Wherever you are in your college journey, we welcome all transfer students to finish their degree in the College of Letters & Science.
L&S is home to many types of transfer students—students with two-year degrees, adults with many or few credits from years ago, and students who are seeking a better fit than their current university.
You should apply as a transfer student if you have any previous college credit regardless of how old those credits are.
If you are interested in one of the undergraduate programs in Letters & Science, we would be happy to answer your questions about the admissions process, your intended major, or your previous credits.
Request an Unofficial Transcript Review
You may request an unofficial transcript evaluation of your previous credits from other accredited U.S. colleges and universities. We are unable to unofficially evaluate transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. or unaccredited institutions.
Please note that this review can take up to 10 business days. If you are making this request within four (4) weeks of an upcoming deadline to apply for admission, it is strongly recommended that you skip this unofficial evaluation and proceed directly to the application and official evaluation so that you don’t miss the deadline to apply.
Please submit a transcript from each institution you have attended, even if all of your coursework is listed on your most recent transcript. We need to see the original transcript from each institution attended. Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable.
Transfer Guides
Many of our students plan to start at one of the schools below in order to transfer to UWM at a later date. We have prepared these guides to help students choose transferable courses applicable to their intended major. Students are cautioned to use these as a guide only, rather than attempting to follow them verbatim without talking to an advisor. Every student has different circumstances, and personalized advice from an advisor can take into account your specific situation. These guides are also subject to change.
All Transfer Guide files below are PDFs.
Admissions and Financial Aid General Timeline
- Apply for admissions by August 1 for the fall semester or December 1 for the spring semester. We recommend applying much earlier than these deadlines, though, to allow enough time to complete orientation, advising, and course registration. In general, transfer students are required to have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA to be considered for admissions. Exceptions are considered for students below a 2.0 when those grades are more than seven years old.
- Complete the FAFSA to apply for financial aid or if you already have FAFSA results for the year, arrange to have the data sent to UWM.
- After admissions, complete the intent to enroll.
- Complete orientation, meet with your assigned academic advisor and register for classes. Orientation for starting in the fall occurs between May and August. Orientation for starting in the spring occurs in December and January.
In general, you will find these three offices helpful to answer your questions prior to attending orientation:
Scholarships
The College of Letters & Science does not offer any scholarships specifically for new incoming transfer students. Once you have enrolled at UWM, you are encouraged to create a profile in UWM’s scholarship portal to be considered for our scholarships for continuing students. Log into the scholarship portal, answer the questions posed, and upload a copy of your UWM transcript. An unofficial copy of your transcript is acceptable. All students with a 3.60 GPA or higher are encouraged to create a scholarship profile.
UWM’s admissions office occasionally does offer scholarships to incoming transfer students. There is no separate application process for this, and your admissions application materials will be used for consideration.