Transfer Applicants
我们不接受年中转学申请. 所有的新生都在秋季开学.
转到哈维马德对你合适吗?
Harvey Mudd College and its students form a unique community. If you’re deciding whether to apply for a transfer to Harvey Mudd, 考虑以下情况是否适用于你:
- You have completed a significant number of courses that are compatible with courses in our 共同核心课程 regardless of your past academic experience.
- You are willing to complete at least two years as a full time student at Harvey Mudd (this is a requirement).
- You are interested in joining a residential campus community. Living on campus is not required, but nearly all students live on campus all four years.
- You exhibit a genuine desire to take advantage of the Harvey Mudd and Claremont Colleges communities beyond the academic offerings.
Required Materials
- Common Application. Harvey Mudd does not have a preference between the two applications.
- $70申请费或免申请费. Fee waivers are available to those who demonstrate financial need. 通过通用申请申请费用减免. The application platform may ask your counselor to complete a fee waiver form to affirm your request. We also honor fee waivers from the ACT, College Board, and NACAC.
- 额外写作要求. An additional essay and short answer response is required.
- 请谈谈你的教育路径. How will continuing your education at a new institution help you achieve your future goals? (300 words or less)
- “科学研究是人类的努力. The choices of topics that we research are based on our biases, our beliefs, 我们带来的是:我们的文化和家庭. The kinds of problems that people put their talents to solving depends on their values.” – Dr. Clifton Poodry. How has your own background influenced the types of problems you want to solve, 你想要共事的人, 以及你希望你的工作能产生的影响? (500 words or less)
- Many students choose HMC because they don’t want to give up their interests in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts – or HSA as we call it at HMC. Briefly describe what you’d like to learn about in your dream HSA class. (100 words or less)
- Mid-Term Report. Required if currently enrolled; this form includes mid-term grades and faculty comments. This form is waived if you are not taking courses in the spring term.
- 大学/转移报告. To be completed by an advisor, dean of students or registrar.
- Two Recommendations. 由大学教师完成.+
- 数学或理科大学讲师
- 人文或社会科学学院讲师
- Official transcript from current college or university. We also require transcripts from all previously attended colleges or universities.
- In the case you use Parchment to order your college transcript(s), be sure to choose “Harvey Mudd College – Admission” as your selection.
- 正式的高中成绩单. We also require official transcripts from all other high schools you may have attended.
- In the case you use Parchment to order your high school transcript(s), be sure to choose “Harvey Mudd College – Admission” as your selection.
+ Having this evaluation completed by a primary Instructor is preferred, but we understand in some instances this may be difficult to obtain. In such cases, an evaluation completed by a graduate/teacher’s assistant will be accepted.
HMC reserves the right to evaluate an application and render a final decision even if all pieces of the application have not been received.
Recommended Items
- Campus visit: Mudd is a unique place, so we recommend you visit campus before you apply. 我们不为转学生提供面试机会, you’re welcome to chat with an admission representative by phone or email if you have any questions.
- 补充建议: If you have not had the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with the faculty at your current institution, one additional recommendation may be submitted from a recent high school teacher (within the last two years). This will not replace either of the two required college instructor evaluations.
转让资格
Students are eligible to apply as transfer students if they will have completed at least one year of full-time academic work (in good standing) at a two- or four-year college or university by the academic term for which they apply.
- 第二学士学位. 哈维·马德没有第二学位课程, so we do not admit students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree from another institution.
- 国际转账. International students are eligible to apply for transfer admission only if they are not seeking financial aid.
已修课程学分
The Harvey Mudd College registrar provides an estimate of credit status to admitted transfer students a few days after they receive their official letters of admission. Official placement decisions are made by our faculty during Orientation in the fall. Keep in mind that transfer students may be expected to take some placement examinations. Please contact us for your specific questions about transferring credits.