Application Steps for Transfer Students
Check if your credit hours will transfer
We will accept any credits from an accredited college or university. If you are transferring from a community college in the St. Louis area, check out our transfer guides for more information.
If you are transferring from another college or university, contact your admissions counselor to see how your credits will transfer to equivalent courses at MBU.
Meet with your admissions counselor
Contact your admissions counselor to set up a meeting to discuss transferring credits, applying for admission, and more.
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Submit your official transcript
We need official copies* of transcripts from all colleges and universities at which you have attempted credit. Send your official transcript to MBUAdmissions@mobap.edu using your school’s authorized electronic service, such as Parchment. You may also request your school to mail an official transcript in a sealed envelope to the following address.
Missouri Baptist University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
One College Park Drive
St. Louis, Mo 63141
*Official transcripts are transcripts sent directly from the school at which credit was earned and arrive in a sealed envelope or from an authorized electronic service, such as Parchment.
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Quick Facts for Transfer Students
- The maximum number of allowable transfer hours from a junior college accepted by Missouri Baptist University is 70 credit hours, unless specified by an articulation agreement.
- A grade of “C” or better is required for all coursework in major or minor areas of study,
- A minimum of 120 hours is required for graduation from Missouri Baptist University. Forty-two of these hours must be upper division credit.
- At least 24 of the last 30 credit hours before graduation must be taken at Missouri Baptist University.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale must be maintained at all times.
For any additional assistance with transferring credit, setting up a campus tour, learning about financial aid options and creating an academic degree program, please contact your transfer admissions counselor or call (877) 434-1115.
I completed dual enrolled college credit while in high school. Am I a freshman or a transfer student?
If you have completed less than 12 hours* of college credit after graduating from high school, then you are considered a first-time freshman student. If you have completed over 12 hours of college credit after graduating from high school, then you are considered a transfer student.
*Some exceptions can be made for students who have earned less than 12 hours of college credit following their high school graduation.
How do I make sure all of my credits will transfer?
We will accept all credits earned at an accredited college or university. Contact your transfer admissions counselor to learn how your credits will transfer as equivalent courses at MBU! If you are transferring from a community college in the St. Louis area, refer to our transfer guides for more information.
Where should I send my official* transcript(s)?
If emailing, send the official transcript to MBUAdmissions@mobap.edu.
If mailing, send the official transcript to:
Missouri Baptist University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
One College Park Drive
St. Louis, Mo 63141
*Official transcripts are transcripts sent directly from the school at which credit was earned and arrive in a sealed envelope or from an authorized electronic service, such as Parchment.
Transfer Guides for St. Louis Area Schools
If you are transferring from one of the following St. Louis-area schools, please refer to the corresponding transfer guide below:
- Jefferson College
- St. Charles Community College
- St. Louis Community College
- Lewis and Clark Community College
- East Central College
- Mineral Area College
- John A. Logan College
- Rend Lake College
- MacMurrray College
- Shawnee Community College
Mailing Address:
Missouri Baptist University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
One College Park Drive
St. Louis, MO 63141
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