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Admission requirements for transfer students

Currently all transfer students to the University of Washington Tacoma must complete the following requirements:

Applicants with fewer than 45 college credits earned after leaving high school (except in the case where the college credits were all earned the summer immediately after high school) must also:

Students who are Washington state residents and have completed an approved transfer degree at a Washington state community college with a minimum 2.75 GPA are guaranteed admission to the University. Learn more about the guaranteed admission program.

Academic Program Admission

Students who have met the minimum number of credits and the prerequisites of their program of choice may apply to the academic program at the same time they apply for admission. Admission to the University of Washington Tacoma is a two step process and all students who indicate a major on their application are first admitted as a pre-major. The files for qualified students are then forwarded to the requested academic program for their review.

Undergraduate degree programs
Degree program (and concentrations/study options, if applicable) Minimum credits earned before applying
Business Administration (B.A.B.A.)
Accounting 60
Finance 60
General Business 60
International Business 60
Management 60
Marketing 60
Computer Engineering and Systems (B.S.) 40
Computing and Software Systems (B.S.) 40
Computing and Software Systems (B.A.) 40
Information Technology and Systems (B.A.) 40
Environmental Science (B.S.) 40
Healthcare Leadership (B.A.) 60
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (B.A.)
American Studies 40
Arts, Media and Culture 40
Communication 40
Environmental Studies 40
Ethnic, Gender and Labor Studies 40
General Studies 40
Global Studies 40
Individually-designed concentration 40
Politics, Philosophy and Economics 40
Psychology 40
Self and Society 40
Nursing (B.S.N.) 90
Social Welfare (B.A.) 75
Urban Studies (B.A.) 40

Students who have completed 75 or more credits are strongly encouraged to apply to an academic program. Additionally, certain courses are limited to students in the major, so admission to a major may facilitate progress to a degree.