Transfer Admission Requirements Spring 2022
Applies to: UW-Whitewater, UW-Whitewater at Rock County
Transfer Admission Guidelines
All applications will go through a comprehensive review to determine admissibility.
Other Guidelines for Admission Consideration
All applications will be reviewed for a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA of all transferable work from schools attended.
Minimum GPA Requirements for Admission Consideration to Specific Majors
- Less than 24 credits: 2.0 combined GPA
- 24 to 71.5 credits: 2.5 combined GPA
- 72 or more credits: 2.8 combined GPA
- Less than 24 credits: 2.0
- 24 to 71.5 credits: 2.25
- 72 or higher credits: 2.50
- Less than 24 credits: 2.0 combined GPA or qualifying test scores
- 24 to 71.5 credits: 2.5 combined GPA or qualifying test scores
- 72 or more credits: 2.75 combined GPA or qualifying test scores
- Less than 24 credits: 2.0 combined GPA
- 24 or more credits: 2.25 combined GPA
- 2.50 combined GPA
- Less than 24 credits: 2.0 combined GPA
- 24 or more credits: 2.25 combined GPA
Credit and Other Requirements for Admission Consideration
Students with a minimum of 12 transferrable credits are considered transfer students using a comprehensive review.
Students with fewer than 12 transferable credits are reviewed for admission using a comprehensive review and should meet freshman admission criteria.
Anticipated Application Deadlines/Priority Dates
To ensure consideration for the Spring Term (beginning mid-January), all application materials should be received by December 1st.
(Accepting applications on a rolling admission basis.)
Will admit until full.
Registration Dates
All admitted transfer students are notified of available registration dates at the time of admission.
Special Information
Admitted transfer students are eligible to register during the same priority registration dates of continuing students.
Enrollment deposit of $100 is required at the time of signing up for a registration program.
Admission requirements and dates may be modified because of changing enrollment demands.
Special Note for UW System Transfer Applicants (option)
The UW System undergraduate transfer policy states that priority for admission will be given to two-year branch campuses transfers and other UW System transfers from campuses where a major is not available, subject to the limits of a campus’s enrollment target. All UW System campuses have Guaranteed Transfer agreements with the two-year branch campuses. Students admitted under these agreements should follow the requirements of the agreement. The stipulations of these agreements are not included in this listing.