Transfer Students

Credit Transfer Tool

Explore our public database of course equivalencies, listed by institution, to see how your courses transfer to OWU.

Credit Transfer Options

Scholarships & Financial Aid

College affordability is crucial in choosing a place to finish your degree. More than 99% of OWU students receive merit- or need-based financial aid.

Financial Aid Office

Internships

Internship opportunities allow students in any field to connect with OWU's impressive alumni network around the world.

Career Connection Office

Travel the World

The OWU Connection gives you opportunities and guidance to immerse yourself in other cultures through unique travel experiences.

Travel with OWU

Research

Dig deeply into your major and work one-on-one with OWU's great faculty to explore new knowledge, in any field of study.

Research Programs

OWU is your perfect place to finish

At Ohio Wesleyan, we do all we can to make transferring as seamless as possible, both academically and socially. As a prospective student, you will work closely with the Associate Director of Transfer Admission to feel prepared and confident upon arriving for classes at OWU. As an OWU student, the support continues with the OWU Connection, Career Connection, and our Sagan Academic Resource Center to help you find and follow your passions.

Transferring to Ohio Wesleyan Begins with a Visit

Preparation is the first step to your success at OWU. We encourage you to visit campus to see why so many students find their perfect fit at OWU. Transfer Tuesday visits allow prospective students to get advice and support with the transfer process. You'll meet to go over questions about the application, requirements, and transfer course equivalencies. 

Transfer visits are available in-person or virtually, and registration is required for both. It's easy to register for a visit. Simply click a date below that fits your schedule and visit preference. 

Transfer Tuesday Campus Visit (In-Person) information coming soon!

Transfer Tuesday Virtual Visits can be scheduled on Tuesdays, or another day to better fit your schedule. Click the link here to select a date and time for a virtual meeting or phone meeting.

Ohio Wesleyan University Virtual Tour

Tour our historic campus and state-of-the-art academic and athletic facilities using your smartphone, computer, or virtual reality (VR) headsets. To get started, simply click the “Let’s Go” button and click the arrows to walk around or jump to the next stop by clicking the “Next” button. If you already know where you want to go, you can select any location by using the menu.

Apply

Transfer Student Application Process

Fall Semester Deadline: August 1 | Spring Semester Deadline: January 7

Apply to Ohio Wesleyan University using either the Transfer Common Application or the OWU Online Application. Required Materials include:
• Application
• Professor Evaluation
• Confidential Transfer Report
• Official college transcripts
• Official high school transcripts
• Essay or previously graded college writing sample.

Transfer Common Application OWU Online Application

Get to know OWU

Meet Michael Durfee '17

"I transferred in looking for a greater sense of inclusion, of community and of accomplishment. OWU had the power to make me want to reach for more and to give me something to grasp. It's this that I enjoyed most about OWU after transferring."

"I jumped onto the opportunity to expand my ideas with two Theory-Into-Practice Grants, to explore a new side of the world with a Travel-Learning course, to connect a life goal to my Environmental Studies major with help from a SIP grant, to gain new perspectives and expertise on cultures of the world by studying abroad, and to find myself in the wilderness with a Wilderness Trek."

The OWU Connection

Theory to Practice Grant

Durfee exploring sand dunes in Morocco while studying the efficiency of the use of olives.

Dive into learning

Durfee received his Professional Divemaster rating while he was in Mexico through the OWU Connection.

Meet John Sotos '17

"Being an athlete and transferring to Ohio Wesleyan, I was eager to help contribute to a successuful all-around athletic program.  I first arrived to campus nervous and excited, but within hours I realized I had instantly found my second family, and they pushed me to the best of my ability." 

"I chose Ohio Wesleyan over the other universities I was looking into because of the academic rigor and the culture of the cross country and track and field program. I know I made the right choice."

OWU Athleltics

John Sotos '17

John Sotos, a pre-professional zoology/ pre-dentistry major, competes for OWU in a cross country race.

Elizabeth Jackson '17

"I transferred to OWU because I wanted to find mentoring relationships with my professors, travel opportunities, and an education that would truly prepare me for the future. I have found all three here at OWU. My transfer process was very simple. All of my previous classes transferred, I was placed with two new roommates, and I found a campus job in the admissions office. I have had amazing opportunities since then, including research, conferences, externships, leadership experience, and study abroad. My semester abroad in Rome was truly life-changing. My perspective of the world completely shifted to a global scale. I visited places all over Europe and met people from all different backgrounds."

Elizabeth Jackson '17

Elizabeth studied abroad in Italy the second semester of her junior year. "Seeing firsthand how my education applies to the real-world is the best gift OWU has given me."

Transfer fast facts

UC 160 for Transfer Students

UC 160, a required course, serves as an OWU user's guide for first-year students. A specific UC 160 class for transfer students will help you get to know other transfer students and learn about OWU from a unique perspective.

UC 160 Classes

GPA requirements

You must have a least a 2.5 GPA to be accepted to the university when you apply to transfer. Scholarship opportunities are available for students who have a 3.0 or higher.

Transfer Application Requirements

A small school with big opportunities

Ohio Wesleyan is just two blocks from downtown Delaware. It's a lively and prosperous city of over 40,000 people with many dining options. Just 25 minutes from campus, Columbus, the 14th largest city in the U.S., provides entertainment and internship opportunities.

Connecting OWU to the world

Classes

At OWU, you'll enjoy small classes with professors who really know you. Our student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1. But our offerings are larger than at many large universities. You have 70+ majors to choose from, with opportunities to do research and independent study with faculty in any field.

Fast Facts

Housing

As a transfer student, you are guaranteed student housing. Students have a range of housing options, from residence halls to houses (small living units) to apartments. In order to live off-campus you must live within the Delaware City limits.

Office of Residential Life