Transfer Students

Your transfer credits will be evaluated once your official transcripts have arrived. You will receive an email after you have been offered admission, which lets you know to view your transfer articulation in the UO DuckWeb system.

The UO DuckWeb system will require your UO ID and PAC (Personal Access Code) numbers to log in; this information will be sent to you via email after you are admitted. The articulation displayed in DuckWeb will allow you to see how your credits will transfer and how they will apply toward a degree at the UO. For information about the general-education requirements, check out the UO Catalog.

Regionally accredited two- and four-year colleges and universities. Credit from schools outside the U.S. is evaluated individually. We accept credit for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), and some kinds of credit for examinations administered by another college.

Official transcripts are required to grant transfer credit. Explore the transfer credit webpage for more information, or use our Transfer Equivalency tools to see how your existing credits will transfer.

Yes. Having an Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT) or an Associate of Science Oregon Transfer in Business (ASOT-Business) satisfies your writing and area of inquiry portions of the university's core education requirements before you arrive. The UO recognizes these degrees from all accredited Oregon community colleges, and students who have earned one of these two specific degrees will be admissible with a minimum cumulative transfer GPA of 2.00. This doesn't apply if you earned your AA outside Oregon, except at specific Washington community colleges with UO articulation agreements.

Yes. An official transcript showing completion of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or California State University General Education (CSUGE) certificate satisfies the writing and areas of inquiry requirements. Note that these certificates don't guarantee junior standing.

There is no limit from a regionally accredited four-year school. From junior or community colleges, only 124 credits count toward your degree total (90 if from an international junior college). Credits earned at a community or junior college are transferred as lower-division credits and cannot be used to satisfy upper-division graduation requirements. If you have more than 124 credits, we will accept all of your coursework but not the credits.

Because you also need 62 upper-division credits to graduate, transferring the full 124 community college credits means you'll graduate with more than the required 180 minimum. Separately, up to 12 credits of vocational, technical, PE, and music performance courses, and up to 48 credits of professional courses (e.g., veterinary medicine, nursing), may be transferred.

One semester credit equals 1.5 quarter credits, converted automatically during admission. You don't lose credits; they're just expressed differently. One semester course generally equals one quarter course; occasionally, two semester courses in sequence equal three quarter courses.

To determine your GPA for admission, we will include all attempted credits for which you received an A, B, C, D, or F, even repeated courses. Incompletes, withdrawals, or non-college level courses are not considered in the transfer GPA.

The GPA we calculate may vary from the GPA on your college transcript, often because we include repeated courses/grades.

We calculate one cumulative transfer GPA across all institutions you have attended. This GPA is also considered for entry into our pre-majors (like business and architecture) that have additional requirements.

D- is generally accepted, with some exceptions. For the required college-level writing and math courses and for courses satisfying the writing, math, and second-language general-education requirements, a C- or better, pass, or satisfactory is needed. Pass/Satisfactory grades are accepted, but we recommend no more than 12 credits of P/S work. We recommend letter grades for your major, writing, math, and second-language courses. If your school only offers P/N or S/U grading, contact the UO Office of Admissions.

Yes. The UO awards credit for several exams: AP exams (reviewed via TES®), CLEP subject exams approved by academic departments, IB exams (send scores to the Office of the Registrar), and A Level exams with grades of A, B, C, or D (AS and O Levels don't qualify). Use TES® to confirm whether your specific scores transfer, since not all exam scores do. See Standardized Tests for Credit on the Registrar’s site for details, or contact [email protected].

For composition, a qualifying course must be rooted in expository writing and composition at the college level. At most colleges, the required freshman-level composition course typically meets our admission requirement. In Oregon, the course titled Composition I (Writing 121Z) fulfills this admission requirement. We recommend confirming through our Transfer Equivalency system that the course you’ve taken/plan to take transfers in as a writing subject area (we cannot accept transfer courses that articulate as English or creative writing to satisfy this requirement for admission).

For math, a qualifying course must be at the college level (100 level or above) and is typically rooted in precalculus at minimum. In Oregon, there are three common math courses that will satisfy this requirement: Math 105Z, Math 111Z, and STAT 243Z. We recommend confirming through our Transfer Equivalency system that the course you’ve taken/plan to take transfers in as a MTH or STAT subject area (we cannot accept transfer courses that articulate as PSY, BUS or other subject areas to satisfy this requirement for admission). We recommend that students who plan to earn a bachelor of science have a solid foundation in math prior to transferring to ensure a timely degree completion.

Yes. We require official transcripts or exam scores to verify that this requirement has been satisfied, so be sure to request an official high school transcript if you plan to meet the requirement with high school coursework. It is possible to be offered admission without satisfying this requirement; you will be required to complete two terms of a second language at UO in order to complete your degree.

If you graduated from high school before 1997, or if you took the GED before 1997, you are exempt from this requirement and can indicate this on your application.

If you have completed 35 or fewer transferable quarter credits (23 semester credits), your admission will be based on both your high school and your college work. You must meet admission requirements for both freshmen and transfer students. If you have completed 36 or more quarter credits (24 of which must be graded), your admission will be based only on your college-level course work. Our evaluation of transfer applications is largely focused on determining if students meet our minimum admission requirements through cumulative GPA and coursework, though we also consider additional factors including special circumstances statements, application materials, grade trends, and academic potential for success.

