Transfer Application Instructions

Your application for admission as a transfer student will be complete when the following items have been received:

  1. Completed application (no application fee if completed online)
  2. Official college transcripts
  3. Official high school transcripts, including SAT I and/or ACT results accepted from official transcripts
  4. Writing sample or personal statement
  5. Personal reference request (professor or advisor recommendation)

Admission Priority Dates

Please note that all materials required for admission must be postmarked by the priority date requested for consideration to be guaranteed. To be considered for admission for winter term (which begins in early January), transfer application materials should be submitted by November 1. To be considered for fall term (which begins in early September), transfer application materials should be submitted by July 1. Applications received after these priority dates will be considered on a "space available" basis only.

Financial Aid

Applicants for need-based financial assistance at Hanover College must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Indiana residents will be considered for state assistance if FAFSA is postmarked by March 1st. Other required materials include financial aid transcripts from all institutions attended and federal tax returns of applicant and parent(s).

Do you intend to apply for need-based financial aid?
Have you:
Are you eligible for veteran benefits?

Class credit transfer decisions are at the discretion of the registrar. Upon admission, the registrar's office will evaluate transcripts to determine credit transfers. Typically, 4 semester hours = 1 Hanover College unit of credit.

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