Transfer: American Citizen from a Foreign Institution

If you are an American citizen/permanent resident and wish to transfer from an accredited foreign institution* to Georgia State University, please apply following the steps below.

Please note that to be considered a transfer student, you must have completed at least 30 transferrable semester credit hours or 45 transferrable quarter hours.**

1. Complete the online application and submit the non-refundable $60 application fee. You may also print, complete, and submit the PDF version of the application.
2. Have transcripts from all foreign institutions you have attended evaluated by an Evaluation Service.
   • If you do not have your transcripts evaluated by Josef Silny, you must also submit the original copies of your transcripts to Georgia State.

*If you are transferring from an accredited institution in Puerto Rico, you are not required to have your transcript evaluated. However, you must submit an official transcript and submit TOEFL or GSTEP scores, if applicable.

**If you have completed less than 30 transferrable semester credit hours or 45 transferrable quarter hours at a foreign institution, please apply using the appropriate guidelines for freshmen applicants. In addition to those documents, you will also need to have all post-secondary transcripts evaluated and submitted to Georgia State.