St.
Newberg, OR 97132

Potentially required: Academic reference

If your cumulative GPA is below a 3.0, we recommend submitting an academic reference with your application.

You can submit a reference in one of two ways:
- Through the application portal. You can enter your reference's contact information, and then that reference will receive an email with some short questions to answer.
- If you already have a recommendation letter on hand or your reference is already writing something, email it to your admissions counselor, and we will add it to your file.

Once Your Application Is Complete

File FAFSA

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form you need to fill out to get financial aid including grants, work-study and low-interest loans from the federal government to help you pay for college.

Learn more about FAFSA
Submit Enrollment Deposit

This is the big moment! You haven’t actually made your college decision until you’ve submitted your enrollment deposit. Submitting your enrollment deposit is your way of telling us we’ll see you this fall. Time to celebrate – your Bruin adventure is officially underway!

On-campus housing selections are made in order of enrollment deposit, and students who deposit on or before January 15 will get to select their dorm room much earlier during housing selection. All enrollment deposits are refundable prior to the May 1 deadline.

Submit My Enrollment Deposit
Review Financial Aid Package

Your financial aid package will arrive by mail after you've been admitted to George Fox and received your admissions packet. It'll include your merit scholarship award and need-based aid including workstudy eligibility. And, don't forget about Scholarship Summit and external scholarship opportunities – both are avenues to significantly lower your out of pocket cost.

Our financial aid and tuition page has lots of resources to help you understand the financial aid process and our admissions team is always ready to answer your questions.
Get an Unofficial Transcript Evaluation

If you haven't already connected with your transfer admissions counselor for an unofficial transcript evaluation, now is a great time to do that! It will give you an estimate of your graduation timeline based on how your credits are likely to transfer in to George Fox.

Important Dates

Applicants for FALL SEMESTER (August)
Aug. 1	Online Application and Common Application open Our Online Application is easier than ever and can take as little as 15 minutes! The Common Application allows students to complete one application for multiple schools. Regardless of which fits your situation best, we are here to help!
Nov. 1	Early Action Deadline Students who complete their application by this date will be eligible for additional scholarship opportunities.
Dec. (date TBD)	FAFSA Opens
Feb. 1	Priority Decision Application Deadline* Students who complete their application by this date will be eligible for secondary scholarship opportunities. (Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis)
Feb. 15	Deadline to submit enrollment deposit to be included in first wave of self-selecting housing placement
Mar. 15	Deadline to submit enrollment deposit to be included in second wave of self-selecting housing placement All students who deposit after March 15 will be placed by Housing and will not have the option to self-select their specific dorm room.
April 1	Deadline to submit updated transcripts for potential academic merit scholarship improvement
May 1	Enrollment Deposit Deadline Deposits postmarked after this date will be considered on a space-available basis.
Applicants for SPRING SEMESTER (January)
Nov. 1	Application Deadline*
Dec. 1	Enrollment Deposit Deadline Deposits postmarked after this date will be considered on a space-available basis

* Applications are still being accepted as long as space is available.

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