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Transfer Orientation

Transfer Student, Orientation, Advising and Registration (TSOAR) is the first opportunity for admitted transfer students to register for fall courses. In addition to registering for courses, students will attend academic advising sessions with faculty, learn about valuable campus resources, receive ID cards and tour the residence halls. More information about registration and the TSOAR program will be mailed to students.

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Transfer Student, Orientation, Advising and Registration (TSOAR) is the first opportunity for admitted transfer students to register for fall courses. In addition to registering for courses, students will attend academic advising sessions with faculty, learn about valuable campus resources, receive ID cards and tour the residence halls.

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Transfer Articulation

The most frequent question that transfer students have is, "How will my courses transfer to WOU?" Once admitted to WOU, your credits are officially articulated and you will receive a transfer articulation report. In general, courses taken at a regionally accredited institution that are college-level (i.e., not developmental) will transfer. Limitations do apply. If WOU offers a similar course at the same level, the course will usually transfer as a direct equivalency. If WOU does not offer a similar course, or offers it at a different level, the course may transfer as either an elective credit from a specific department (LD for lower division; UD for upper division) or as a general elective credit.

If you can't wait until you are officially admitted to determine how your credits will transfer in, there is an unofficial tool you can use to check how the credits may transfer. The Transfer Articulation website lists WOU course equivalencies from hundreds of other institutions. This extensive list of courses is an unofficial guide for you as a student to determine transfer equivalency. This list is comprised of courses which have been transferred to WOU in the past, though it does not mean it will transfer exactly as listed, it is a rough guide which you can use as a tool.

Advisors are more than happy to look at your unofficial transcripts from other institutions; however their evaluation will also only be unofficial. They will use the Transfer Articulation guidelines to give you an estimate on how your credits will transfer. If you have credits which may or may not fit into a particular major, it is always best to discuss those courses with the department in which you intend to major.

Oregon Transfer Agreements

Transfer students entering WOU who have earned either an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree (AAOT) from an Oregon community college under the May 1988 transfer agreement or an Associate of Science in Business degree (ASOTB) from an Oregon community college under the April 2003 transfer agreement will be considered as having met WOU's Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (LACC). For purposes of course registration only, students holding an AAOT or ASOTB will be considered to have junior standing.

Students who have earned the Oregon Transfer Module (OTM) will meet the WOU first-year, general education graduation requirements. For purposes of registration only, students holding the Oregon Transfer Module will be considered to have at least sophomore standing.

A notation verifying that the associate's degree meets the Oregon Transfer Degree requirements or Oregon Transfer Module requirements must be included on the student's official transcript.

Other Transfer Agreements

Students from designated states who have earned specific transfer degrees will be considered as having met WOU's Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (LACC). These transfer degrees are as follows:

California: Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or California State General Education Breadth Certificate (CSU)

Hawaii: Articulated Associates of Arts from University of Hawaii

Washington: Direct Transfer Degree

Florida: General Education Associate of Arts from Florida State College at Jacksonville, Hillsborough Community College, and St Petersburg College

Students who have earned one of the transfer degrees listed above will have automatically met WOU's Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (LACC) requirements, but not automatically met the BA, BS, or BM special graduation requirements.

If you have received one of the transfer degree listed above, it is best to begin your advising process with a faculty advisor (see the shared advising model for more information). You are still more than welcome to meet with our staff to discuss your B.A./B.S. requirements, though you will likely be beginning your major course work during your first term at WOU.

If you have not received an AAOT/ASOT degree, you should set up a meeting with both an Academic Advisor in the Student Success and Advising office to review your articulated credits then apply them towards the WOU general education requirements and a faculty advisor in the department you intend to major in.

You will be able to register for your classes on the first Monday following registration week (Registration week posted on the Academic Calendar). To get assistance for the registration process, make an appointment with an advisor in your intended major area, or with an advisor in the Student Success and Advising office.

