Application Procedure
APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS TO THE MCMINNVILLE CAMPUS
Linfield welcomes applications from all students qualified to transfer from institutionally accredited colleges and universities. Academic credit is awarded for work in courses corresponding to those offered at Linfield, and for which a grade of “C” or better has been earned. To be considered a transfer candidate, students must have successfully completed at least 12 transferable semester credits post high school graduation or receipt of GED; students who have fewer than 12 transferable semester credits may apply as a first-year applicant. Transfer applicants are evaluated on the same basis as first-year-students.
Students applying to the McMinnville campus must use the Common Application.
A completed application includes the following:
- The Transfer Common Application.
- Responses to all questions on the Linfield University Member Page. Please note that your short answer questions cannot exceed 200 words (or 1,000 characters including spaces and tabs).
- Essay (submitted online with the Common Application).
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
- If the candidate has completed fewer than two years full-time enrollment (equivalent to 62 semester credits) at either a community college or a four-year college or university at the time of application, proof of completion of secondary/high school must be provided. One of the following must be submitted:
- An official final high school transcript showing graduation date.
- An official transcript from a national home-school agency, or if not from a national home-school agency, a detailed transcript with grades, course names and course descriptions from the home-school coordinator
- An official copy of the GED. If the GED was taken prior to December 2013, an overall average score of 450 is required. If the GED was taken after December 2013, the standard score on each of the four examinations must be a 150 minimum and the total score must be 680 or higher.
- Students applying for need-based financial aid must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Federal School Code number is 003198.
Transfer Admission Options
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| McMinnville Campus – Fall | |
| September 1 | Begin accepting transfer student applications |
| October 1 | Priority filing date for FAFSA |
| April 15 | Priority deadline for transfer student admission applications |
| May 15 | Transfer student notification date |
| June 15 | Transfer reply date ($400 matriculation fee due, non-refundable after June 15) |
| McMinnville Campus – Spring | |
| September 1 | Begin accepting transfer student applications |
| October 1 | Priority filing date for FAFSA |
| December 1 | Priority deadline for transfer student admission applications |
| December 15 | Transfer student notification date |
| January 15 | Transfer reply date ($400 matriculation fee due, non-refundable after January 15) |