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Transfer Students - Admission Policies
Transfer Students From Outside the University—26 or More Credits Attempted
Students who will have attempted 26 or more semester credits of baccalaureate-level college work should request admission with advanced standing. Official transcripts from all high schools and colleges or universities previously attended must be provided before a decision can be made. Advanced standing students who have completed the Minnesota transfer curriculum or an associate of arts or baccalaureate degree at another accredited Minnesota college or university are exempt from UMD’s liberal education requirements.
Students are admitted on the basis of criteria established by the UMD school or college to which they are applying.
See Preparation Requirements section for preparation requirements for all students seeking admission to baccalaureate programs at UMD.
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Students who have attempted 20 to 59 semester credits must have an overall GPA of at least 2.00 (the overall GPA is for all college work, except courses defined by UMD as non-degree credit, attempted at any institution). Students who have attempted 60 or more semester credits must have an overall and an internal GPA of at least 2.00 (the internal GPA is for all work attempted in accounting, business law, economics, finance and management information sciences, and management studies, regardless of where or when taken). Additionally, students must have successfully completed at least 75 percent of all credits attempted. Students seeking exceptions to admission requirements must petition the School. Petition forms are enclosed with letters of denial for students who are eligible to appeal. Students admitted to the Labovitz School of Business and Economics are not guaranteed admission to upper division, (i.e., candidacy) status.
College of Education and Human Service Professions, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering
Transfer students with 26 or more semester credits attempted (20 or more semester credits for the College of Liberal Arts) must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and have successfully completed at least 75 percent of all credits attempted. Students seeking exceptions to admission requirements must petition the College. Petition forms are enclosed with letters of denial for students who are eligible to appeal. For the College of Science and Engineering, courses in which a grade of D has been earned (at an institution other than the University of Minnesota) cannot be used to meet the specified course requirements of the engineering degrees (B.S.Ch.E., B.S.E.C.E., B.S.I.E., B.S.M.E.) unless the following course in the sequence is completed with a grade of C or better. The B.S.I.E. and B.S.M.E. programs require grades of C or better in all transfer work to be applied to the program. Students admitted to the College of Education and Human Service Professions are not guaranteed admission to upper division status in any programs.
School of Fine Arts
Transfer students with 31 or more semester credits attempted must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00. Students who have attempted 30 or fewer semester credits must have a cumulative GPA of 1.80.
Transfer Students From Within the University
Students who are transferring from one academic unit to another within the University of Minnesota must submit a Request for Change of College Application. This form may be obtained from the Solon Campus Center Information Desk or college student affairs offices on each campus. The completed form should be returned to the college office on the campus to which the student is transferring. Requests must be submitted by mid-term of the preceding semester.
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
Students seeking transfer to the Labovitz School of Business and Economics from another academic unit of the University of Minnesota must have an overall GPA (all college work attempted at any institution) and a transcript GPA (all work attempted at the University of Minnesota, including Continuing Education) of at least 2.00. Students who have attempted 60 or more semester credits must have an overall, transcript, and internal GPA (all work attempted in accounting, business law, economics, finance and management information sciences, and management studies regardless of where or when taken) of 2.00 or above. Students admitted to the Labovitz School of Business and Economics are not guaranteed admission to upper division, i.e., candidacy status.
College of Education and Human Service Professions, School of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering
The academic criteria for students transferring from within the University of Minnesota are the same as those for students transferring from outside the University. Admission is contingent upon program capacity.
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