REQUIREMENTS
Transfer applicants must meet the following minimum standards to be assured their application will receive a comprehensive review:
- Completion of the Core Subject Requirements
- Transfer GPA of 2.50 or better
- Submission of scores on the SAT or ACT unless the applicant has earned at least 40 reasonably distributed transferable quarter-credits after high school graduation
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
The Comprehensive Review is a holistic assessment of an applicant’s academic performance and personal qualities and achievements. The comprehensive review includes the following assessment areas:
- Level of academic achievement including cumulative transfer GPA based on all transferable college-level courses attempted; rigor of curriculum; and consistency in course completion
- Well-defined academic goals
- Preparation for intended major
- Plan for timely completion of a bachelor’s degree
- Completion of foreign language through the 103-level, or equivalent, when applying to Arts and Sciences or Social Work
- Evidence of a need to enroll at the UW and the availability of the applicant’s intended academic program at other Washington public educational institutions
- Academic or artistic awards and achievements, community service, work experience, or research that demonstrates success or potential contributions to the University and community
- Improved grades after an extended absence from college or evidence of a new maturity in approaching college work
- Cultural Awareness
- Perseverance in attaining higher education in spite of personal adversity, disability, or economic disadvantage
- Admission test scores, if provided
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