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How to Transfer to UNG
You Should Apply as a Transfer Student if:
You've graduated from high school or earned qualifying scores on the GED, HiSET or TASC.
You've taken a college course after high school that transfers to UNG.
You have not earned a bachelor's degree or you are pursuing a second bachelor's degree.
Have You Earned Less Than 30 Transferable Credit Hours?
If you graduated from high school
less
than five years before the semester you want to enroll, you must meet the
new freshman admissions requirements
, in addition to transfer admissions requirements.
If you graduated from high school
more
than five years before the semester you want to enroll, apply as a
non-traditional adult student
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Transfer Credit
Apply for Scholarships
Transfer Application Requirements
How to Apply
Guidelines & GPA Minimums
Official Transcripts
Lawful Presence Documentation
Mailing Your Documents
How to Apply to UNG
Apply for admission online using
GAFutures
Both Georgia and out-of-state residents create an account with GAFutures to apply. If you cannot apply online, download a
paper application
. All applicants, online and paper, will pay a non-refundable application fee.
Learn how to submit your official transcripts.
If SAT or ACT scores are required, they must be sent to UNG from the
College Board
or
ACT.
SAT code is #5497
ACT code is #0848
If you want to be considered for
in-state tuition
, you must submit your
verification of lawful presence
Check your application status
to make sure we've received all of your documentation.
If
Accuplacer testing
is required, you must complete the tests before registering for both
orientation
and classes.
Transfer Guidelines & GPA Minimums
GPA Minimums
Associate and Certificate Applicants:
To be considered for admission, applicants should have at least a 2.0 transferable/overall GPA.
Bachelor's Degree Applicants:
To be considered for admission, applicants should have at least a 2.0 transferable/overall GPA.
Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
Learning Support
Students may be screened for learning support requirements with
Accuplacer testing
based on standardized test scores or transferable college credit.
Program Requirements
Some
degree programs
have additional applications in addition to regular UNG admission.
International Students and Internationally Educated Students
If your secondary education was completed outside of the United States, you must
meet English proficiency requirements.
Official Transcripts
You must submit an official transcript from each institution you have attended.
If you have completed less than 30 transferable credit hours, you must submit a high school transcript.
Submitting Your Transcripts
Submitting Your Transcripts
Submit an official transcript from each institution you attended.
We must receive the transcripts through e-script, Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse or another secure transcript delivery service directly from the institutions: choose Admissions Imaging Center or use
transcripts@ung.edu
as the intended recipient.
If your institution is mailing your transcript directly to UNG: UNG Admissions Imaging Center, PO Box 1358, Gainesville, GA 30503. (Transcripts sent by the student or parent are not considered official.)
Credit for Courses Previously Taken
You should not assume that you will receive credit for all courses you took at your previous institutions. Transfer credit is determined by us on a course-by-case basis.
Learn more about transfer credit.
If You Were Internationally Educated
Your transcripts must have a foreign
course-by-course
credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
The evaluation must be sent directly from the agency to the UNG Admissions Office.
Find a full list of
NACES
or
AICE
members.
Note:
The following NACES members now provide a discount for your document evaluation needs:
IEE Online
TEC Application - UNG Undergraduate
ECE - Educational Credential Evaluators
Prospective Education Majors
If you want to major in education, we do not recognize transcript evaluations from World Education Services (WES).
For more details on agencies you may use, visit the
Georgia Professional Standards Commission website.
Lawful Presence Documentation
Submit your
verification of lawful presence documentation
if you wish to pay in-state tuition.
This is not required if you pay out-of-state tuition.
Out-of-state tuition is much higher than in-state tuition.
Estimate costs.
Admission to UNG is not contingent upon proof of lawful presence.
If you no longer wish to be considered for tuition at the in-state rate, please contact us at
admissions-dah@ung.edu
so that we can remove the requirement from your record.
Mail Documents for any undergraduate degree to:
University of North Georgia
Admissions Imaging Center
PO Box 1358
Gainesville, GA 30503-1358
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Transfer Student Deadlines
Visit the
Application Deadlines
page for current information.
Note:
All deadlines are at close of business. All supporting documents are due within two weeks of the application deadline. If we reach capacity before the deadline, we will stop accepting applications.
Transfer Student Resources
Confirm Your Acceptance
Transfer Student Checklist
Orientation
Transfer Credit & Equivalencies
Transfer Coaches
Can I Start Over (Academic Renewal)
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