It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in Transfer 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.
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 Transfer Registration to meet with an academic advisor
to register for classes.
Also, please remember to also bring recent transcripts and a copy of your course schedule from the most recent semester to
you Transfer Registration date on-campus. It is important to have these documents to best advise you on your course schedule.
Step 1 : Make A Reservation
Step 2 : Complete Transfer Connection
Reservations are required for Transfer Registration and must be made online through the MyBGSU Web portal. Refer to your invitation for detailed reservation instructions.
Dates for Transfer Registration:
August 19, 2008
Check-in for Transfer Registration takes place in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union between 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. on your scheduled
Transfer 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.
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 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.