Once at WOU (or even before), you should meet with your major and minor advisors to develop and sign a degree plan to be filed in the Registrar's Office. Although departments differ in their timelines for completing this process, you would be wise to submit your degree plan as soon as possible. It will not only keep you on-track for graduation, but also permanently remove your Advising Hold, unless you are placed on Academic Warning. No later than three terms before you expect to graduate, you must file an Application for Undergraduate Degree with the Registrar's Office. Application forms are available in the Registrar's Office.

To ensure that students meet with their academic advisors regularly an Advising Hold is placed on all undergraduate students each term during week 5. It is your responsibility to meet with your advisor prior to registration each term. It is your advisor's responsibility to release the Advising Hold. If you have not met with your major advisor prior to registration, you will not be allowed to register. If you have any questions or problems, come to the Student Success and Advising office.

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The most frequent question that transfer students have is, "How will my courses transfer to WOU?" Once admitted to WOU, your credits are officially articulated and you will receive a transfer articulation report. In general, courses taken at a regionally accredited institution that are college-level (i.e., not developmental) will transfer.

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WOU Transfer Articulation by Institution (Use this link to pick a non-WOU course and see how it would transfer into WOU) WOU Transfer Articulation by Course (Use this link to pick a WOU course and see which courses at other institutions are equivalent to it)

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We want to help make sure that the courses you took in fulfillment of General Education requirements transfer accurately and effectively.

Two Year Degrees

Students who have completed a transfer degree will meet the WOU General Education requirements as a block through the completion of that two-year degree.

Core Transfer Map

In 2017 the State Legislature passed House Bill 2998, a bill designed to streamline transfer between Oregon's community colleges and public four-year universities. The legislation directed the HECC to bring together community colleges and universities to establish statewide "foundational curricula," now called the Oregon Transfer Compass, of at least 30 credits that can be transferred to every institution in Oregon. The course distribution requirements of the Oregon Transfer Compass can be found at https://www.oregon.gov/highered/policy-collaboration/Pages/transfer-2998.aspx

The fulfillment of WOU General Education requirements by the Oregon Transfer Compass is identified in the table below:

Oregon Transfer Compass Curriculum

WOU General Education Requirement

Arts & Letters

Exploring Knowledge: Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives

Social Sciences

Exploring Knowledge: Social, Historic, and Civic Perspectives*

*Also meets the cultural literacy requirement

Natural Sciences

Exploring Knowledge: Scientific Perspectives

Interstate Passport

Western Oregon University is an Interstate Passport network member. Upon completion of university identified passport requirements, the university records completion of the Passport on the student record. The Interstate Passport enables successful transfer of a block of lower-level general education learning to other institutions participating in the Interstate Passport Network. Learn more at https://interstatepassport.wiche.edu/.

First Year Seminars and credits completed

Students transferring to WOU with 30 or more credits of coursework are assumed to have met the spirit and purpose of the First Year Seminars, so the FYS courses will be waived when a student transfers to WOU with 30 or more credits of coursework completed in a college or university course (Accelerated Placement credits do not count toward this 30 credits). This is in alignment with the Oregon Core Transfer Map and with similar institutional policies at other Oregon public Universities that have similar seminars.

Individual Course Transfer

We recognize two possible mechanisms by which a student brings individual transfer courses to their WOU General Education portfolio.

WOU course articulation

For courses that already articulate to an existing WOU course that meets a WOU General Education requirement the course will articulate as meeting that requirement.

Want to know how a transfer course might articulate? Check the transfer articulation database!

No WOU course articulation

For courses that do not articulate to an existing WOU course, following initial review by the Admissions office, lower division courses that are not specifically vocational in purpose will be supplied to the General Education director for dissemination to, and review by, the General Education Committee. Courses that are determined by the General Education Committee to meet a WOU General Education requirement will be articulated with an attribute to meet that requirement. Any permanent articulation of a course to a General Education requirement will be applied within Banner and Degree Tracks to apply to General Education requirements from the 2019-20 academic year forward.

Students with courses that do not meet review criteria may self-advocate to the General Education director for review of courses to meet General Education requirements.
General Education petition process

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We want to help make sure that the courses you took in fulfillment of General Education requirements transfer accurately and effectively. Students who have completed a transfer degree will meet the WOU General Education requirements as a block through the completion of that two-year degree.

