Transfer Student Success Center

Transferring from one school to another can be a big move, and Wayne State University has a team ready to guide you through the process and support you during your first semesters here. The Transfer Student Success Center (TSSC) serves and advocates for prospective, incoming and currently enrolled transfer students. Our Transfer Student Ambassadors will point you toward the resources available and work with you to create a plan that will help you reach your goals. We are dedicated to your success and have been named to Phi Theta Kappa's Transfer Honor Roll for multiple years for our commitment to transfer students.

Meet with us

Contact us early in your transfer process even during your first year of community college to learn more about your options and discover why so many transfer students choose Wayne State.  

Contact the TSSC

Transfer Tuesdays

During Transfer Tuesdays, meet with a transfer advisor to get answers to your questions about transferring credits, application processes, transfer pathways, scholarships, the Michigan Transfer Agreement and more. Additionally, if you need assistance outside of our service areas, we can seamlessly refer you to on-campus resources.

Transfer Tuesdays: Drop-in transfer advising

Enhance your transfer experience

Our goal is to enhance your transfer experience and ensure a seamless transition. Our efforts are focused on setting a national standard for student success and degree completion across all demographic backgrounds by: 

  • Supporting students with their transition
  • Providing resources and pathways to academic, professional and career success
  • Creating connections with peers and Transfer Student Ambassadors
  • Advocating for transfer students
  • Building relationships to ease the transfer process
  • Empowering transfer students to achieve their goals

We provide the following resources and programs that lay the foundation for reaching your goals, including: 

  • Transfer Success Appointments
  • Welcome Week activities
  • Transfer credit explanation
  • Articulation and pathway development
  • Referrals to offices and services
  • Peer connections
  • Social activities and mixers
  • Workshops and seminars 

Transfer Success and Recognition Summit 

The Transfer Success and Recognition Summit is for community college counselors, advisors, faculty, and leaders. This interactive summit focuses on transfer success strategies that support students in completing their degrees and prepare them to launch their careers. The summit also highlights and celebrates student success initiatives and leaders at Wayne State University and our college partners who are making a difference in transfer student success.

Transfer Success and Recognition Summit