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CTState Transfer Guarantee
USJ Pathway, Scholarship & Success program
The University of Saint Joseph is proud to be a part of the Connecticut Transfer Guarantee (CT Guarantee), a statewide effort to establish systematic transfer pathways between Connecticut’s community colleges and four-year independent institutions. The Connecticut Guarantee mitigates credit loss and increases student success by ensuring admission into participating independent colleges for associate degree-holding students. Students who participate in the Connecticut Guarantee and choose to enroll at USJ in an eligible program will ensure that they are able to graduate in as few as two years.
The Connecticut Transfer Guarantee
- Guaranteed admission to USJ for students who have completed their associate degree requirements and have a 2.5 or higher GPA
- Nursing, Direct-Entry PA, and 3+3 Pharmacy excluded
- Application fee waiver for students who earn a CTState associate degree
- Guaranteed enrollment with Junior Status: As part of the Connecticut Transfer Guarantee, students who complete a CTState associate degree in one of the eligible programs listed below can complete their USJ Bachelor’s degree in the same program of study in as few as 60 credits. Eligible programs include the following, although there may be additional programs where similar 60-credit degree completion plans are feasible.
60+60 Options
Merit Scholarships
CTState students who transfer to USJ receive merit awards based on current GPA
The award amounts below are annual and will be split evenly between the Fall and Spring semesters. A student enrolled in only one semester will receive half of the amount listed. Awards expire 24 months after initial USJ enrollment and are last dollar awards after other grants, before loans. They are available only to students who maintain full-time status at USJ. Students may be eligible for additional need-based aid and non-need-based aid beyond the CTState Transfer Guarantee Merit Awards and this aid may continue beyond two years.
| GPA Range | < 3.15 | 3.15-3.74 | 3.75+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Scholarship | $21,000 | $26,000 | $31,000 |
Transferring Credits
Most CTState courses transfer to USJ
Use this link to check specific courses.
Start acquiring USJ credits for free while enrolled at CTState
Full-time CTState students (minimum 9 credits at CTState plus minimum 3 credits at USJ) in their last semester at CTState may take one course for free at USJ each semester, fall and spring semesters.
Challenge Testing & CLEP
College credit may be awarded to students for successful completion of proficiency examinations. These may be designed and administered by the faculty of a department for specific courses. Standardized exams such as CLEP (College Level Examination Placement) may be used as the basis for awards of credit.
Most USJ General Education Requirements waived
Transfers with 23 or fewer credits, are waived from:
- First-Year Seminar/Experience (fall semester) and First-Year Service/Experience (spring semester)
Transfers with 24 or more credits, are waived from:
- First-Year Seminar/Experience (fall semester) and First-Year Service/Experience (spring semester)
- One Religious Studies course
- Either the Philosophy course or the Values/Ethics perspective
For transfers with 60 or more credits, or an Associate Degree from a community college:
- USJ accepts 30-31 credits of General Education.
- USJ Core Curriculum requirements waived except:
- Religious 200-level or above course with Values/Ethics focus
- Gen Ed INTD 301 Mercy Integrative Seminar
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Electives (200-level or above), Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies and Global/International Studies (if not taken at CT State)
Transfer Success Program
- On-campus employment available to full-time students
- Designated CTState to USJ academic advisor
- Special orientation and welcome reception for CTState to USJ Transfer students
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