Apply Guide: Main Campus Transfer Student

Admissions Criteria

Prospective transfer students must:

• Have earned 12 or more transferable college credits post-high school from an accredited college or university
• Have a minimum 2.50 GPA (a "C+" or better where "A"= 4.00) from a college or university.
  • Please note: GPA recalculation occurs during the admissions evaluation process.
• Have and present a completed high school diploma or certificate.

Please note some programs or colleges may require additional information and/or admission requirements as noted on their individual requirements pages:

• College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Nursing
• Eller College of Management

REVIEW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS BY COUNTRY

When You Should Apply

Fall Semester Application Dates (Fall Semester begins in August)

• This application Opens July 1, thirteen months prior to the start of the term.
• Application files completed by May 1 receive full consideration for admission and scholarships.

Spring Semester Application Dates (Spring Semester begins in January)

• This application opens April 1, nine months prior to the start of the term.
• Application files completed by November 1 receive full consideration for admission and scholarships.

Summer Session Application Dates (Summer Sessions begin in May)

• While summer-start admission options are available, for most international students, it is better to start undergraduate studies in the Fall or Spring semester, when merit scholarships, a wider range of courses, and more a comprehensive community of academic and social support are available. Please contact an enrollment counselor to discuss your best start date.

What You Need to Provide

Application Form

All transfer students can apply through our Future Wildcat Application Portal, the Common Application, or the Coalition Application. No matter how you apply, your complete application will include:

• $85 Application Fee
• Transcripts
  • Have you attended any college or university outside of the United States during or post-high school? Unofficial transcripts from each institution you have attended are sufficient for initial evaluation. You can also upload them via Future Wildcat or email them to international@email.arizona.edu.
  • Have you attended any college or university inside the United States during or post-high school? You must submit official transcripts from each institution you have attended; send them electronically to REG-transcripts@email.arizona.edu.
  • What makes a transcript “official”? All academic records sent directly to the University of Arizona International Admissions from the institution attended are considered official records. All records must be original or certified copies with the seal of the issuing institution or signed by an appropriate authority. All international documents must be translated into English.
• Proof of English Proficiency
  • If your primary language is not English or you attended school in a non-English speaking country, regardless of citizenship, you will be required to provide proof of English Proficiency.

What to Expect

• The online application takes 30-45 minutes to complete.
• Within two days of submitting your application, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to check your application status online using the Future Wildcat portal.
• At least once a week be sure to check the email account you used to apply for updates about your admission status, which may require you to take some action.
• Once your application is complete, you’ll typically be notified of your admission decision within 2 weeks.
• Admission decisions are announced by email; your admission packet will come in the mail later, along with your initial immigration documents.
• Be sure to check your email regularly after you’ve been admitted, so you can take the next steps for enrollment.

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