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Transfer Admission Minimum Criteria for Consideration

Transfer admission decisions are made on a space-as-available basis. There are neither GPA nor completed credit hour levels that guarantee admission.

To be eligible for transfer admission consideration, applicants must meet one of the following sets of criteria established below and submit the required materials in accordance with appropriate deadlines.

Transfer consideration levels are subject to change for each semester as the University reviews space availability for that term.


Athens Campus

Transfer applicants must meet the following minimum consideration levels:

  • Graduated from high school at least 12 months prior to intended enrollment
  • Complete at least one year of college by the start of intended enrollment
  • Resulting in one of the following:
    • 30-59 completed hours of transferable credit by the application deadline and a 3.30 or higher calculated transfer GPA.
    • 60 or more completed hours of transferable credit by the application deadline and a 3.00 or higher calculated transfer GPA.

Griffin and Tifton Campuses

Transfer applicants must meet the following minimum consideration levels:

  • Graduated from high school at least 12 months prior to intended enrollment
  • Complete at least one year of college by the start of intended enrollment
    • 60 or more completed hours of transferable credit by the application deadline and a 3.00 or higher calculated transfer GPA.
  • Griffin and Tifton campuses have specific curriculum requirements and need program coordinator authorization.

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Required Application Materials

To be eligible for consideration as a transfer applicant, the following materials must be received no later than the deadline for the intended entry term to which the student is applying:

  • Application for Transfer Admission including a Statement of Purpose
  • Non-refundable $70 application processing fee
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, including work completed through dual enrollment programs, study abroad programs or as a summer transient or other such programs

High school grades and SAT/ACT results are not considered for transfer admission; however, the Terry College of Business has standardized testing requirements.

 

Application Review

The best indication of academic success at UGA is a student’s calculated transfer GPA along with the number of classes completed. When calculating an applicant’s GPA, all academic grades earned in transferable courses (including D’s, F’s and WF’s) from every college you have attended are used. If a course is repeated, both grades will be used. Only transfer work with specific course titles, course numbers, and credit hours will be reviewed.

Applicants are required to provide a Statement of Purpose that may be utilized as a component of the overall review.

Please note, high demand majors have additional requirements and a secondary application process following an admissions decision. Pre-Transfer Academic Advisement resources are available to plan ahead.

International Transfer Students Only

Proof of English Proficiency

Proof of English Proficiency can be established by submitting any one of the following:

  • An official transcript with the equivalent of English 1101 and 1102 (first-year composition) at an accredited U.S. institution, minimum 2.5 combined GPA
  • SAT – EBRW score of 430
  • ACT English section score of 17 or higher
  • A band score of 6.5 or better on the IELTS
  • A TOEFL score of at least 213 on the computer-based exam, or a 550 paper based score, or an 80 on the internet based TOEFL

The University of Georgia accepts TOEFL and IELTS results from testing headquarters. UGA’s TOEFL and SAT code is 5813, the ACT code is 0872. Scores must not be more than 5 years old.

Transcripts from non-US Colleges

If your college is outside of the United States and not accredited by a U.S. Regional Association of Colleges and Schools, we REQUIRE that you use an evaluation service that does a “course by course” evaluation to ensure that your transcript is evaluated properly (if you do not submit, your application to UGA will be incomplete). These are the approved evaluation services:

For International Transfers, non-transferable coursework includes:

  • English as a Second Language
  • More than one hour of Physical Education
  • Applied, technical, diploma or certificate credit
  • In addition, Non-US Institution Credit is awarded without letter grades
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