Transfer Requirements

Transfer Requirements

Here’s what’s needed if you’re applying as a transfer student.

GPA Guidelines Materials
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Use the Transfer Handbook

The Transfer Handbook will ensure you meet the course and GPA requirements for your intended major.

Transfer Handbook

GPA Guidelines

Our transfer GPA guidelines highlight the minimum GPA required to be a competitive applicant for your college or major.

College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences

  • ACES Undeclared: 3.0
  • Agricultural and Consumer Economics: 3.25
  • Animal Sciences: 2.75
  • Computer Science + Animal Sciences: 3.5
  • Computer Science + Crop Sciences: 3.5
  • Dietetics and Nutrition: 3.0
  • Nutrition and Health: 3.0
  • All other majors: 2.5

College of Applied Health Sciences

  • Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: 3.0
  • Kinesiology: 3.0
  • All other majors: 2.8 to 3.0, depending on level

College of Education

  • Computer Science + Education: 3.5
  • Early Childhood Professional Education Program: 2.0
  • All other majors: 3.0 minimum; 3.25 or higher is recommended

Division of Exploratory Studies

All students: 3.0

College of Fine and Applied Arts

  • Art and Design majors: 3.0
  • Architectural Studies: 3.0
  • Computer Science + Music: 3.5
  • Dance and Kinesiology Dual Degree: 3.0
  • Landscape Architecture: 2.5
  • Music Education: 3.0
  • Sustainable Design: 2.5
  • Urban Studies and Planning: 2.75 minimum; 3.0 or higher is recommended
  • All other majors: 2.25

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

  • Actuarial Science: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • Biochemistry: 3.2 cumulative and 3.2 technical
  • Brain and Cognitive Science: 3.0
  • Chemical Engineering: 3.2
  • Chemical Engineering + Data Science: 3.2
  • All Computer Science–related majors: 3.5
  • Global Studies: 2.7 minimum; 3.0 or higher is recommended
  • Integrative Biology: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • Mathematics: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology + Data Science: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • Neuroscience: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • Psychology: 3.0
  • Statistics: 2.7 cumulative and 3.0 technical
  • All other majors: 2.7

College of Media

  • Computer Science + Advertising: 3.5
  • Media (Online): 2.5
  • All other majors: 3.0

Gies College of Business

All majors: 3.5

Grainger College of Engineering

All majors: 3.5 or higher cumulative and technical is recommended

School of Information Sciences

  • Information Sciences: 3.0
  • Information Sciences + Data Sciences: 3.0

School of Social Work

  • Social Work: 2.5
  • Social Work iBSW: 2.5

Materials

The following items are also required to complete your application.

  • Application fee or an approved fee waiver
  • Official transcripts from all colleges or universities you’ve attended
  • Official transcript from your high school or your high school equivalency exam results
  • English Language Proficiency scores (if required)

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