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D. TRANSFER ADMISSION
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Fall Applicants

D1. Does your institution enroll transfer students?

Yes
No

(If no, please skip to Section E)

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?

Yes
No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 2005.

	Applicants	Admitted Applicants	Enrolled Applicants
Men	372	73	43
Women	402	64	33
Total	774	137	76

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering freshman?

Yes
No

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure? 24 semester hours/36 quarter hours

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

	Required of All	Recommended of All	Recommended of Some	Required of Some	Not required
High school transcript	X
College transcript(s)	X
Essay or personal statement	X
Interview					X
Standardized test scores	X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	X

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

College record most important. Must have one year of college work (24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours). Transfers to theater, radio, television, film, and journalism limited and considered for fall quarter only.

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

	Priority Date	Closing Date	Notification Date	Reply Date	Rolling Admission
Fall		05/01	Rolling	Three weeks after notification	X
Winter		11/01	12/01	12/21	X
Spring		02/01	03/01	03/21	X
Summer		05/01	06/01	06/21	X

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?

Yes
No

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable: __________

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C/2.0

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies: We do not count credits — minimum number of units (courses) that transfers must complete at Northwestern is 23 and be in residence for six quarters.