Our minimum admission requirements for transfer students are designed to help us assess whether students have the skills to succeed at the university level (as we want each student that we admit to be successful and ultimately graduate with their degree). Composition and writing at the college level remain a significant indicator for success, and writing is the foundation of every degree that we offer (which is why we weigh this requirement heavily). Math and second language proficiency are also important, and both of these subject areas are directly linked to degree requirements for the bachelor of science and the bachelor of arts, respectively. We evaluate applications holistically, and while it is possible to be admitted without having completed math or demonstrating second language proficiency (if other factors of your application are strong), it may mean that you are less prepared and will have to take additional coursework while at the UO.

Our minimum requirements are truly minimums for consideration in most cases (and while additional recommendations or application materials can be helpful, they will not waive or override our minimum GPA and course requirements). For applicants who do not meet our minimum requirements, we ask that you provide a personal statement (either included in the Special Circumstances portion of your application or uploaded in your UO application status portal) to share how/why you do not meet this requirement, and we will consider this information as part of our evaluation. To maximize your chances of admission, we recommend completing these courses before you apply and ensuring you have a cumulative GPA at or above our minimum requirement.

These are not required for transfer applicants, and your evaluation for admission will not be impacted if you choose to leave this section of your application blank. We encourage transfers to share any relevant information or context if your academic performance was affected by special circumstances like serious illness or documented disability, or to otherwise provide us with information that we would not otherwise gather from your application materials. We also do not require letters of recommendation, though you are welcome to submit these materials for consideration with your application.

Visiting campus is not necessary, but it's one of the best ways to determine if the UO is the right fit for you. Choose to visit the UO on a student-led tour or explore on your own with our self-guided app.

We don’t conduct formal interviews in the Office of Admissions, but you are welcome to meet with an admissions counselor for specific questions or issues that you prefer to address one-on-one.

There are three kinds of requirements for a degree from the UO: core education requirements (courses taken by every student regardless of major), major requirements (courses required by individual departments), and electives. Learn more about our requirements for a bachelor’s degree.

An official evaluation of your transfer credits tells you which courses we have accepted and which courses will count toward your core education requirements. The official evaluation of your transfer credits will be completed once you have applied for admission and submitted official college transcripts. You’ll be able to review your articulated transfer credits in DuckWeb once they have been processed, and you’ll receive an email notification when this is complete.

Core education requirements promote educational breadth; they include courses in expository writing, mathematics or foreign language, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and multicultural studies. To earn a bachelor of arts (BA) or a bachelor of science (BS) degree, you must complete the core education requirements as described in the University of Oregon Catalog.

Your transfer credits are evaluated by the Office of the Registrar after you have submitted an active application for admission. The Office of the Registrar will email you when transfer work is evaluated. You can then view your transfer credits and course equivalents using the Duckweb online system by selecting "Admissions Menu" and then "View Transfer Evaluation Report." You can also view how your credits will apply to your degree program by selecting "Admissions Menu" and then "View Degree Audit."

The University of Oregon admits students for a specific term, and there is no deferral option for incoming students. If you’ve been offered admission (but wish to attend in the future), we recommend you first decline your offer of admission for that term by completing the Intent to Register form in your UO application status portal, and then resubmit a new application for the term you wish to enroll when it becomes available. Your application fee is good for one academic year (beginning fall term through summer term), and if you wish to be considered for a term within the same academic year, simply contact the Office of Admissions to ask that your application be moved for reconsideration.

Absolutely! Living on campus is a fantastic way to get acclimated to being a Duck, and it means you are always a short walk away from classes, food, resources, and fun. We have also launched a new Transfer Scholars Residential Community, focused on supporting and connecting transfer students with each other and campus services to help you be successful. Transfers are not required to live in this community, though spaces on-campus are limited for continuing and incoming transfer students, so we recommend registering for housing as soon as possible. Housing registration launches on December 1, and you can register as soon as you have been admitted to the University of Oregon.

Transfers are not required to live on campus, and we have resources to help you find the best fit for you. University Apartments and Family Housing have several options a short distance from campus, and these apartments offer an array of amenities (like on-site childcare) for students with children and families (though this is not a requirement). The University of Oregon also maintains a few tools to help you explore the wide variety of options in the greater Eugene/Springfield area. Our official off-campus housing website is only open to the UO community, and is a great place to help you connect with current and upcoming vacancies, roommate searches, and tips and resources to help you plan and be successful on your search for the perfect place. We also offer an off-campus housing index as an additional tool to help you review an array of listings and other resources for finding housing and connecting with property management groups.

Yes. For composition, an AP score of 3 or higher on the "English: Language and Composition" exam will satisfy this requirement, and you’ll earn applicable college credit based on the score you earned. For math, an AP score of 3 or higher on the AP calculus, AP precalculus, or AP statistics exams will satisfy this requirement, and you’ll earn applicable college credit based on the score you earned. These are listed in our Transfer Equivalency system under The College Board for your reference and are distinguished by exam score earned (with higher scores earning the most credit).

Yes. All transfer applicants must meet our composition and math requirements for admission regardless of their previous institution’s policies on placement. Some students meet our requirements without knowing it (most often through AP scores, Dual Enrollment in high school, or if you matriculated with a higher level course), so we recommend reviewing transfer equivalencies to ensure you know what to expect during the transfer process. If a course you’ve taken/plan to take transfers in as a WR or MTH/STAT subject area, we will accept it as meeting the requirement for transfer admission.