Transfer to Bastyr

Bastyr University accepts graduate transfer credits earned at accredited colleges and universities. If you have completed a professional program such as chiropractic, allopathic or osteopathic medicine, you may be eligible for advanced standing. Additionally, if you have attended but not graduated from similar graduate or professional programs, such as acupuncture and east Asian medicine, you may be eligible to transfer your credits. Naturopathic medicine applicants seeking transfer credit will be required to pay a $150 transfer evaluation fee, Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine, and Midwifery applicants will be required to pay a $100 transfer evaluation fee.   

Please see the Transfer into a Graduate Degree page for detailed information and policies. 

All students entering undergraduate degree programs at Bastyr University are considered transfer students. To be admitted to an undergraduate degree program at Bastyr University, students must meet the following criteria:   

1. Complete 90 quarter (60 semester) credits from a regionally accredited college or university or its equivalent (only courses with a grade of C or higher are transferrable)*   

2. Achieve a Cumulative GPA of 2.5 and Prerequisite GPA of 2.0   

3. Complete the General Education and Program Prerequisite requirements   

Undergraduate transfer students who complete one of the following transfer degrees will satisfy the General Education requirements:   

• Associate of Arts (AA)   

• Associate of Science (AS)   

• Direct Transfer Associate (DTA) [WA state]   

• Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) [CA state]   

• California State University Breadth [CA state]   

• Associate Degree for Transfer [CA state]   
  Note: Technical degrees, such as Applied Science degrees, will not automatically satisfy the General Education requirements. They will be reviewed on a course-by-course basis.   

• Students may transfer a maximum of 135 quarter credits or 90 semester credits toward an undergraduate degree at the University.   

• Take the next step in your education journey, connect with an admissions advisor and have your unofficial transcripts evaluated today. 

You may fulfill your general education course requirements to begin your degree program of choice at Bastyr University with fast, affordable and transferable online college courses from StraighterLine. Bastyr's partnership with Straighterline offers new Bastyr students a $250 per-quarter tuition discount if they transfer with four or more StraighterLine courses. Bastyr will also waive the application fee for students who qualify for this partner scholarship. 

Visit StraighterLine for more information about this opportunity.