TRANSFER ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in Transfer Orientation & Registration at Bowling Green State University.
You have made a wonderful choice to attend BGSU and are well on your way to an incredible collegiate experience full of academic
opportunity and personal growth.
· Check-in for Transfer Orientation & Registration is between 7:15 and 8:00 a.m. in Olscamp Hall, room 101.
While attending your one-day visit to campus for Transfer Orientation & Registration you can view displays with valuable campus
information and will have the opportunity to speak with representatives from various offices on campus to have any final questions
answered and complete necessary business. Before leaving campus, you will receive an academic advising appointment to meet
one on one with an academic advisor from your college to select classes for Spring 2010 and receive your BG1 Card.
While BGSU recognizes the valuable past experience you bring to campus as a transfer student, it is important that you become
familiar with the academic policies and campus resources specific to BGSU, your new campus. All transfer students must complete
Transfer Connection, an online program, prior to coming to campus for Orienation & Registration.
Also, please remember to also bring recent transcripts and a copy of your course schedule from the most recent semester to
your Transfer Orientation & Registration date on-campus. It is important to have these documents to best advise you on your
course schedule.
| Step 1 : Make A Reservation |
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Step 2 : Complete Transfer Connection |
Reservations are required for Transfer Orientation & Registration and must be made online through the MyBGSU Web portal. Refer to your invitation for detailed reservation instructions.
Dates for Transfer Orientation & Registration:
Check-in takes place in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union between 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. on your scheduled Transfer Orientation & Registration
date.
Placement Tests
Soon after completing your reservation, you will receive a formal confirmation via U.S. mail. This letter will indicate whether
or not you must take mathematics or writing placement tests. Placement test instructions can be obtained by clicking on Placement
Test Information link at the left of the page.
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All transfer students must complete the online Transfer Connection Program a minimum of three days before coming to campus to meet with an academic advisor on their scheduled Transfer Orientation
& Registration date. The online program will provide you with detailed information about:
- your specific College and major areas of study;
- transfer of credit policies and procedures;
- academic policies;
- academic advising procedures;
- student services information;
- campus resources;
- a checklist of important tasks that must be completed for a successful transfer to Bowling Green State University.
To complete the online Transfer Connection Program follow the steps below:
- Log on to http://my.bgsu.edu , and enter your BGSU username and password.
- Click on the “Community” tab at the top of the page.
- Click on the link titled Transfer Connection followed by your College name.
- Read the instructions on the opening page carefully in order to complete all required sections.
Note: If you change your College after completing the online Transfer Connection program, you must re-enter the community for your
newly selected College to complete the sections specific to Academic Policies and Academic Advising prior to meeting with
an advisor in the new College. This will ensure that you are familiar with all of the academic policies and procedures required
of students in your intended College.
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