Transfer Admission Criteria and Decision-Making Process

About 3,400 transfer applications are expected for 2011-12 enrollment for approximately 1,500 vacancies. The primary criterion for transfer admission is the quality of the applicant’s academic record. Other factors include the number of transfer credits, entering class, programmatic limitations, and prerequisite coursework, type of completed courses, consistency of grades and available space. Successful applicants are expected to have 2.7 or higher minimum overall GPA in full-time academic college coursework across a range of disciplines, as well as recent enrollment with a 2.7 or higher minimum GPA in full-time academic coursework across a range of disciplines.  However, meeting the minimum criteria is no guarantee of admission, since the university considers a variety of factors in predicitng the academic success of applicants and in making admissions decisions. All transfer applicants must have completed a college-level non-ESL composition course prior to enrollment. Competitive majors require prerequisite coursework. Admission decisions are made beginning in March through June for fall enrollment, and October through December for spring enrollment.

Additional transfer information is provided in the admission application.

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