To be considered for University admission, all transfer applicants must be in good academic standing at their last college attended and must have official transcripts of all college work sent to the University. Please refer to the Admissions Web site, www.admissions.uga.edu, for deadline information. Transfer applications are generally processed during the term immediately preceding the intended term of transfer to UGA. The transfer grade point average will be calculated by UGA Admissions on grades earned in all transferable college work attempted. A student who is on academic warning, probation, or dismissal from the last institution attended will not be admitted to the University.
The transfer grade point averages and transferable hours required for consideration for admission to UGA are established each year by the Faculty Admissions Committee. These requirements are subject to change. Please see the Admissions Web site for up-to-date requirements (www.admissions.uga.edu). Admission of eligible applicants is dependent upon the availability of space. University colleges, schools, and individual majors may require higher averages for acceptance. Admission to the University does not imply that the student is eligible for admission to a specific major. Precise admission requirements to a major can be obtained from the appropriate dean's office.
To calculate an overall transfer grade point average, UGA Admissions must include all grades earned, including Ds and Fs, in all academic courses an applicant has attempted. Normally, grades earned in a course which is repeated after first earning a C grade or better in that course will be excluded from the transfer admissions average. The calculated transfer average does not include grades earned in physical education, orientation courses, or career-oriented courses from a terminal associate degree program or certification program.
If a student planning to transfer to UGA from another institution within the University System of Georgia has completed Area A-E of the core curriculum with courses taken either at that institution or another institution from which UGA accepts transfer credit, UGA will accept the area as satisfied. Students should direct their questions about core curriculum areas A-E and F to the dean's office of the school or college in which they will be advised.
Please see our Web site, www.admissions.uga.edu, for a schedule of our Transfer information sessions.
Transient students, those currently enrolled at another institution and planning to return to that institution, may enroll for a summer semester in some UGA undergraduate classes by applying for admission and presenting a letter of good academic standing from their home college. Note: Courses taken at the University while a student is transient will not be used later in determining admissibility as a regular transfer student to UGA.
Post-baccalaureate students are college graduates taking additional undergraduate courses, but not for a UGA undergraduate degree. To be admitted, post-baccalaureate students must submit official transcripts from each college attended, one showing proof of graduation, and have obtained the required overall transfer academic grade point average for the UGA major they designate.
Second degree students are college graduates planning to obtain an additional undergraduate degree from UGA. To be admitted, official transcripts must be submitted from all colleges attended and students must meet the minimum grade point average required for the intended major. Students should contact specific colleges for requirements.
Students transferring to the University who have completed some or all of the core curriculum courses at another unit of the University System will receive full transfer credit. However, courses from a two-year college that would be earned in the upper division at the University are generally non-transferable.
Students transferring from quarter calendar institutions may multiply the number of quarter hours by two-thirds to determine generally the number of semester hours that will be transferred. The University of Georgia converted from quarters to semesters in fall 1998. All transfer credit earned through summer 1998 is recorded as quarter hours. All transfer credit earned fall 1998 and later is recorded as semester hours.
A grade of C or higher in first-year English composition courses is required to guarantee transferability (see English 1101 and 1102).
Any transfer credit received after an offer of admission that brings the overall grade point average below the specific requirements for admission may result in withdrawal of the admission offer before or after matriculation at the University.
Information regarding how specific courses will transfer to the University of Georgia from other USG institutions is found at:
http://www1.admissions.uga.edu/7_trans_equiv_search.html
A student who has transferred to UGA and has a question about a specific transfer course should contact her/his academic advisor and/or the Undergraduate Coordinator of the academic department at UGA in which the course in question is taught.
Students who are unable to obtain answers to questions about course transferability (from other University System of Georgia institutions) via any of the above people or resources should contact the UGA Transfer Ombudsperson, Dr. Ann R. Crowther.
Dr. Crowther may be reached at acrowthe@uga.edu or by phone at 706-542-4336.