Recently Admitted Transfer Students

Congratulations on being accepted to Cal Poly!

We are excited to have you joining our Mustang community.

Make sure you are completing your check-lists and staying up to date with next steps. Check out the accepted transfer students on the Cal Poly Admissions website but you will need to manage everything through your My Cal Poly Portal (the site you log into with your Cal Poly email to access financial aid, classes, etc.)

Cal Poly Admissions will refer to you as new transfers, messaging you may read for first year students is directed towards first time first year in college students.

Confused about being conditionally admitted? The Admissions Terms and Agreement for Transfer Students overviews what you need to do to be set to come to Cal Poly in the fall (like passing your spring classes, submitting your official transcripts and more). 

Cal Poly's Orientation is composed of 3 parts - SLO Days (July and August) and WOW (August) are required and Open House (Thursday - Sunday in April) is optional. 

Learn more about transfer SLO Days ›

Learn more about registering for classes ›

“WOW is an amazing experience, it opens up networking opportunities and builds lasting friendships, with people you might not meet otherwise.” - Current CP Transfer Student

Learn more about WOW ›

For international transfer students make sure to check out the International Center's orientation options and their great website that provides support for transitioning into Cal Poly as a new International Student

Registering for Fall Classes - Check out the full registration timeline and steps to registration

• Submit your final transcript no later than July 1st
  • You will need to submit final transcript(s) from all colleges/universities you have attended.
    • Some students may need to submit other documents and will be notified accordingly. Any official AP or IB exams transfer students wish to receive college credit for should also be submitted by this date.
  • Transfer credit processing (matriculation) will take some time, but you'll be notified when your credits have been evaluated - this process will be complete sometime in July before SLO Days. Learn more about transfer credit from the Office of the Registrar.
    • If courses you thought would matriculate do not, you will be able to work with an advisor to evaluate if you should fill out a course substitution form for additional review and possible credit at that time.
• Cal Poly is unable to provide advising, consultation on courses to take, or discussion about course articulation for students until AFTER they have committed, submitted their final transcript(s) from all colleges/universities attended, and been matriculated by the Office for the Registrar.
• Incoming transfer registration happens AFTER transfer SLO Days. Transfers register for their own classes (this is unlike freshman who get a block schedule). Seats are held in classes for transfer students.

Interested in joining Cal Poly Honors? Take time to learn about the honors program and if it is something you are interested in email - honors@calpoly.edu - and share with them why you think you would be a good fit for honors.