• Provide 2 letters of reference (recommended). Your reference letters should come from teachers, advisors or counselors. Click here for a suggested format (pdf).
  Fort Lewis admission application:
• Admission Standards -- A grade-point average of 2.4 (cumulative and transferable GPA) from all colleges attended.
• It takes about 4-6 weeks once your application is complete to review it and make a decision.
• Questions? -- Contact your transfer counselor for additional information on the transfer process.

• Applicants must submit official copies of their college transcripts to the Fort Lewis College Office of Admission as part of the application process. Be sure to send your most current school’s transcripts as well.

• Send all transcripts to:
  
  Office of Admissions
  Fort Lewis College
  1000 Rim Drive
  Durango, CO 81301
  Attention: Transfer
  

• By using the Transfer Credit Equivalency Table, you can estimate what credits may transfer.
  --- This table is dynamic and changing constantly. If you do not see your institution or course, it does not mean that it will not transfer.
• Fort Lewis uses the following guidelines to evaluate transfer credit:
  --- Academically-based courses completed with a grade of a “C-“ or better from a regionally accredited institution generally will transfer
  --- A maximum of 60 credits can transfer from a regionally accredited 2-year school and a maximum of 90 credits from a 4-year school
  --- Courses that are remedial or technical (i.e. keyboarding or car care) will not transfer.
  

Use the Fort Lewis Catalog to find course levels and descriptions.

 

• Our Registrar's Office will complete an official evaluation to determine the equivalent Fort Lewis College courses. You can expect this evaluation 3-4 weeks after you've been admitted.
  
  The office will also note which courses fulfill Fort Lewis' General Education requirements.

• If you're transferring from one of Colorado's public colleges or universities, you can transfer your general education credits to Fort Lewis College.
• As a Colorado Public institution, Fort Lewis College participates in the statewide guaranteed transfer program known as GT Pathways.

• The state has approved more than 500 lower-division general education courses in 20 subject areas. These classes are guaranteed to transfer to any public Colorado higher education institution.
  

• If you've earned an AA or AS, a total of 60 credit hours can transfer to Fort Lewis.
• If you've earned your AA or AS degree at a public Colorado institution, 60 credit hours are guaranteed to transfer once you are accepted for admission.
• Students with AA/AS are waived from lower-division general education requirements, but must still complete upper division requirements of two Education for Global Citizenship courses.

• See our General Education transfer policy.
• Learn more about the possibility of finishing your BA/BS within another 60 credits. It's called the 60 + 60 transfer plan.
  
  
• Community college students (from Colorado public institutions) can check out the state FAQs.

While some students can pay for the total cost of their college education, most students actively pursue a variety of financial strategies such as the ones highlighted here:

• Scholarships: Fort Lewis offers a number of different scholarship programs. Learn about scholarships here.

• Colorado New Mexico Reciprocal Award: Fort Lewis College offers 90 New Mexico Reciprocal Tuition awards annually to high achieving New Mexico students. Recipients attend Fort Lewis at in-state tuition rates.
• Native American Tuition Waiver: Fort Lewis College, since its foundation and as part of its mission, provides a tuition-free education for eligible Native American students. Annually, over 700 Native American students receive the tuition waiver.

• Need-based aid: We work closely with our students to provide appropriate need-based funding including Pell Grants, Work Study, Stafford Loans and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants.
  
  The Office of Financial Aid awards financial aid on a February 15 priority deadline. To be considered for need-based aid, please complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) .


• Outside Organizations: Web sites, civic organizations, philanthropists and churches can be possible sources of private school.

Transfer Students

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Erika Waxbom

Serving prospective students who are transferring from other colleges.

waxbom_e@fortlewis.edu
Fort Lewis College Denver-based office
(303) 594-2391
(toll free) 877-FLC-COLO