Admission requirements for transfer students

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

• 5 quarter credits or 3 semester hours of English Composition
• Intermediate algebra with a minimum grade of 2.0 (either in high school or college)
• Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application

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:

• Fulfill the college academic distribution requirements (CADR)
• Submit their high school transcript
• Submit their SAT/ACT test scores

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.

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.