Looking for a Transfer-Friendly University?

5 Ways SHU Makes It Easy to Transfer

1. Individualized University Transfer Support

Let’s start with SHU’s dedicated transfer academic advising resources. At Sacred Heart, a dedicated transfer adviser will work with you one-on-one to create a personalized academic plan—no wasted time or unnecessary setbacks. We know you are looking for colleges that accept transfer credits. You’ll learn how to get the most out of Sacred Heart’s generous transfer credit policy and stay on track for graduation.

Sacred Heart’s undergraduate transfer admissions team has the answers about how you can benefit from SHU’s personalized admissions process, as well as what it’s like to live and learn at SHU as a transfer student. If you’ve begun your academic journey at a Connecticut community college and are looking to make a switch, the transfer admissions team can help you with that transition, too.

2. Transfer-Friendly Welcome

Transferring to a new college can be daunting. That’s why Sacred Heart is a transfer-friendly university, ready to provide a strong support system, including a customized First-Year Experience course that supports your transition to SHU. This hallmark program provides new students with opportunities to build community with fellow classmates through coursework, fun campus events and activities, service opportunities and inspired talks.

You could also consider the pre-fall transfer program, which provides even more opportunities to become accustomed to life at SHU. You’ll be introduced to essential campus resources and connected with students like you.

3. Campus Life that Fits Your Style

With more than 100 involvement opportunities on campus (from leisure and interest to pre-professional), intramurals and club sports, active fraternities and sororities, a vibrant Performing Arts program and community engagement opportunities, SHU’s students form friendships and build school spirit as they pursue their unique interests and passions, make an impact on campus and beyond and find their place in the SHU community.

Whether you are a commuter or live on campus, SHU helps you to find the activities and pursuits that make you more you. Enjoy a beautiful campus with modern facilities, quiet spaces to study, beautiful outdoor spaces to gather, top-notch dining facilities, recreational opportunities and academic resources that will help you succeed.

4. Academic Excellence Across Disciplines

Sacred Heart features a rigorous and supportive academic environment that offers a diverse selection of majors that match your interests and aspirations.

Expert faculty—scholars and industry leaders in their field--teach award-winning curricula in cutting-edge facilities. They help you build the knowledge and expertise to excel in your career. As dedicated mentors, SHU’s faculty help you to manage challenges and maximize opportunities through classroom work and real-world experience.

Only have time for a part-time program? Sacred Heart offers semester-long and accelerated courses with multiple start dates. Courses are available on campus and online, with traditional, evening and weekend options available. Transferring as an international student? SHU’s undergraduate international admissions team will help you so that you are ready to go the minute you arrive on campus.

5. A Bright Future

Within 12 months of graduation, nearly 100% of SHU graduates report successful outcomes in career-related positions or attendance at graduate and professional schools. While you are at SHU, you’ll benefit from individualized professional development that can help you to secure internships and real-world job experiences that will prepare you for life after graduation.

You will find valuable resources and personal support at Sacred Heart’s Center for Career & Professional Development. Check out the center’s major exploration programs, interview prep strategies, job fair opportunities and resume workshops. You also can tap into a strong alumni network. You’ll benefit from studying at an institution that’s located near New York City, as well as the many businesses, nonprofits, agencies and institutions located in Fairfield County, CT, and beyond.

Students have secured internships at companies such as Goldman Sachs, NBCUniversal, Yale New Haven Hospital, ESPN, Google, Make-a-Wish Foundation, Unilever, NHL, PepsiCo and more.

Take your first steps in your Pioneer journey!

Sacred Heart takes your ambitions seriously, and everything we do—from our classroom instruction and campus life to our personalized advising and career support—is geared toward turning those ambitions into reality.

From high job placement to top graduate school acceptances, SHU’s alumni are making important contributions across many professional fields. As a transfer student, you will be embraced as part of the SHU community from the first day you step on campus to the day you become an alum. A robust network of Pioneers is already out in the world, making their mark and helping fellow Pios to find their purpose and achieve success.

Transferring doesn’t have to be stressful. With the right guidance and a community that welcomes and supports you, it can be the beginning of your most rewarding academic chapter yet.

If you’re ready to join a college that values your potential and supports your goals, it’s time to make the move. Connect with our transfer admissions team today or call 203-371-7880.

Want to hear more from SHU? Subscribe to our newsletters to get the latest updates delivered right to your inbox.