The University welcomes applicants who have demonstrated success at other institutions of higher education and who have met all university-wide entrance requirements either in high school or in college. For the purpose of admission, a transfer candidate is one who has enrolled in college-level courses for credit after completion of secondary school.

All transfer students are considered for admission on a space-available, competitive basis.

In making transfer admission decisions, the admissions office reviews all academic information available: official transcripts of all college-level work and the high school record (or equivalent). Submission of standardized test scores such as the SAT or the ACT is not required for transfer candidates.

Transfer candidates are subject to the minimum entrance requirements, including the specific college’s or school’s additional requirements. Any entrance requirement not fulfilled in high school can be met by an equivalent semester-long college course prior to admission to UVM.

For transfer candidates who have earned fewer than twenty-one college-level semester credits, the quality of the high school record and course rigor is reviewed in conjunction with the college record. After twenty-one earned semester credits, the college grade point average and course selection are the most important factors in a decision. The admissions office still reviews the high school record to determine if all university-wide entrance requirements have been met. Students who were wait-listed or denied admission previously as high school students should be working toward completion of a minimum of twenty-one credits at the point of applying to UVM.

Generally, a 3.0 average or above is recommended to be competitive. Transfer applicants are encouraged to review progression and graduation requirements for each college or school.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

A limited number of seats may be available for qualified applicants interested in transferring to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Qualified applicants will be considered on a space-available basis.

GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The Grossman School of Business (GSB) requires transfer candidates to have completed at least one semester of college-level mathematics (calculus or statistics is preferred) and one semester of college-level economics (microeconomics or macroeconomics is preferred). AP and CLEP credits are acceptable. Transfer candidates who do not meet these requirements may be considered for their second major choice outside of the Grossman School of Business and are encouraged to work with a GSB advisor to internally transfer once the pre-requisite requirements are satisfied.

Upper-level business transfer credits must come from an AACSB-accredited institution to be considered for equivalent transfer credit.

College of engineering and mathematical sciences

The College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) requires transfer candidates to have completed additional coursework. Engineering majors require at least one semester of college-level calculus and one lab-science course. Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science majors require at least one semester of college-level calculus and prefer one computer science or lab-science course.

AP and CLEP credits are acceptable. Transfer candidates who do not meet these requirements may be considered for their second major choice outside of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences and are encouraged to work with a CEMS advisor to internally transfer once the pre-requisite requirements are satisfied.

Patrick Leahy Honors College

Transfer students who have completed a minimum of two semesters of undergraduate study and have a minimum grade point average of 3.40 from their former institution are eligible to apply for admission to UVM's Patrick Leahy Honors College on a space-available basis. 

Transfer students interested in becoming members of the Patrick Leahy Honors College must apply both to the University of Vermont and to the Patrick Leahy Honors College (this invitation process is separate from the UVM admission process). Students may work on both applications concurrently, but no action will be taken on the Patrick Leahy Honors College application until the student is admitted to the University.

The Patrick Honors College has two priority application deadlines for transfer students:

• January 2 for spring semester admission
• June 1 for fall semester admission

Students interested in applying for transfer admission to the Patrick Leahy Honors College must ensure that the application materials have been sent to honors.college@uvm.edu by the day of the deadline (application information can be found on the Patrick Leahy Honors College Transfer Admissions site). Assuming admission to UVM and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.40 from the student's previous institution, an admissions decision to the Patrick Leahy Honors College will be rendered upon receipt of those materials.

Transfer Credit Policy

Students seeking to transfer academic credit may do so only for courses that are taken at a regionally accredited degree granting institution and are comparable in content, nature, and intensity to courses taught in the corresponding discipline at the University of Vermont. Credit is not given for transfer courses with grades lower than C. Questions regarding credit transfer should be directed to the Office of Transfer Affairs, 360 Waterman, (802) 656-0867 or email: transfer@uvm.edu.

The Office of Transfer Affairs reviews each college-level course taken by transfer candidates accepted for admission. Transfer candidates are notified electronically with their official credit evaluation. The dean (or their designate) of the college or school determines the applicability of the transfer course(s) to the student’s degree requirements at the university. Credit is given for course content only once; it is the student’s responsibility not to duplicate courses. There are limits on the number of credits transferred that may be applied to the degree program and the major selected. In general, 30 of the last 45 credits earned for the UVM degree must be taken at UVM.

The UVM grade-point average reflects only course work taken here. Grades from other institutions are not calculated into the UVM GPA and will not appear on a UVM transcript.

Credits for college-level courses taken while in high school can sometimes be transferred to UVM. See the catalog section " College Credit for High School Classes".

To automatically satisfy a Catamount Core Curriculum requirement, a transfer course must be equivalent to a specific UVM Catamount Core approved course and carry at least three credits.  For courses that are not equivalent to an approved UVM course, students can fill out a request form for consideration to the Catamount Core Curriculum Review Committee via the General Education website.