FAQs for Prospective Transfer Students

Can you tell me how my classes will transfer?

All official decisions on transfer course equivalency are made by the University of Arkansas Office of the Registrar, for cohesion across campus. Students wishing to transfer may utilize the Registrar's Course Equivalency Guide to determine how their coursework may transfer. Advisers can assist you in looking at the guide, but their opinions on how your courses could transfer are not binding. The Transfer Credit Checklist (PDF) may be of help.

When should I apply to the university as a whole?

You should go ahead and apply to the university as soon as you know you want to come here. As part of that process, you will submit transcripts of all your coursework done at this point, which then will be evaluated for course equivalency by the Registrar's Office. This Transfer Equivalency Report is the official record of how your classes will transfer and makes it easier for advisers to review your previous coursework with you. Additionally, the sooner your application is in the system, the sooner it will process. Full admission to the nursing program is contingent on your admissibility to the U of A.

My application to the university is still processing. Can I submit an application to the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing?

Yes, but please know that full admission to the program is contingent on your acceptance to the University. You must still submit all application materials by the stated deadlines.

I just realized I want to transfer, but I missed the deadline for the semester I want to start the nursing school in. Can you make an exception?

Unfortunately, no. The way our admissions process is structured, we must enforce deadlines in order to give students admissions decisions on a timely basis.

Can I take all my prerequisites elsewhere and come to the nursing school?

Yes.

Once students have completed the application, they should submit final transcripts for any non-University of Arkansas coursework by Jan. 15 for a fall start or July 15 for a spring start to the Office of the Registrar. This includes all course credit awarded by schools other than the U of A. Students who took concurrent enrollment in high school should send the transcript of the college or university granting the credit, not their high school. Please note all transcripts must also be sent to Nursing CAS as part of your application.

I took Anatomy and Physiology at my old school, but this isn't transferring to the U of A. Why?

At the U of A, we teach Human Anatomy (BIOL 24403/2441L) and Human Physiology (BIOL 22103/2211L) as two separate courses. To make sure your course work has covered all of these two subjects, we require students taking combined Anatomy and Physiology classes to take both A&P I and A&P II for them to transfer.

Something I took transferred in strangely. What are my options?

Depending on what the class is, you have the option of submitting the course with catalog descriptions or syllabuses to the registrar for re-evaluation or asking the nursing school for a program modification. Please contact the advising staff for assistance, bcss@uark.edu or 479-575-4203.

The school I was attending didn't require me to take a prerequisite course that you do. Do I have to take it? Why?

Our program is structured to meet licensure guidelines, university policies and Arkansas state laws regarding degree composition. If a course is specifically required, you will have to complete that course to be eligible for our nursing school.

I am an international student. Can I attend the nursing school? Will my coursework transfer?

International students are admissible to the nursing program, provided you are admissible to the U of A as an institution. Any TOEFL-related requirements of your admissions will need to be met for our program. How your coursework will transfer is determined by International Admissions and the Registrar's Office. We encourage you to contact the International Admissions Office for more information and to provide them with as much information about your previous coursework (transcripts and course descriptions) as available.