National Transfer Student Week

"UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIAL" is the 2024 theme

What is National Transfer Student Week? (NTSW)
Every third week of October, the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students hosts a celebration of transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. Today's students are transferring more than ever before. To be a transfer champion, it's important to share awareness of common transfer barriers and the diverse student needs and identities within our transfer populations. Although the transition between institutions can be complex, we are here to help ensure that transfer is a good and valuable pathway to a Kent State University degree program. Join us in celebrating our students! 

Scavenger Hunt Activity

YOU BELONG HERE! The Credit Transfer Office has paired up with numerous offices on campus to bring you some fun during NTSW and we are giving away Kent State University swag and a special Dunkin Donuts Gift Card to some lucky KSU transfer scavenger hunters! Whether you are living on campus or from home, walking to class or attending remotely, all KSU students can play. You might know the answers, or you might learn something you didn't know. Keep an eye out for a special bonus entry, too!

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN: SCAVENGER HUNT (2024 Scavenger hunt opens Oct 21st!)
The scavenger hunt will be open from Oct 21 through Oct 27, 2024 and we will announce winners the following week.  Winners can pick up their gifts from the Registrar's office in the Schwartz Center between 8am and 5pm on regular weekdays after winners are announced.  

Note: The 2024 Kent State NTSW Scavenger Hunt Ends Oct 27, 2023 11:59pm. Prizes will be announced via your kent.edu email the following week. Bonus round winner will be chosen by random from all bonus round participants. 

This Year's Theme is "Unlocking Potential: Keys to the Transfer Journey" which celebrates the wealth of skills, knowledge, and perspectives that transfer students bring to our campuses. It recognizes they possess their own unique 'keys' - their problem-solving skills and adaptability, diverse lived experiences, and connections to community - and are motivated to achieve their goals. 

Don't be afraid to share your own story about being a transfer student and what being a transfer student means to you. Post your story for us to read on social media using #TransferStudentWeek so we can learn more about you!

Where are you from?

Have you ever walked through Kent and wondered if other students that you saw were also transfer students? You'd be surprised how many! Everyone's story is different, but you never know what you have in common with that other person wearing that Kent State T-shirt. Here are two maps that you might find interesting if you were wondering who else might have traveled a similar path as you.

• Map graphic of "Transfers into Kent State University [main campus] in 2019" created by the Ohio Department of Higher Education
• Google map of Fall 2020 transfer student's prior cities before transferring to Kent State, data collected by the Kent State Admissions Operations & Systems/Credit Transfer offices.

Did you know:

...that many states have a transferrable core of lower division general education courses that are cross-walked within that state? 

...that many states have pathways set up to ensure that Associate Degrees have transfer guarantees within that state? And Kent State has pathways with many schools as well?

...the State of Ohio has multiple programs developed to make transferring and earning college credits easier for Ohio students?

...that Kent State University has transfer student scholarships AND a scholarship tool called "Scholarship Universe"?