Transfer candidates are required to use the Pomona College Application for Transfer Admissions. To better appreciate the student and their thoughts about next steps, we do not accept the Common Application for transfer candidates.

Students are considered for transfer standing if they will have completed the equivalent of at least one year’s full-time college work at the time of enrollment at Pomona College. Students who will have completed less than one academic year at another college are urged to consult the coordinator for transfer admission about standing.

Candidates who previously have applied to or been enrolled at Pomona College should make that fact known when contacting the Admissions Office about transferring.

All transfer students must spend a minimum of four semesters in full time regular standing at Pomona in order to receive the B.A. degree. A student may not transfer any more then 16 course credits toward the 32 minimum requirement.

In evaluating transfer applications, the Admissions Committee places considerable weight on the nature and quality of the previous college record and its compatibility with Pomona’s general education program. Where the college transcript does not clearly indicate the quality of work (i.e., a large number of pass/no credit courses), it is the applicant’s responsibility to provide supplementary information on which the Committee can base its decision. Candidates should understand that admission to transfer standing is extremely competitive.

Credit granted for work taken in other institutions will be determined by the Academic Procedures Committee after the candidate has been admitted. Course credit is ordinarily transferable if: (1) the prior college is accredited, (2) the course carries a grade of "C" or better, and (3) the course is comparable to a course offered by Pomona College. Pomona faculty members may be consulted on the question of course comparability and the candidate may be asked to submit catalogue course descriptions, syllabi, and reading lists in addition to complete transcripts. This process may be time-consuming and normally only a tentative estimate of course transferability will be available to the candidate at the time of initial enrollment at Pomona College. Conversion of credit from a unit system can be made by equating four semester hours or six quarter hours to one Pomona course.