Admissions
Transfer Students
SOU has the resources to prepare you for the next step in your life, whether you plan to go to graduate school, enhance an existing career, or enter the work world directly after you graduate. SOU offers you a solid liberal arts education where you learn to think broadly, creatively, and critically. Whether you're transferring from a community college or another four year college, SOU can enhance your knowledge and skills with a solid foundation that prepares you for success!
Helpful Tools
General Education Transfer Guides
This form displays the courses at your school that satisfy the general education requirements at SOU.
Course Equivalencies
This search allows partial matching on subject code, course number, title and general education group.
Individual Transfer Course Look Up
This search allows specific lookup of transfer courses by subject code and course number.
Articulation Agreements
Students who successfully complete all designated courses in a SOU articulation agreement will have met SOU's lower-division general education requirements, be eligible for admission to their selected major at SOU and upon admission, will be assured junior standing within their selected major.
Transfer Equivalency Petition Form
Students: Use this form to petition faculty to equate your transfer courses with SOU courses. Present both pages of the form to faculty. Be sure to check the Transfer Evaluation Web Page to make sure your courses are not already equivalent.
Transfering from California?
Qualifying students can receive our Transfer Scholarship which makes the cost of attendance at SOU as economical as in-state tuition. Check out the California Transfers page for more information. CSUGE or IGETC certification is accepted to satisfy Southern's lower division general education requirements.
