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Candidates seeking formal admissions to a degree program must have twelve or more semester hours of college credit earned, and a minimum GPA of a 2.5. TCNJ does not provide an Admissions Interview as part of the application process.
| $70 application fee | Send non-refundable check/money order to The Office of Admissions, Transfer Department. |
| Supplement | If filling out a paper application, the TCNJ Supplement to the Common Application must be downloaded and included with your application. Applications without an official TCNJ program of study will not be reviewed by our counseling staff. |
| Academic transcripts | Official high school and college transcripts are required for all Transfer applicants. The Common Application secondary school report is not required. Have all final transcripts sent to The Office of Admissions, Attn: Transfer Department, directly from the high school or college transcript office (otherwise, they will not be considered official). |
| Official test scores | SAT's or ACT's are required for all transfer applicants IF the examination was taken during the student's high school career. SAT's or ACT's are NOT required if a student already has a four-year degree. Scores must be sent from official testing agency or printed on an official school transcript. TCNJ's SAT CEEB Code is 002519 and our ACT CEEB Code is 002614. |
| Recommendations | TCNJ strongly encourages applicants to submit two or three recommendations. It is not necessary to use the Common Application Instructor Evaluation form, College Official form, or the Secondary School final report . It is preferred that recommendations for transfer students come from college instructors, college advisors, or other college officials. If these are unobtainable, however, recommendations from high school teachers, guidance counselors, coaches, employers, or extracurricular advisors may also be submitted. |
| Essay | The Common Application essay is the official essay used in the evaluation process. |
| Activities List/Resume | In addition to using the activities list provided by the Common Application, applicants are encouraged to send in their own activities list. This list should be in resume format and provide a thorough explanation of the activities and your degree of involment in each activity. |
| Additional Program Requirements | Art, Music |
Please mail all paper documentation (official transcripts, recommendations, etc.) to:
The College of New Jersey
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Attn: Transfer Department
Paul Loser Hall Room 228
PO Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628
