Are you considering transferring to Shawnee State University?

Whether you will be transferring a few college courses or transferring an associate degree to one of our baccalaureate degree programs, you will find Shawnee State to be a transfer-friendly university choice.

We begin by making it easy to apply through our on-line application for admission. You will then be required to submit official transcripts from each college or university previously attended (request forms are available in the Office of Admission.) A complete description of transfer admission requirements and the state policy on articulation and transfer is available on pages 15-19 of the SSU catalog.

Transfer Course Evaluation Sequence

Often times, incoming transfer students want to know the sequence involved in applying transfer credit toward a degree program at Shawnee State University. The following procedure describes this process.

• Fill out a Shawnee State University on-line application for admission and have your college/university transcript(s) sent to the Office of Admission to start the transfer process.

• If you have attended more than one college/university, you must have each institution send an official transcript.  College transcripts must be received directly from those institutions. Photocopies, fax, and hand-carried transcripts are not accepted.
• Submit an official copy of your high school transcript, either by having it mailed or faxed directly from the high school, or hand-carried to the Office of Admission in a sealed envelope signed by your high school guidance counselor. The transcript must include an official graduation date.

Application and transcript(s) should be sent to the following address:

Office of Admission
Shawnee State University
940 Second Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
*Fax: 740-351-3111

*(Fax number is for high school transcripts only)

• Upon receipt of these documents you will receive a formal notice of admission.
• The Office of Admission at SSU provides a copy of your transcript(s) to the Registrar's Office.
• Next, the Registrar's Office posts your transfer credit to your SSU transcript. You will then receive a cover letter and a copy of your SSU transcript when this step has been completed.
• The Registrar's Office completes an initial Degree Audit for all transfer students who have declared a major. The Degree Audit indicates how transferred credit applies to your degree program. You will then be mailed a copy of this Audit along with an explanatory cover letter.
• If you receive federal financial aid, log onto http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ and add Shawnee State's FAFSA code: 009942
• Contact Nikki Montgomery or Laurie Hatton in the SSU Office of Financial aid so they can check and see if any grants at your previous college could affect your financial aid package at Shawnee State.  This is rare, but both the student and the Financial Aid office need to know this early.  

The length of time it takes to complete the process described above varies with the complexity of the transcript and the time of year during which it arrives. After we have your official college/university transcript(s), if you have questions or need additional information regarding the transfer process of specific credits, please contact the Registrar's Office, University Center, Room 236, or phone (740) 351-3540.

Transfer Registration Advising

Transfer registration may begin once all official transcripts have been received and evaluated.  Contact the Student Success Center at (740) 351-3594 or 1-800-959-2778 for advising.

Other transfer information

View the Academic Department Phone List (PDF)

View Important Dates (PDF)

View Academic Calendar

View the Transfer Module

Download the Transfer Guide (PDF)

If you have questions, please contact:

Brian Saul, Coordinator
Transfer Student Services
(740) 351-3221
(800) 959-2778 (toll free)
(740)-351-3111 (fax)
bsaul@shawnee.edu             

Beginning with Summer/Fall 2009,

SSU will no longer print a newspaper version of the course schedule.

Where can I find registration and course information?

·         Summer/Fall Registration begins Thursday, April 9.

·         Course information is available now on MySSU.

·         It’s also updated weekly on the SSU home page at: http://www.shawnee.edu/off/reg/courses.html

Why stop printing the course schedule?

·         MySSU has the most current information about open courses.

·         The newspaper schedule was out-of-date before it reached students.

·         Reduces paper waste from hundreds of unused copies.

·         Saves money to be used for services that are more useful to students.

What else is new?

·         Check out the new, searchable online catalog at http://catalog.shawnee.edu/.