Transfer Students
The Department of History welcomes transfer students as both majors and minors. Our faculty strive to tailor advising and instruction to build on students' previous academic experiences while helping them achieve their goals at Santa Clara University and beyond.
Transfer credit evaluations for individual students are completed after admission to SCU. For questions about the evaluation, contact the Registrar’s Office at 408-554-4331 or [email protected]. The Department of History works closely with the Registrar's Office to evaluate previously completed coursework and determine its equivalency within the History curriculum.
Transfer Admission and Financial Aid
SCU partners with 70+ California Community Colleges to offer a Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA). Learn more on the Undergraduate Admission website.
In addition, since 2021, Santa Clara University offers a scholarship for transfer students from local community colleges. The scholarship, which was created to grow the university’s transfer student population, directly aligns with the vision of making SCU more affordable and accessible to a diverse student community. Learn more about the SCU Transfer Scholarship here.
Hear what past transfer students say about their experience in the History department:
“One of the reasons I decided to transfer to Santa Clara University was to get better educational experiences, and I found professors in the History department extremely helpful and available. They were not just teachers but also mentors, sincerely interested in my intellectual journey. I was able to have so many interesting and challenging discussions with them, sometimes taking hours at a time, and this encouraged me to immerse myself in the learning. This made my two years at Santa Clara University truly a learning experience”
-Hansung Lee '20
"As a transfer student who has gone through the college application process twice, not counting enrolling in a junior college for two quarters, being a transfer student can be tough. You ought to have the same academic experience as everyone else, but many of the problems I experienced were social. It can feel isolating coming in after Freshman year, after everyone else went through that awkward phase of finding their friends and community, while I felt like I was doing it all alone. It was hard, but eventually I was able to find a place here in the History department and History Club.
Don’t be afraid to introduce yourself to your classmates and make sure to spend some time exploring the SCU website, looking for any extracurriculars or jobs that pique your interest. Just know that no matter what may be making you anxious, be it loneliness, classes, or something else—you can do this."
-Brendan Conaway '21