Seamless Transfer Experience
Experience a rich, diverse and close-knit Christian community, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Join the Runnin’ Bulldogs, either on campus or online! We pride ourselves on being a “Transfer-Friendly” institution. With 80 majors and minors enhanced by top-tier faculty, research opportunities, and real-world internships, you will leave campus with more than just a degree. You will graduate prepared for a career and ready to make a difference for God and others.
Community college students from Bulldog Bound partner schools receive the following benefits:
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We welcome students transferring from the Carolinas and beyond.
With an average upper-division class size of 10 students, our professors know their students’ names. Our graduates are academically elite, globally engaged, professionally prepared and socially responsible.
Students transferring from accredited four-year colleges may transfer up to 90 semester hours. We offer over 80 major and minor programs.
GWU’s beautiful main campus consists of more than 225 acres located in the small college town of Boiling Springs, N.C. Yes, we have one stoplight, but we are 50 miles west of Charlotte and about an hour from both Asheville, N.C., and Greenville, S.C. The nearly 4,000 students come from 44 U.S. states and 45 countries.
For more than 115 years, Gardner-Webb has promoted an engaging and academically enriching Christ-animated higher education experience.
Gardner-Webb is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award credentials ranging from Associate to Doctoral degrees.
Join the students that have made the move to GWU and join us at The Webb! It’s an affordable start in a great, small college town. Transfer from an accredited four-year college and we’ll give you free room and board.
...yes I would have graduated earlier at my first school but I've learned more at GWU in one and a half semesters than my 2 years at the other school.
Students transferring from accredited two-year colleges may transfer up to 60 semester hours. An additional 60 semester hours must be taken on the senior college level, with the final 30 semester hours for graduation taken at Gardner-Webb.
Students transferring from accredited four-year colleges may transfer up to 90 semester hours. For a bachelor’s degree, the final 30 semester hours for graduation must be taken at Gardner-Webb.
Credit may be transferred only for courses in which the student has earned a C (2.0) or better. The student must meet graduation requirements for the total number of hours required.
Courses accepted as transfer credit are recorded with grades, grade points, and quality points. However, the grade point average for graduation is computed on academic credit earned at Gardner-Webb. The Registrar interprets the transfer policy and certifies students for graduation.
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Last 30 credits completed at Gardner-Webb
If you need assistance understanding your evaluation of transfer credits, or if you have questions about how your courses will transfer into Gardner-Webb, email [email protected].
If you are ready to apply or have questions about admissions, email admissions@gardner-webb.edu.
