Transfer Information

Information about Upper Division Transfer and Lower Division Transfers: http://www.sjsu.edu/internationaltransferadmissions/admissions-requirements/international-transfer-academic-requirements/index.html

Upper Division Transfers

1. Earn Enough Units to Reach Junior Standing (60 or more transferable semester units or 90 or more quarter units)

2. Complete 30 semester units (45 quarter units) of general education including four basic skills courses:

A1 - One course in oral communication

A2 - One course in written composition

A3 - One course in critical thinking

B4 - One course in college-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning, with intermediate algebra as a prerequisite

3. Earn a college grade point average of 2.00 or better in all transferable courses.

4. Be in good standing at the last college or university that you attended.

5. Submit official test scores from an approved English Language Proficiency test (TOEFL, IETLS, or PTE).

Lower Division Transfers

You will be considered a lower division applicant if you will have earned less than 60 semester/90 quarter transferable units by the time of enrollment.

You will be eligible to be reviewed for admission by SJSU if you meet the following criteria:

1. Have earned less than 60 semester/90 quarter transferable units

2. Meet all Freshman Admission Requirements

3. Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or greater in all U.S. college/ university work and a “B”/3.0 in any international coursework

4. Submit official test scores from an approved English language proficiency test (TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE)

5. Be in good standing at the last institution you attended

For more information about international transfer student requirements visit http://www.sjsu.edu/internationaltransferadmissions/