Transfer Timeline for Enrollment

Schedule Campus Visit: Connect with our Campus Visit Coordinator at 800.633.1175 or register online.
Attend Transfer Visit Day: Join one of our Transfer Visit Days.
Chat with your Transfer Advisor: Contact information for Jared Larson.
See how your credit will transfer: Explore Northwest's Transfer Equivalency System.
Check Out Student Housing.
Check out our admission-based Transfer Scholarships.

Apply for Admission: Access Official Credit Evaluation, Degree Audit, Advisor Support, Automatic Transfer Scholarships, and Northwest email.

Register for Orientation: Meet your advisor and enroll in classes.
Complete FAFSA: Apply by March 1, using code 002496.
- *For the 2024-25 aid year, we expect the FAFSA availability to be delayed until sometime in December, and expect that students will be encouraged to submit it by a priority processing deadline of April 1.
Review Financial Aid Offers. Login to CatPAWS.
Secure Student Housing (if needed).
Submit Transcripts to Admissions.
Attend Transfer Advantage, Northwest's welcome program that will introduce you to university life and help you get settled on campus.
Start Classes! Take a look at the Academic Calendar for important dates.

Transfer Visit Days
- Friday, November 10, 2023
- Friday, March 22, 2024
Standard Scholarship Application Deadline
- Application is available September 1 through February 1
  - Please note, only for the 2024-25 aid year, this submission deadline is being extended to April 1, 2024.
- In addition to admission based scholarships, Northwest offers a standard scholarship application for Northwest Foundation and major-specific scholarships each year.
Transfer Advantage or Winter Welcome
- Spring 2024: Winter Welcome: January 5 - 7, 2024
- Fall 2024: Transfer Advantage: August 23 - 27, 2024
First Day of Classes:
- Spring 2024: Monday, January 8
- Fall 2024: Monday, August 26
Orientation
- Spring 2024:
  - Friday, November 19
  - Thursday, November 30
- Fall 2024:
  - Friday, April 5, 2024
  - Friday, May 10, 2024
  - Thursday, June 6, 2024
  - Wednesday, July 24, 2024