Transfer Requirements

What Makes You a Transfer Student?

If you’ve earned college credits after high school, you’re considered a transfer student at Minnesota State University, Mankato.*

Admission Requirements

If You Have 24 or More Credits:

*This doesn’t include credits from Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), College in the Schools or similar programs.

• Submit official transcripts from every college you've attended (except Minnesota State schools, we will have access to those after you apply for admission).

• To be automatically admitted, you’ll need a:
  • 2.0 cumulative GPA
  • 67% course completion rate

If You Have Fewer than 24 Credits:

• Submit official college transcripts and your high school transcript (grades 9-12).

• Get automatically admitted if you meet these criteria:
  • 2.0 cumulative college GPA
  • 67% course completion rate

• Plus, one of the following:
  • 3.0 cumulative high school GPA
  • High school class rank in the top 50%
  • ACT score of 21 with at least a 2.7 cumulative high school GPA

If You’ve Completed an Associate Degree:

• Submit official transcripts from all colleges attended.
• If your associate degree is from a regionally accredited school and your recent grades are positive, you’ll be admitted.

Questions? Contact admissions@mnsu.edu.