Kolderie Academic Assistance Center - Transfer Planning


StudentsTransfer Planning
The Kolderie Academic Assistance Center located in the Rubie Burton Academic Center offers transfer information and assistance. Its resources include college catalogs and promotional materials, admission and scholarship applications, college reference books, network access to colleges and universities, and computer software programs that allow students to identify choices. The transfer and career planning coordinator provides individual transfer counseling, conducts workshops to prepare for transfer, and arranges for college and university admission representatives to meet with students regarding transfer.

Click here for a printable list of transfer institutions selected by Cottey graduates and a list of their proposed majors.

The Transfer Process
Basic guidelines for creating a transfer plan include the following:

Schedule a Meeting
You can make an appointment with the transfer and career planning coordinator to discuss your transfer plans. Talk about your interests, academic goals, course selection and the transfer admission process. Stop by the Academic Assistance Center, RBAC 164, today!

Identify a Career Path
Assessing your interests, skills, abilities, values and personality type may help you in your career-decision making and the academic major selection process. Find out more…

Research Transfer Colleges
The more you know about your college choices and where you want to attend, the smoother your transfer will be. Most colleges/universities accept between 62-70 transfer credits. When researching, pay special attention to the general education requirements, pre-requisites for your intended major, and any other graduation requirements. The resources in the Academic Assistance Center, allow you to access hundreds of college catalogs and our college information files contain applications, scholarship resources and college promotional material.

A variety of books on colleges are part of our career resource library. A few of the most popular titles are:

  • Peterson's Four-Year Colleges
  • College Handbook
  • The Best 345 Colleges
  • America's Best Colleges
  • Best Buys in College Education
  • Insider's Guide to the Colleges

The Career Lab contains college videos/CDs for your viewing. Plus, access to the Internet for researching and requesting information. Cottey subscribes to CollegeSource, a college information resource that boasts over 23,000 college catalogs and offers a free college search.

Visit College Admission Representatives
Throughout the academic year college admission representatives schedule visits to Cottey's campus to recruit students. Cottey's annual Women's College Fair is a great time to find out more about colleges. Women's colleges from across the U.S. come to campus during this evening event.

Research Scholarships, Grants and Financial Aid
Stop by the Academic Assistance Center to view advertised scholarship information or explore the money resource books available in the career resource library.

  • College Cost and Financial Aid Handbook
  • Peterson’s Scholarship Almanac
  • The College Board Scholarship Handbook
  • National directory of Scholarships, Internships, and Fellowships for Latino Students
  • Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes
  • Directory of Financial Aids for Women

Visit Colleges and Universities
The most valuable information is the information that you gather yourself. Attend a transfer student visit day or "Open House." Make an appointment to meet with the admissions office, the department in which you plan to major, and take a campus tour.

Transfer Resources

Helpful Websites

Links to many resources listed on this page are for documents in pdf format. This will allow you to easily save and print these informative pieces for your use. However, you will need Adobe Reader to view such items. Most computers will already have this program but if yours does not it is a free download, just click here.