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Transfer Admission Requirements

Life happens and things change. We get that. Maybe you want to explore a new major not offered at your current campus. Or maybe you want to experience a bigger (or smaller) campus. Whatever the reason, a smooth transition is the goal. This section covers the admission requirements for transfer students. If you’ve enrolled at a college/university and now wish to attend a UW System campus, you’re in the right spot.

Transfer Admission Requirements Spring 2025

Applies to: UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield, UW-Stevens Point at Wausau

Transfer Admission Guidelines

All applications are reviewed on an individual basis with both academic and non-academic factors considered. Most transfer students admitted in recent years have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.25 on a 4.0 scale.

Students from the two-year UW campuses, MATC-Madison, MATC-Milwaukee, Nicolet College, Western Technical College, and Chippewa Valley Technical College with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in 54 or more transferable credits will be eligible for automatic admission.

Other Guidelines for Admission Consideration

1) The GPA’s listed below are required for admission to the majors, NOT for admission to the University.
2) The GPA requirements listed below may be either the cumulative GPA or the GPA in the major only. Contact the department for further information.
3) Some programs have enrollment caps in effect. The GPA listed below for these programs is the MINIMUM required to apply and does not guarantee admission to the program.

Minimum GPA Requirements for Admission Consideration to Specific Majors

Contact the admissions office for more detailed information about course sequence, GPA, and other admission requirements.

GPA Majors
2.67 Art (BA) (Admissions to the University is limited in Art)
2.67 Art (BFA) plus pass portfolio review
2.75 Arts Management (2.75 in major)
2.50 Biochemistry
Chemistry (see catalog)
2.75 Communicative Disorders (3.0 in major) to enroll in upper-division pre-professional coursework
2.50 Computer Information Systems
Dance—audition required
2.75 Dietetics
2.60 Education (all programs including Elementary, Exceptional, Early Childhood, and Secondary Education; except for those Secondary Education majors that require a 3.0 GPA))
2.75 Family and Consumer Science (for teaching option)
2.00 Fisheries and Water Resources
2.00 Forestry
2.67 Graphic Design (BFA), plus pass portfolio review
2.75 Health Science and Wellness
2.75 Interior Architecture
2.75 Medical Laboratory Science
Music, Applied (including Music Education)—audition required
Musical Theatre—audition required
2.50 Philosophy
2.60 Physical Education
2.25 Psychology
2.50 Religious Studies (concentration of Philosophy)
2.00 Resource Management (most options within the major)
2.50 Social Work
2.00 Soil and Waste Resources
Theatre Arts—audition required in BFA
Theatre Arts—essay and interview required in BA/BS
2.00 Wildlife Ecology

Credit and Other Requirements for Admission Consideration

Applicants must have 12 or more transferable credits from an accredited institution to be considered for admission as a transfer. Applicants with fewer than 12 credits must meet new freshman admission requirements.

Anticipated Application Deadlines/Priority Dates

Accepting applications: February 15, 2024
Will admit until full.

Registration Dates

All admitted transfers register with continuing students in November and December based on the total number of earned credits. Late applicants will register in January.

Special Information