Transfer Students

Most college-administered financial aid programs are not transferable from one college or university to another. However, Federal Pell Grants and some state scholarships and loan programs may be transferred. Students planning to transfer should contact their current college financial aid officer for details long before they plan to leave. Students who have had a Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Stafford Loan must complete an exit interview with their financial aid office before leaving college. 

Radford University requires that entering transfer students observe the normal application process. Mid-year transfers anticipating their move should follow the regular procedure. Transfer students should use the following check list: 

• Make sure that Radford University's institution code (003732) is included on the FAFSA when it is filed. If your FAFSA has already been filed, you may add RU by using the Student Aid Report. If you have a Student Aid Report, you may make a copy of the form and mail it to the RU Financial Aid Office. Make sure that this is done at least eight weeks before you plan to enroll at RU. To meet RU's priority financial aid filing date, you will need to apply (and be admitted to RU) before February 1 prior to the award year (February 1, 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year).
• File all appropriate forms to gain admission to RU. The RU Financial Aid Office can not begin processing on your application until you have been admitted.
• Contact the Financial Aid Office at the school that you are attending. If financial aid has been awarded to you at the school for the semester that you will be coming to RU, you will need to have it canceled. Schedule an exit interview for loans that you received at the previous school.