Transfer Passage

Transfer Passage offers a dynamic orientation opportunity for transfer students as they transition their enrollment to Wheaton College.

We know that transferring during your undergraduate studies creates unique challenges. Transfer Passage provides the opportunity to get to know others who are transferring their enrollment to Wheaton College. Not only will we discuss the unique experience connected with transferring, but you will get to explore the liberal arts whole person formation that is critical to the Wheaton experience.

Group of Wheaton Students in Beamer

The Transfer Passage weekend will take you right into the heart of being a Wheaton student. Transfers will participate in a range of discussions and activities with a small group of peers in order to integrate into the community as you start your Wheaton College experience.

August 2026 Transfer Passage Schedule

Friday, August 21
Noon - 3:00 pm	Transfer Student and On-Campus Passage First Year Students Arrival Melvin E. Banks Welcome Center This event is for Students and Parents
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students Opening Program Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students and Parents
7:00 pm	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students Kick-off Social Location TBD This event is for Students
Saturday, August 22
9:00 - 11:30 am	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students CORE 131 Meyer Science Center 103, 120, 122 This event is for Students
11:45 am - 12:30 pm	Lunch
12:45 pm	Transfer Passage Off-Campus Outing - Chicago Excursion Afternoon (Meet at College Avenue Train Station for 12:54 pm train departure) This event is for Students
Sunday, August 23
Morning	Brunch at Dining Hall, Worship at Local Church
Afternoon	Rest
6:00 pm	Transfer Slice of Wheaton (Keul Patio, Lower Beamer) This event is for Students
7:30 pm	New Student Worship (Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts) This event is for Students
Monday, August 24
8:00 am - 9:15 am	Classical Language Placement Test (Hebrew, Latin and Greek) MCA 102 This event is for Students
10:30 am - 11:20 am	Student Wellness Session Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
11:30 am - 12:00 pm	Transfer Student Registration Policies Recital Hall, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
12:45 pm - 3:00 pm	International Student Programs Resource Run Meet in ISP Suite 061, Lower Beamer This event is for Students
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Building a Firm Foundation: Laying the Groundwork for Academic Success Concert Hall 190, Armerding Center for the Performing Arts This event is for Students
2:30 - 5:00 pm 7:00 - 9:00 pm	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students CORE 131 Meyer Science Center 103, 120, 122 This event is for Students
Tuesday, August 25
Morning	Academic Advising for all Transfer Students (Locations TBD) This event is for Students
1:00 - 4:00 pm	Transfer and On-Campus Passage First Year Students CORE 131 Meyer Science Center 103, 120, 122 This event is for Students
7:00 - 9:00 pm	All-School Communion (Edman Chapel) *This event is for Students*

Times and locations are subject to change.