Are You an LSA Transfer Student?
In LSA, we recruit the curious. Bright minds on the frontlines of research and in the classroom traverse topics from art history to molecular biology. LSA’s deep resources help create an environment in which thriving isn’t the exception, it’s the rule.
Every year LSA welcomes more than 800 new transfer students through multiple pathways who arrive on campus with a multitude of experiences, identities, and transferable skills.
Who Transfers?
- Students currently attending a two-year or four-year college
- Students who have taken time off from school to work, raise a family or travel
- Military veterans who have served their country
- International students currently studying in the United States or abroad
- And many more!
It’s never too early to begin planning your transfer into LSA.
In LSA, we also recognize that transfer students might have concerns about finding their place and questions about how to take advantage of all LSA offers in a condensed timeframe. That is why we developed an array of resources offered exclusively for transfer students.
We have the tools and resources to help you explore how LSA might become the next step on your educational journey. From understanding admissions requirements, to learning how your credits will transfer, to advice on how your coursework at your current school can prepare you for success in LSA, we can help you explore your options.
Special Event: LSA Transfer Visit Day for Humanities and Social Sciences
Interested in studying Humanities or Social Sciences? Thinking about transferring to the University of Michigan?
On October 19, spend the day on the University of Michigan’s campus to explore all that an LSA degree in Humanities and Social Sciences can offer you.
The program includes:
- Information on the LSA degree requirements, admissions process, and the power of the liberal arts
- A chance to speak with representatives from LSA humanities and social science departments to learn more about their majors and minors.
- An additional opportunity to dive deeper into two departments of your choice by visiting the departments’ offices and meeting with faculty and current students
- A workshop on how social science and humanities degrees can help you achieve your goals in any field including medicine, law, and business
- An optional campus tour
- Free lunch in the South Quad dining hall is included
You will have the chance to explore the following majors
Afroamerican and African Studies, American Culture, Anthropology, Arts and Ideas in the Humanities, Asian Studies, Classical Archaeology, Classical Civilization, Classical Languagues and Literatures, Comparative Literature, Economics, English, Environment, Film, Televison, and Media, French and Francophone Studies, German, Greek (Ancient & Modern) Language and Literature, History, International Studies, Italian, Middle Eastern Studies, Judaic Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Latin Language and Literature, Latina/Latino Studies, Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Organizational Studies, Philosophy, PPE(Philosophy, Politics, and Economics), Political Science, Psychology, Romance Languages and Literature, Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Sociology, Social Theory and Practice, Spanish, Women's Studies
You will also have the chance to talk with the following campus partners:
- School of Education for those interested in secondary education teaching
- Optimize
- Sweetland Center for Writing
- Udergraduate Research Opportunity Program
- Pre-law Advisors
- Pre-health Advisors
- Humanities Collaboratory
- Transfer Connections mentorship program
The schedule for the day:
- 9:00-9:30: Check in
- 9:30-10:30: Why study the Liberal Arts in LSA? Degree information and the admissions process.
- 10:30-11:30 Department table fair. All the departments listed above will be on hand for you to explore.
- 11:30-12:20: Lunch. South Quad dining hall
- 12:30-1:15: Opportunity HUB - What can I do with a Humanities and Social Science Major?
- 1:30-3:15: Department visits. You will have the chance to visit two departments of your choice to meet with faculty, advisors, and current students to have all your questions answered.
- 3:30 campus tour (Optional)
Registration is still open. However, we cannot guarantee that your departments will be available for the afternoon sessions. If you would like to check before registering please email Michael Hartman at mrhartma@umich.edu.
The registration page includes all the departments participating. Register Here.
After registering you will receive a detailed schedule with campus locations and parking information.
Transfer Bridges to the Humanities@Michigan
Transfer Bridges to the Humanities@Michigan is a collaboratively run program through Henry Ford College and LSA. The program is dedicated to dramatically increasing support for humanities students on both sides of the transfer bridge. Read more on the Henry Ford College website.
Transferring from a Michigan Community College?
Check out the LSA Transfer Guides under the Transfer Pathways link to the left.
