transferring to elon

elon university | elon, north carolina

www.elon.edu/transfer

Find Your College. Find Yourself.How do you know when you’ve found the right fi t?

It’s when you meet professors who teach you to connect what you love now with where you’d like to be in 15 years.

It’s when you absorb an academic concept and are empowered to test it in the real world.

It’s when you step onto campus and feel like you’re home.

At Elon, you’ll shape the course of your own studies and dive into immersive

experiences. You’ll learn what it means to be a global citizen and an advocate for

positive change. During your time here, you’ll learn more about the person you

want to become, set professional and personal goals and acquire the skills to get

you there.

Find Your College. Find Yourself.

INSIDE ELON

Elon is a private university

off ering a globally competitive

education in an environment that

values mentoring relationships and

individual att ention.

5,357 undergraduate students

672 graduate students

Average class size: 21

Student-to-faculty ratio: 13:1

620-acre campus is a designated

botanical garden

100 percent of classes taught

by faculty (not graduate

students)

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

Thinking about transferring to Elon? You might be

feeling excited, but a litt le nervous at the same time.

As a former Elon transfer student, I understand your

concerns and am happy to share my background to

help you navigate the process. Whether you are one

semester or several years into your college experience,

every school is diff erent. At Elon, you will fi nd the

opportunities and support you need to be successful

in all you do. As you seek your dream school, feel

free to contact me. I am thrilled you are considering

transferring to Elon University and look forward to

gett ing to know you!

Kaitlyn Schultz ’10 Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Transfer & Special Admissions

The Basics: Transfer Requirements

Students are admitt ed based on their academic

records at the institutions from which they

are transferring. To graduate, you must

complete 60 semester hours or more at Elon,

including the last term before graduation. The

Elon Admissions Committ ee considers the

following criteria:

A minimum cumulative grade point

average of 2.7 from a two-year or four-year

regionally accredited institution based on

at least 12 college-level transferable credits

At least one full-time semester of

coursework completed

A record of consistent success in all courses

Dean’s Evaluation Form from all colleges/

universities att ended to verify eligibility

Offi cial transcripts from all two-year and

four-year colleges att ended

A signed and complete Elon University

Transfer Application and a U.S. $50

application fee. Apply online at

www.elon.edu/applynow.

A fi nal offi cial high school transcript and

SAT or ACT scores

KEVIN AMAYA ’15

A four-year university was always part of Kevin’s game plan. He just wasn’t sure which one. Aft er high school, Kevin enrolled in community college and pushed himself to complete two years of academics in just one. All the while he continued his search for a four-year university. As he narrowed his list, Elon rose to the top. A nationally ranked business school and the American Bar Association-approved Elon Law School sealed the deal for Kevin, a business major with plans to pursue a law career.

Now at Elon, Kevin is taking full advantage of all the university has to off er – mock trial, club tennis and building lasting friendships with other students in the Service Learning living-learning community. He’s found an academic environment that challenges him and a community of peers and mentors who share his values.

“It’s not just about what I can do here,” he says. “It’s the people I’m meeting, the network I’m building. I want to do it all and the Elon community is fi lled with people helping me refi ne my options and showing me how to get there.”

Elon is 1 of only 7 private universities with

accredited schools of busi-ness, law, communications,

education and a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

MajorsMartha and Spencer Love

School of Business (accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business— AACSB)

AccountingEconomicsEntrepreneurshipFinanceInternational BusinessInternational EconomicsManagementMarketingDual Degree

School of Communications (accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications—ACEJMC)

Communication ScienceJournalism (Print/Online

News, Broadcast News)Media Arts and Entertainment

(Broadcast, Cinema)Sport and Event ManagementStrategic Communications

School of Education (accredited by The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education—NCATE)

Early Childhood EducationElementary EducationMiddle Grades EducationPhysical Education and HealthSpecial EducationSecondary Education

Programs for grades K-12

Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences (Elon hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Only about 10 percent of the most selective colleges and universities in the U.S. shelter Phi Beta Kappa chapters.)

Acting (BFA)*AnthropologyApplied MathematicsArt (BA/BFA*) (Ceramics, Digital

Art, Painting, Photography)

Art History Arts AdministrationBiochemistryBiology ChemistryComputer ScienceDance Performance and

Choreography (BFA)*Dance ScienceEngineering – Dual Degree

(Engineering Physics, Engineering Mathematics, Biophysics/Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Environmental Studies/Environmental Engineering)

English (Professional Writing and Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Literature, English Teacher Licensure)

Environmental and Ecological Science

Environmental Studies Exercise ScienceFrenchHistoryHuman Service StudiesIndependent MajorInformation ScienceInternational StudiesMathematics Music*Music Education*Music Performance*Music Production &

Recording Arts*Music Theatre (BFA)*PhilosophyPhysics Policy StudiesPolitical SciencePsychologyPublic Health StudiesReligious StudiesScience EducationSociologySpanish StatisticsTheatre StudiesTheatrical Design and

