Undergraduate Admissions & Transfer
Visit Undergraduate Admissions to complete an application, view the prospectus, and get the facts about the University of Virginia and the admissions process.
Apply using the Common Application for both first-year and transfer admission. The Common App and UVA Supplement to the Common App are available on July 1st.
Apply to the College
First-year students apply to one of four undergraduate schools: Architecture, Arts & Sciences, Engineering or Nursing.
- Admission
- Readmission
- Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit
- Dual Enrollment Credit
- International College-Level Exams
- Non-Resident Status
- Special Students (Non-degree students seeking additional undergraduate coursework after graduation; Special Students entry is listed halfway down the linked page.)
Students interested in Education, Commerce or the Batten School for Leadership and Public Policy apply for these schools after one or two years in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Transfer to the College
Admission as a transfer student: you must apply to the University of Virginia Office of Admission and submit your official final transcript from every previous college or university. To expedite this process, request from your school's Registrar to send your transcript as soon as possible after your final grades are recorded.
Resources
Transfer to the College from Another UVA School
To be admitted to the College, you must meet the criteria and follow the application procedure established for students transferring from your current University of Virginia school of enrollment.
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Intra-University Transfer Application (.pdf, 231KB) - Intra-University Transfer Worksheet (.pdf, 69KB)
Transfer from another UVA School ie. Architecture, Education, Engineering, Commerce, and Nursing
Transfer from the BIS program (UVA Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies)
If you don’t plan correctly, you may find that you need either an extra semester, year, or summer school to complete your degree in a professional school. Extra academic time is not automatic and is difficult to obtain, and summer school may be inconvenient. If you have questions, contact the school directly.
Return to the College
Within the same semester
Students who have transferred from the College to another school at the University but wish to reverse the process and return to the College in the same semester, before beginning classes in the other school, must apply to transfer by the Friday after final registration or the second Friday of the semester. The application is available in Garrett 102.
After one semester
A student who completes one or more semesters in another school of the University and then wishes to return to the College must apply as an Intra-University Transfer student and follow the admission requirements above.