Each year Rollins receives approximately 250 applications for the 55 openings in the fall transfer class. Transfer students come from across the country and are valued members of our campus community. The Office of Admission is dedicated to ensuring a smooth and seamless process for those students who decide to transfer to Rollins. 

All transfer students are assigned to the Director of Transfer Admission, who serves as their liaison to Rollins College. The director handles all aspects of the admission process for transfer students.

General Admission Information

If you are transferring from another college or university, you should have completed the equivalent of one full year—30 semester credit hours, or 45 quarter hours. You should satisfy all regular admission requirements and submit your complete, official transcripts of college work, high school transcripts, and SAT or ACT scores by July 15. We will mail an evaluation of your transfer credits and class standing approximately two weeks after our admission decision.

To be a competitive applicant you should have achieved a cumulative grade point average equivalent to a B or better in a rigorous program of study at a two- or four-year college or university. While the quality of your collegiate academic record is the most important factor in our decisions, the Admission Committee also reviews your secondary school record, standardized test scores, academic recommendations, and your potential to contribute to and benefit from the Rollins community.

Application Requirements

• A completed application for admission
• A personal statement
• An official copy of your secondary school transcript and official copies of all college transcripts
• A letter of recommendation from a professor, supervisor, etc.
• Selection of Test Score Waived Option OR official SAT/ACT scores (Test Score Waived Option is not appropriate for applicants seeking academic merit scholarship consideration)
• A $40 non-refundable application fee (waived if you apply on-line)
• A financial aid application (if you intend on applying for need-based financial aid)

Test Score Waived Option

The Test Score Waived Option (TSWO) allows applicants to apply without their standardized test scores.  However, the following additional materials are required:

A representation of your strengths, talents, or interests—anything that helps us better understand who you are and your potential to contribute to the Rollins community. Your representation is limited only by your imagination nd creativity. Examples of submissions from past applicants include the following: YouTube videos, DVDs or slide shows of their athletic or artistic talents; power points or scrapbooks of their backgrounds, interests or accomplishments; music or poetry they composed. It is very important that your representation is prepared specifically for your Rollins admission application and is not something you used for another purpose. Please note that your representation will not be returned.

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Fall Semester Admission

The application deadline for fall semester applicants is July 15. Notifications of admission decisions will be sent to candidates by August 1. Candidates who apply after the admission deadline will be considered on a space-available basis and will be notified of their admission status within two to four weeks from the time their file becomes complete.

To apply to Rollins, you may use the Rollins Application for Admission, the Common Application, or the Rollins Electronic Application for Admission.

Spring Semester Admission

To be considered for the limited number of transfer and first-year student openings available each spring semester, you should submit all application information by December 1. First-year applicants are considered students who will have a semester or less of college work prior to transferring to Rollins. Also, first-year applicants are required to send a high school counselor recommendation and secondary school report in addition to the above requirements. Notifications of admission decisions will be sent to candidates as soon as possible. Should you have questions about spring semester admission, you may contact the Director of Spring Semester Admission, who serves as your liaison to Rollins.

Transfer Credit

Rollins is a participant in the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) Articulation Agreement. In accordance with this agreement, all students who enter Rollins with a completed Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida community college matriculate with junior standing and are usually able to transfer a total of sixty (60) semester hours, provide that they meet the same standards and program requirements as native Rollins students. As part of the College's participation in the ICUF Articulation Agreement, General Education Curriculum Requirements are waived for students with the AA degree from a Florida community college as well. Course equivalency tables with recommendations for class scheduling are available in all Florida community college counseling offices. 

In general, transfer credit is awarded for course work typically offered in a liberal arts college. This includes most social science, natural science, humanities, and expressive arts courses in which the student has earned the grade of 'C-' or better. Transfer courses can be used to fulfill almost all of our general education requirements. All general education requirements must be completed in addition to the student's major requirements in order to graduate.

Credit is awarded for courses that will apply to an academic major if the same course is offered by Rollins. Most major core course requirements must be taken at Rollins, but transfer credit may be granted for elective courses.

Credits earned through AP examination scores 4 or 5 will transfer.

Students who have not earned an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida community college will have their courses evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Rollins will accept up to 64 semester hours. With the exception of students entering with the AA degree from a Florida community college, the number of credits awarded per course will not exceed the number of credits awarded for the course at the previous college. As the standard course at Rollins earns four semester hours, most transfer students do not receive full course credit equivalency at the time of transfer.

The grade-point-average (GPA) does not carry forward; a Rollins GPA is determined only on the basis of courses completed at Rollins.

Physical Education course credit is determined on an individual basis according to the student’s class standing.

Transfer credit is not granted for courses completed with a grade below C-, for courses taken by correspondence, or from course work not typically offered at a liberal arts college.

All admitted students receive a preliminary transfer credit evaluation with their acceptance to the college. Final transfer credit evaluations are furnished once all courses are reviewed by the Office of Student Records. Transfer applicants should submit a copy of their current college catalogue for credit determination.