Production*

ADDITIONAL MINORSAfrican/African-

American StudiesAmerican StudiesAsian StudiesBusiness AdministrationClassical StudiesCoachingCriminal JusticeDigital ArtEnvironmental and

Sustainability StudiesGeographic Information

SystemsGeographyGerman StudiesItalian StudiesJazz StudiesJewish StudiesLatin American StudiesLeadership StudiesMultimedia AuthoringNeurosciencePeace and Conflict StudiesProfessional SalesProfessional WritingPublic Health SciencesWomen’s/Gender Studies

Pre-professional ProgramsPrelawPre-Health Professions

(Premedical, Pre-dentistry, Pre-veterinary, Pre-physical therapy)

GRADUATE PROGRAMS(www.elon.edu/graduate)

MBADPTM.Ed.J.D.M.A. Interactive MediaM.S. Physician Assistant Studies

* Audition, portfolio or interview required.

#1 master’s-level university

in the South with “an unusually

strong commitment to undergraduate

teaching”U.S. News & World Report

A Tradition of Academic ExcellenceElon’s curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts

and sciences, and emphasizes hands-on learning

that cements classroom concepts. Students

shape the course of their studies and are

supported by professors who become mentors

and advocates. You’ll graduate with skills,

confi dence and real-world experiences that will

help you achieve your professional goals.

Exceptional Quality at a Reasonable Cost

The 2013-2014 cost of tuition, fees, room and

board is $40,046, oft en as much as $10,000 below

the average cost of other private colleges and

universities considered by our students.

If you’re interested in receiving fi nancial aid,

you must submit the FAFSA, CSS Profi le and

the Elon Aid application.

Visit www.elon.edu/fi naid to learn more.

MARITZA GAMBOA ’14

Maritza visited Elon and fell in love. She wasn’t looking for a new school, but aft er a weekend visiting friends on campus she was smitt en. The large class sizes at her own college felt out of sync with the personal learning experience she’d had at a smaller high school. The fi rst-year student couldn’t shake the feeling that Elon was where she belonged. And so she transferred. And she hasn’t looked back since.

“I love it here,” she says. “My professors know my name, I’ve found outstanding career support and I’m starting a chapter of Relay for Life.”

The Elon ExperiencesElon students connect their education to the real world through fi rst-hand learning. The

university’s signature program, The Elon Experiences, helps you transition to life aft er college

and stand out when applying to jobs or graduate school.

STUDY ABROAD – 72% of recent graduates have spent at least one term abroad.

Choose to study during one-month January Winter Term, a semester, summer or full

academic year. Elon off ers more than 100 study abroad programs and the university

ranks #1 among U.S. master’s-level universities in the number of students studying

abroad.

INTERNSHIPS – 87% of Elon students participate in at least one internship before graduating.

Elon students complete internships at top national and international corporations

such as Google, Interpol, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Duke Clinical Research Institute,

CNN, Lockheed Martin and MTV.

SERVICE – 82% of Elon students participate in service prior to graduating.

For the seventh year in a row, Elon has been named to the President’s Higher

Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a school

can achieve for commitment to service learning and community engagement.

RESEARCH – 1 in 5 Elon students conduct faculty mentored undergraduate research before graduating.

Each spring, hundreds of Elon students present their original research at the Spring

Undergraduate Research Form, SURF, a daylong event celebrating Elon research.

LEADERSHIP – 46% of Elon students hold at least one leadership position before graduating.

The Isabella Cannon Center for Leadership off ers a three-year, self-paced program

open to all students. Students can begin the LEAD program at any point during their

time at Elon and work at their own pace.

Ready for a Study Break?Join one of Elon’s 200+ student-run clubs and organizations.

As you transition to a new campus, the best way to meet people is to get involved.

Whether you’re looking for an academic honor society, Greek organization, language club, dance

team, wrestling club, art guild, environmental organization, car club, cooking club, meditation

society, a cappella choir, a radio station (should we go on?) Elon has lots to explore.

Can’t fi nd the right fi t? No problem.

Create your own!

Rather burn some energy on

the fi eld? Elon is a DIVISION I

school competing in the NCAA

Southern Conference. To learn

more about Elon athletics visit

www.elonphoenix.com.

Rather play than watch? Join

one of Elon’s 20+ CLUB OR

INTRAMURAL SPORTS

TEAMS . Popular club sports

include lacrosse, equestrian,

soccer, swimming, basketball and

more. Favorite intramural sports

include volleyball, fl ag football,

dodge ball, bowling and more.

Visit www.elon.edu/campusrec

for a complete list.

DIVISION I SPORTS

MenBaseballBasketballCross CountryGolf FootballSoccerTennis

WomenBasketballCross CountryGolfIndoor TrackLacrosseOutdoor Track and FieldSoccerSoft ballTennisVolleyball

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