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This scholarship is intended for incoming transfer students who have excelled academically at the community college and/or university level.

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Admission " Visit " Campus Visit Programs " Transfer Day Registration

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Articulation Agreements - Transfer Resources

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Student Enrichment Program Online Transfer Orientation

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Chemistry for Teacher Education

Environmental Chemistry

Forensic Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology (Pre-Professional Track)

Natural Science Major: Chemistry/Physics Option

Traditional Chemistry

Each of these programs have unique lower division requirements that need to be fulfilled before a student can register and take upper division, degree-specific coursework. Thus, if you are a current undergraduate student at a community college or other two year program and you are interested in pursuing a B.A. or B.S. degree in Chemistry, we highly encourage you to follow our recommendations for preparatory coursework required for a four year degree. Note that obtaining your associates degree prior to transfer, may not be the best option for you! Most of our chemistry majors balance completing difficult upper division coursework in their junior and senior years, by also taking liberal arts core courses. Please use the emphasis program guides listed below to help plan coursework during your first two years of study. We also encourage interested students to contact faculty within our department to receive further advising recommendations to prepare for a seamless transfer into the program.

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Emphasis: Pre-Professional Degree Track

or

the Environmental Chemistry Degree Track

Forensic Chemistry Emphasis Degree Track

Traditional Chemistry or Natural Science Major Tracks

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Chemistry for Teacher Education Environmental Chemistry Forensic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology (Pre-Professional Track) Natural Science Major: Chemistry/Physics Option Traditional Chemistry Each of these programs have unique lower division requirements that need to be fulfilled before a student can register and take upper division, degree-specific coursework.

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Community Colleges - COE Partnerships and Outreach

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The College of Education is proud to call Oregon community colleges strong partners in educational excellence. We work hard to align curriculum, advise incoming students, and assist in all aspects to assure that community college students can transition to Western Oregon University as smoothly as possible.

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Kristin Mauro is developing this site

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Transfer Resources - Western Oregon University

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Named in honor of John Henry Ackerman, and the lasting contributions he made while serving as President of this institution, Ackerman Hall stands in testament to Ackerman's commitment to students, innovation and the high standards which were paramount to his career.

Consideration was given not only to the close proximity of this residence hall, which is located within the residential complex (where many of the halls are named after past presidents of this institution), but also on the focus of the hall, which is to provide a living space that is not only state of the art in terms of its commitment to sustainability but also a place of learning and diversity.

There are three distinct wings that make up Ackerman building. In keeping with John Henry Ackerman's efforts to recognize talented and committed faculty, combined with University Housing's goal to involve faculty as mentors in the educational opportunities offered to the residents of Ackerman Hall, each of these three wings are named after notable faculty that Ackerman recruited during his tenure as President of the Oregon Normal School.

The designation of the wings of Ackerman Hall are as follows:

WEST WING: Laura J. Taylor
TAYLOR WING - Which houses the following communities:

FLOOR 1: The Transfer Community - available only to residents who transfer into Western Oregon University

FLOOR 2: The Global Connections Community

FLOOR 3: The Business Community

FLOOR 4: The Future Educators Community

EAST WING: L.P. Gilmore
GILMORE WING - Which houses the following communities:

FLOOR 1: University Housing Offices - no residential spaces

FLOOR 2: The Health Sciences Community

FLOOR 3: The Criminal Justice Community

FLOOR 4: The Creative Arts Community

SOUTH WING: Katharine Arbuthnot
ARBUTHNOT WING - Which houses the following communities:

FLOOR 1: Academic classrooms / Lobby - no residential spaces

FLOOR 2: The Outdoor Adventures Community

FLOOR 3: The American Sign Language Community

FLOOR 4: The Honors Community -
Requires clearance from the Honors Program, please contact University Housing

Take a Tour of an Ackerman Room

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Named in honor of John Henry Ackerman, and the lasting contributions he made while serving as President of this institution, Ackerman Hall stands in testament to Ackerman's commitment to students, innovation and the high standards which were paramount to his career.