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If you have attended college before applying to Aquinas College, please follow these four steps to apply as a transfer student:
1. Submit Application: Please complete the online application and application addendum.
Applicants to the RN-to-BSN program, please also submit a completed RN-BSN Application (for new students only).
Current ASN students, please use RN-BSN Application for Current Students.
2. Request official transcripts by submitting a Transcript Release Form to all post-secondary institutions you have attended. If you have fewer than 30 credit hours of college-level work, you will also need to request official transcripts from your high school.
3. Immunization Records: Complete and submit Immunization Certificate at least one week prior to registration.
4. Application Fee: The $25 non-refundable application fee is payable through the PayPal. If using a different application method, please submit the $25 fee to:
Aquinas College
Attn: Office of Admissions
4210 Harding Pike
Nashville, TN 37205
Successful transfer applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.3 on college coursework completed within the last 10 years. Coursework completed more than 10 years ago is excluded from the GPA calculation.
Please note: Students applying for Fall 2013 must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.4 on college coursework completed within the last 10 years.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum criteria may be considered for conditional admission pending assessment(s) and/or other conditions specified by the Admissions Committee. For more information, please consult your Admissions Counselor.
Any student who is admitted to the college on academic probation is required to complete successfully IDS 106 “College Learning in the Dominican Tradition,” in the first semester of attendance.
Transfer students whose college/university transcripts do not reflect credit in a minimum of remedial math or college-level English will be required to take assessments in math and/or English.
Transfer students who have completed ENG 112 (or equivalent) will be given an English essay assessment on ACCESS Advising & Registration day. Students who do not pass this writing assessment will be required to enroll in ENG 113. Students scoring a 21 or higher on the English section of the ACT are exempt from this writing assessment.
Transfer students who have completed fewer than 24 hours of college-level credit will be required to enroll in IDS 106 “College Learning in the Dominican Tradition” during the first semester of attendance.
Federal law requires all institutions of higher education to disclose information about campus safety, graduation rates, students rights under FERPA, and other data about the institution. Prospective students will find this information posted on the Admissions FAQ page of our Web site. For more information, click here.
Aquinas College admits qualified students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, or disability. This non-discrimination policy and practice extends to all education programs and activities conducted by Aquinas College.
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The professors are superb. We have small class sizes and a close community and family feel. It fosters human flourishing. We love it!
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I study Arts & Sciences at Aquinas College because the professors genuinely care about the formation of the whole person and want the mind to be formed in a truly classical education.
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If you want to learn how to think, not only what to think, then Arts & Sciences at Aquinas College is the place to be. It provides a unique environment where you will be able to grow intellectually and spiritually, preparing you for anything the future could bring.
The Aquinas College program enables you to engage in course material in an in depth way because of the small class sizes and the teachers’ attention to detail.
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As a liberal arts student, I feel continually encouraged to ask questions so that I may contribute to the betterment of myself and society. The faculty at Aquinas come from various backgrounds and specialties, each adding to the overall education process that makes a student a lover of wisdom.
"The staff is wonderful. The grounds are beautiful. The curriculum is great. You will definitely make friends for lifetime."
"I would tell prospective students to make sure they visit for a day. Just so they can see the atmosphere and experience what a day would be like if they attended Aquinas."
Studying the liberal arts at Aquinas College will only give you freedom—freedom from the restraint of ignorance, from the tyranny of complacence.
"I chose Aquinas because of the strong Catholic identity and the fact that it valued the Dominican tradition and, at the same time, it was located in the south in the city of Nashville."
The two-year ASN program—the reason I chose Aquinas—is phenomenal.
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