Transfer Student Guide

A transfer student seeking a degree is defined as a student who has attended college classes after graduating high school or earning their GED. 

Students interested in transferring into our accelerated degree programs at our campuses nationwide should refer to our Military & Accelerated programs admissions page for requirements.

Transfer Guides

The following transfer guides are available in PDF (Adobe Acrobat format) for Kansas City area community colleges students:

• For Johnson County Community College
• For Kansas City Community College
• For Metropolitan Community College

Transferring Credit

Use the Registrar's website to find out which courses you can transfer to Park. Park has articulation agreements with many colleges and universities.

How do I get started?

1. Complete the online application for admission form.
2. Pay your $25.00 non-refundable application fee either online, mail or in person.
3. Request your official college transcripts, from each college you have attended, to be mailed to Park University. (We can review your admission with an unofficial or partial transcript).
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4. Once you apply, you will also receive a status letter in the mail from us stating what we need from you to complete your admission file if you are still missing any documents.

After we receive everything we need from you, you will receive a letter stating your admissions status.

Admission standards for transfer students are:

• A cumulative 2.0 GPA in all previous college study.
• Transfer students with less than 12 hours must also submit an official high school transcript or GED.
• Prospective students not meeting the above criteria may be considered on an individual basis by the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Park University seeks students with a record of academic achievement, involvement in the community and good character. No applicant will be denied admission on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or veteran's status.

English and Math placement policy

No testing is required for any student transferring in college credit with a grade of 'C' or better for the traditional freshman English composition sequence, (Park University's EN 105 & EN 106) or College Algebra (Park University's MA131).

All other students will be evaluated based on their ACT or SAT English and Mathematics sub scores as follows:

English Placement

English subscore on the ACT of 21 or higher, or SAT of 500 or higher will result in the student's automatic placement in EN 105 (Writing Strategies and Concepts).

Math Placement

Math subscore on the ACT of 21 or higher, or SAT of 500 or higher will result in the student's automatic placement in MA 131 (College Algebra).

A lower subscore in either of these areas will require the student to take the appropriate Park University Academic Skills Assessment.

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