Running head: TRANSFER STUDENT ENROLLMENT POLICY TRANSFER STUDENT ENROLLMENT POLICY 4 Transfer student enrollment policy Tangela Jones Walden University Transfer students represent a significant opportunity for both institutions and students. Apparently, Apex State University is encountering a serious fall in student registration which on the other hand has an impact on total tuition income. Therefore as the director in charge of enrollment management, I will present a paper detailing transfer policies and procedures. The essence is to break down to the president how the process is operated, whom the stakeholders are, their departments and positions, the chain of command in terms of whom they answer to and what kind of resistance can be expected. First and foremost, college and university administrators are bound to develop a more coherent as well as an integrated view of the environment they inhabit in order to be more effective as they work in them (Birnbaum, 1988). Focusing on the policies and procedures in transfer student enrollment, an individual must apply for admission to the university. In summary, the application process requires one to submit to the admissions office such credentials as a completed application for the undergraduate transfer admission, a non-refundable application processing fee and also to mention an official transcript submitted to all institutions attended showing all work completed to date. How these policies and procedures are not exclusive in the sense that additional credentials may be requested subject to area of study. It is no doubt that transfers students represent a significant opportunity for both institutions and students. State Ape University has five major stakeholders groups who play different roles to ultimately complete the institution vision and mission. Administrators are responsible for the maintenance as well as supervision of the university. Academic staffs are also critical in matters of academics. They include professors of different ranks, lecturers and also to mention researchers. Their role in the transfer enrollment process is to support systems for retaining transfer students and more importantly help transfer students persist to graduation (Tierney, 2008). Resistance can be encountered in different scenarios especially when stakeholders don’t share interests. Reference Birnbaum, R. (1988). How colleges work: The cybernetics of academic organization and leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Tierney, W. G. (2008). The impact of culture on organizational decision making: Theory and practice in higher education. Sterling, VA: Stylus. ...