UW System Guaranteed Transfer Admission

UW System Guaranteed Transfer Admission Program (formerly UW Colleges Guaranteed Transfer Program)

1. Students who are admitted as a new freshman at a UW university receive “guaranteed” admission to any other UW university as a junior by participating in the UW System Guaranteed Transfer Admission Program. After fulfilling certain credit and grade point average requirements, students transfer with the same rights and privileges as those who begin their education pursuing a degree at that UW university. Students are encouraged to contact the UW university to which they intend to transfer for more information on the Guaranteed Transfer Admission Program as early as possible to begin planning for transfer.
2. Requirements:
   1. Student must be admitted as a new freshman in an associate’s or bachelor’s degree program at a UW university and be enrolled in that program at the time they submit a transfer application.
   2. Students must complete the number of credits required for junior status at the UW university they intend to transfer to with a minimum grade point average of 2.0; or 3.0 for UW-Madison. The UW university may make exceptions to the required number of credits for those majors/programs for which early transfer is recommended.
   3. Students have three academic years from the time of enrolling in the associate’s or bachelor’s degree program in which to complete the minimum credits required.
   4. Transfer G.P.A.s are calculated using the formula/method of the receiving UW university.
   5. Each UW university has unique application deadlines, admission criteria, and admission procedures to which all transfer students must adhere. Students must apply to the intended UW university and must meet the same criteria (e.g., GPA, course requirements, etc.) for admission to specific majors/programs as continuing students. The Guaranteed Transfer Admission Program guarantees admission to the UW university only and not to the specific program or major.”

Meet with an academic advisor at your home UW and let them know about your plan to transfer so that they can help explain transfer processes, requirements and steps to take to ensure that you earn as many transfer credits as possible.

• Familiarize yourself with the admission criteria (i.e., required courses, GPAs) and application materials and deadlines for the UW you want to attend.
• Understand that admission to a UW university does not necessarily mean that you will be admitted to a specific academic program/major.

Connect with a transfer admission counselor at the UW university you want to attend as early as possible to review admission criteria, processes and deadlines and to discuss the academic program and semester in which you hope to enroll.

Meet with an academic advisor at your home UW each term so that they can offer advice about which courses that will transfer to your new UW university and meet academic program requirements. Make sure to view planned courses on Transferology to verify how courses will transfer.