Transferring to WSU from California
What Washington State University expects from community college transfers. As an out-of-state school it has its own application, deadlines and tuition, so plan for it apart from UC and CSU.
Checked against each university’s own pages in October 2026.
At a glance
- State
- WA
- WUE discount for transfers
- Award listed
Application dates
| Date | What |
|---|---|
| August 7 | Fall transfer admission application priority date on the 2026-2027 Dates and Deadlines page. Transfers who want automatic academic awards (Cougar Award for Transfers or WUE for Transfers) should complete the application and send required documents by this date. |
| November 15 | Spring admission application priority date on the 2026-2027 Dates and Deadlines page. |
| January 31 | WSU General Scholarship Application priority date and FAFSA or WASFA priority date on the 2026-2027 Dates and Deadlines page. The scholarship application opens August 3. |
What you need
- WSU states there are no credit minimums or course requirements to be eligible to transfer. Applicants with fewer than 40 quarter or 27 semester credits must also send a final high school transcript. Applicants apply through the WSU online portal and submit the application fee or a fee waiver plus transcripts from all colleges attended. Source
- WSU says it accepts transfer degrees from nearly every state and evaluates credits course by course to determine equivalency. Source
- WSU's associate degree page describes only Washington transfer degrees (DTA, AS-T, AAS-T) and does not mention IGETC, Cal-GETC or California Associate Degrees for Transfer. Other transferable associate degrees are evaluated course by course. Source
For California community college students
- WSU publishes no California-specific transfer guide on the pages checked. California community college courses are evaluated course by course, and students can check equivalencies with the WSU Transfer Center course search tool. Source
Cost and scholarships
- Nonresident undergraduate tuition plus building and student activity fees at WSU Pullman is $30,370 for 2026-27, before other mandatory fees such as health, recreation and transit. Source
- WSU estimates the total out-of-state undergraduate annual cost at $53,860 for 2026-27. Source
- WSU lists a Crimson Transfer recruitment award for non-Washington residents worth $2,000 per year for three years, with GPA requirements that vary. Pullman also lists a WUE/Cougar Award for Transfer Students and a WUE/Distinguished Cougar Award for Transfer Students, but the page gives no amounts for them. Source
More from WSU
- WSU admits transfers for fall, spring and summer. The transfer page lists completion dates of August 7 for fall, November 15 for spring, April 24 for May summer sessions and May 22 for June summer sessions. Source
Official links
- WSU transfer admissionadmission.wsu.edu
- ASSIST, for UC and CSU course agreementsassist.org
Other out-of-state options
Questions
When is the WSU transfer deadline?
Fall transfer admission application priority date on the 2026-2027 Dates and Deadlines page. Transfers who want automatic academic awards (Cougar Award for Transfers or WUE for Transfers) should complete the application and send required documents by this date. August 7. Spring admission application priority date on the 2026-2027 Dates and Deadlines page. November 15.
Does WSU use ASSIST?
No. ASSIST covers only UC, CSU and some California private universities. Use the university’s own transfer guide or course equivalency tool to check your classes.