Transferring Credit and Hours
Transfer students may receive credit for academic courses taken at postsecondary institutions that were regionally accredited at the time the courses were taken. Courses accepted for transfer credit must parallel courses offered at Drake University or otherwise be appropriate for college-level credit.
Credit may be granted for a combination of relevant work completed in (a) college-level non-degree, extension or correspondence courses offered through an accredited collegiate institution that accepts the credit for its own degree or (b) courses satisfactorily completed in non-collegiate organizations that are recommended at the baccalaureate level by the American Council on Education.
When you enroll at Drake, you may transfer up to 94 credit hours for all majors except pharmacy, which accepts up to 179 credits. A maximum of 66 credits may be transferred from two-year institutions. Up to 16 credit hours of vocational-technical courses may be accepted at the discretion of the assistant or associate dean of the Drake college or school in which you want to enroll. Drake considers full transfer credit for courses in which you have received a grade of "A," "B," "C" (where "C" is equal to 2.0) or the equivalent of "P" on a pass-fail system (where "P" indicates a quality of work no lower than "C" on a conventional grading scale). A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed while in residence at Drake.
A course-by-course review of all courses attempted and completed is prepared for each admitted transfer student by their college or school. You will receive details on how to access your unofficial Drake transcript online along with contact information for your college or school. When final official transcripts are received, your unofficial transcript is updated.
Fall or Summer Enrollment
| October-November |
Begin the application for admission process |
| December 1 |
Deadline for transfer students applying for the professional PharmD program |
| January 1 |
Begin filing the FAFSA form (Title IV code: 001860) |
| March 1 |
Priority financial aid deadline for federal, state and institutional aid*
Financial aid award letters are mailed as awards are completed
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| Mid-April |
Individual registration, by appointment, for fall classes begins for admitted transfer students and continues through mid-August |
| June |
Summer orientation and registration programs are held on campus
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| July |
July 1 - Final application deadline for fall term
Late July - Residence hall room assignments are posted electronically for students who applied for on-campus housing
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| August |
Welcome Weekend
Orientation session for new transfer students
Final registration for fall term
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*NOTE: The deadline for Iowa resident students to file the FAFSA with the intent of qualifying for the Iowa Tuition Grant for the coming school year is July 1. All FAFSA forms must be received at the processing center by this date.
Spring Enrollment
| January 1 |
Begin filing the FAFSA form (Title IV code: 001860) |
| February 1 |
Begin application process for spring admission for the coming academic year
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| March 1 |
Priority financial aid deadline for federal, state and institutional aid*
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| June 1 |
Notification of admission begins for spring term
Financial aid award letters are mailed as awards are completed
Residence contract confirmations for students who applied for on-campus housing
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| October |
Registration and orientation information mailed to all admitted transfer students |
| November |
Individual registration appointments begin for admitted transfer students and continue until classes begin in early January |
| December 1 |
Deadline for applications and all required documents for spring term. Applications received after this date are considered on a space-available basis. |
| Early January |
Residence hall room assignments are posted electronically for students who applied for on-campus housing |
| Mid-January |
Orientation session for new transfer students
Classes begin
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*NOTE: The deadline for Iowa resident students to file the FAFSA with the intent of qualifying for the Iowa Tuition Grant for the coming school year is July 1. All FAFSA forms must be received at the processing center by this date.
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