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Transfer Application Process
Start or complete the online admissions application.
We'll need your transcript in order to review your application. Visit the transcripts page for electronic, postal mail and drop-off transcript options.
If you have fewer than 12 college credits, a GPA of less than 2.5, or has been out of high school for three years or less, please send us your official high school transcript and SAT/ACT scores.
Transcripts can be mailed to:
Salem State University
Undergraduate Admissions
PO Box 51298-9925
Philadelphia, PA 19115
Admissions Standards
Program-Specific Requirements
Visit the nursing requirements page for full-time, transfer, LPN to BSN, RN to BSN and ABSN admission requirements.
Want to learn more about our transfer nursing pathways and admissions requirements? Attend an upcoming information session — offered virtually every other Monday at 12 pm. Sign up for a session!
Applicants must submit a copy of the Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) license, official transcript of the COTA program completed, official transcripts of all other colleges attended.
Applicants must submit an official transcript of a completed Fire Science Associate degree and all other official college transcripts.
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Prospective Students
Are you thinking about applying, or have you already applied (but haven't yet received your decision)?
Undergraduate Admissions
admissions@salemstate.edu
978.542.6200
Admitted and Returning Students
Have you been admitted to Salem State?
Transfer Services
transfer-services@salemstate.edu
978.542.2523
Have you studied at Salem State before and you'd like to return? Find out about the readmit process.