Admission is based on academic performance in college and on space availability. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 is necessary for consideration, although some programs are very competitive and will require a higher minimum cumulative GPA and/or pre-requisite courses for admission. Students who have completed fewer than 24 credit hours will also have high school coursework reviewed as part of the admissions process. Transfer students with more than 45 credit hours are encouraged to apply for and be admitted to their intended major program of study. Those with less than 60 credit hours may be undeclared. No student who is on academic probation at another institution or who has been academically dismissed in the past year will be accepted.  

Previously earned credit will be evaluated for all transfer students upon admission to Buffalo State, and accepted students will be apprised informed regarding transferable credit. A maximum of 90 credit hours may be transferred from other regionally accredited baccalaureate degree-granting institutions, and no more than 66 credit hours from regionally accredited associate degree programs. Most credit hours earned at other institutions will be accepted, although the college cannot guarantee how credit hours earned will relate to bachelor's degree requirements. The most common cases in which transfer credit hours are not accepted are: