How to Apply: Transfer Students

UVM welcomes applications from students of diverse backgrounds. Through a holistic admissions review, we select students with potential for academic success who will contribute to our community.

The rigor of an applicant’s academic program; grades; and trends in performance are considered. Essays, recommendations, and other evidence of each student’s life experience also assist our evaluation. Admission decisions are made without regard to family financial circumstances.

Transfer Students Are: 

Those who have completed credits at a post-secondary institution after completing high school and wish to complete your degree at UVM.

Important Dates and Deadlines

  • Spring Application Deadline: November 1
  • Fall Application Deadline: June 1 

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Apply online through the Common Application or Apply Coalition with Scoir.

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Required Application Materials

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Application Options 

There is no advantage or disadvantage to using either application format. 

Application Fee

$55 USD (nonrefundable) 

If you are a student at the Community College of Vermont, your application fee is waived.

Transcripts

  • Final high school transcript and transcript(s): Contact your High School Guidance office. They can submit your transcript electronically to admissions@uvm.edu.
  • All post-secondary institutions you’ve attended. The registrar’s office at your previous institutions(s) may submit transcripts electronically to collegetranscriptsubmission@uvm.edu.

Course Syllabi 

In certain cases, credits you’ve completed at previous institutions may need a more in-depth evaluation to determine how they will transfer to UVM-equivalent credits. If this is the case, we will need copies of your course syllabi to review whether the content of the course meets the requirements for credit. Start collecting your syllabi as early as possible, in case we need them for your official credit evaluation. 

(Optional) Letter of Recommendation

If you choose to submit a letter of recommendation, it should be written by a current professor.

Entrance Requirements

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To be considered for entry to UVM, your previous studies in either high school or college must meet certain minimum requirements. Most successful applicants exceed these minimum requirements.

  • Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 in college level coursework. 
  • 4 years of English 
  • 3 years of mathematics (algebra I, algebra II, geometry, or equivalents)
  • 2 years of the same foreign language (American Sign Language meets this requirement) 
  • 3 years of natural or physical science, including a laboratory science
  • 3 years of social sciences

School and College Requirements

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All transfer applicants apply to one of seven schools or colleges. Some of UVM’s schools, colleges, and programs have additional requirements for all applicants. There are also specific requirements for transfer applicants for the following schools: 

  • Grossman School of Business: Must have completed college-level micro or macroeconomics and/or college level calculus 
  • College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences: Must have completed up to pre-calculus and physics 
  • College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Must have completed all first-year, non-nursing requirements 
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Questions About Applying?

The UVM Admissions transfer team is here to answer your questions and be your guides. Whether it’s deciding if transferring is right for you, or getting help with the nitty-gritty details, book time to chat one-on-one with a transfer coordinator or email Transfer.Apply@uvm.edu.

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Ask the Experts

Bridget

Bridget Baldwin

Senior Assistant Director of Admissions – International and Transfer Initiatives • Caribbean and Latin America

Bridget.Baldwin@uvm.edu (802) 656-3514

Brendan

Brendan Reilly

Assistant Director – Transfer Initiatives • New Jersey (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union Counties), New York (Rockland County), Oregon, Washington

Brendan.Reilly@uvm.edu (802) 656-3057

Molly

Molly Witt

Senior Associate Director • Europe, Oceania, Middle East and Africa

Molly.Witt@uvm.edu (802) 656-3228

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