If you want to transfer. You have to submit an application to your chosen unversity as a Transfer student. Have your university, submit your transcript to the university you want to want to go to. Your transcript is the list of classes and grades you made at your current university. Make sure your transcript is sealed in an evelope and there is a university stamp between the envelope seal so it shows it has not been tampered with. If not, most university wont accept it.
You should apply as a Transfer student Not a new student. Depending on your degree, transferring might take you back couple of years. In my department (college of engineering), transfer students usually go back to sophomore year( 200-level) except Masters students. It would take about three years or less to graduate. Your degree would determine how much time it would take. If you are a business major transferring graduating can take between 2 years or less, some science courses are like that too (Bachelors of science in biology, chemistry...). The reason why college of engineering may take longer is because they only teach some required classes once a year and most of them are prerequisite for the next class, so you have to take them with your class or wait a whole year to take them. But with Accounting, Business Admin, Economics, all courses are taught every semester, so you can easily adjust and finish all your prerequisite in time for the next level. Some degrees are taught at graduate level, i.e you have to have a Bsc First...e.g. Medicine, Physical therapy, Law and some others i cant remember. If you were a Medical student or Law student in Nigeria. You cant directly transfer to be a medical student. You have to finish a Bsc in (medical related course) and then take entrance qualification exams before you are accepted.
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Since you will be a permanent resident, you may qualify for financial aid. For in state tuition you might have to wait or reside in that area for a little bit to qualify. Qualifying for in state tuition is very important because it would reduce your fees from out of state which is the same as international student fees. I hope this helps
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