Undergraduate Admissions

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As a Buffalo State student, you will have the distinct advantage of learning with and from an incredibly diverse and creative community. We welcome you—your voice, your ideas, your passion—here at Buffalo State.

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Make a Smooth Transition

Provide official transcripts from all colleges or universities previously attended.

How your credits transfer to Buffalo State:

Transfer Student Resources

A maximum of 90 total credits can be transferred.

Want to change what is being transferred in? Submit a Transfer Credit Swap Form.

Petition how your credit was transferred:

Stay on track for graduation:

Costs & Scholarships

Transfer students with at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA who will have earned at least 24 college credits after graduating high school will be considered for a transfer merit scholarship on a competitive basis.


Transfer Promise Program

First-year applicants not offered admission to Buffalo State may be eligible to participate in the Transfer Promise Program, where they begin studies at a participating community college and then transfer to Buffalo State. Please review your decision letter or email transfer@buffalostate.edu for more information.