Students from schools outside the University of Virginia apply each year with credits they intend to transfer to their College record. This page provides information on the transfer credit process.
As part of their admission application, submit to the UVA Office of Undergraduate Admission your official final transcript from every previous college or university including your last semester's grades at the earliest possible date. Also include credits from examination agencies -- such as Education Testing Service for advanced placement credit.
To expedite this process, make a request to your school's Registrar to send your transcript to our University of Virginia Admission Office as soon as possible after your final grades are recorded.
Summer Session: Transfer students whose admission is conditional upon successful completion of specified subjects in the Summer Session must also submit their summer school transcript.
For Fall admission, the UVA Admission Office must receive your official transcript with your final semester grades by June 30 or we cannot guarantee that we will have your transfer credit evaluation completed before Summer Orientation.
Credit equivalencies will then be evaluated and awarded, subject to policies outlined on this page about which and how many credits will be accepted and how credits can be applied toward fulfillment of degree requirements.
For more information, see Evaluation of Transfer Credits
Transfer credit: In general, we accept transfer credit for any course that is comparable to one that we offer at the University and in which you have earned a grade of C or better.
The credit awarded will be no more than the amount given by the sending school (in the case of institutions using a quarter system, three quarter-hours equal two credit-hours). The College transfers credits only, not grades or grade-points.
As soon as we evaluate your transcript, we will notify you that we have posted your credit.
Once the UVA Admission Office has received and posted your deposit, you will be able to access the SIS (Student Information System) and, when available, your official credit evaluation.
For Fall admission, expect to receive notice that we have completed your credit evaluation some time between late June and early August, depending upon when we receive your final transcript.
As new transcripts or test scores become available, we may add or revise transfer or other non-UVa credit to your record throughout the summer. Rather than contacting Dean Papovich's office about additional credit that you expect, first please check SIS as follows:
As noted above, this screen may change as we receive updated transcripts, AP or IB scores, dual enrollment courses, or other non-U.Va. credit. If there are no changes, it is very possible that we have not received any additional documentation. In this case, please request your previous school or the appropriate testing center to send your transcript to the College of Arts and Sciences at the address below.
If you believe we have made an error evaluating your transfer credit, you may request a review. To do this, forward a syllabus of the course in question to Gloria Gates, College Transfer Credit Evaluator. Mrs. Gates' office is 211C Garrett Hall. Her mailing address is P.O. Box 400133, Charlottesville, VA 22904.
Once we receive your transcript and evaluate your credits, the Office of Admission will make your offer of admission final provided that your work in the term prior to admission at UVA is commensurate with your previous performance.
Course selection for the fall term does not constitute matriculation. For Fall admission, students whose credentials are not complete by August 15 will be disenrolled from their courses and may have their registration canceled.
Faculty advisors provide academic advice as well as access to the Student Information System (SIS). Each College student is assigned a faculty advisor.
If you are a second-year student, we will let you know the name of your faculty advisor and his or her contact information. You will need to contact your advisor to arrange for a mutually convenient time to confer. Please note that all non-majors have an advising hold placed on their record. You advisor will remove this hold after you meet with him/her.
For Fall admission, you will meet with an advisor during Summer Orientation.
For Spring admission, your meeting should be no later than January 18.
If you are a third-year student, your major department will assign you an advisor when you declare a major during Orientation.
For Spring admission, if you are a third-year and are unable to declare a major by February 1, you will need to complete a petition to defer declaring your major. Major deferral forms are available in Garrett Hall.
Undergraduate program directors of your intended major program or department can answer questions about your major after we have evaluated your transfer credit. These advisors will be available during summer orientation for third-year students and during fall orientation for all students.