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BACK
COVER
Undergraduates
Statistics from Autumn 2009
27,432
The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of Published August 2010 by the Office of Admissions
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, The material in this packet has been compiled and organized to provide
disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran. This policy applies the reader with a view of the University’s programs, requirements,
to all programs and facilities, including, but not limited to, admissions, educational and procedures necessary for transfer admission. Because curriculum
programs, employment, and patient and hospital services. Any discriminatory action revisions and program changes usually occur during the period Transfer
can be a cause for disciplinary action. Discrimination is prohibited by Presidential Admission & Planning is in circulation, students should assume the
Executive Order 11246 as amended, Washington State Gubernatorial Executive Orders responsibility of consulting the Office of Admissions or the appropriate
89-01 and 93-07, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Washington State academic adviser for more current or specific information. All
Law Against Discrimination RCW 49.60, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, announcements in Transfer Admission & Planning are subject to change
State of Washington Gender Equity in Higher Education Act of 1989, Sections 503 and without notice and do not constitute an agreement between the
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age University of Washington and the student.
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended, Age Discrimination Act of
1975, Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 as amended, other
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federal and state statutes, regulations, and University policy. Equal Opportunity and
design: JO-Ann sire And JOhn Linse, creAtive cOmmunicAtiOns • 2020320
Affirmative Action compliance efforts at the University of Washington are coordinated
by the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, University of Washington,
231 Gerberding Hall, Box 351240, Seattle, Washington, 98195-1240, telephone
206.543.1830 or email eoaa@uw.edu.
The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable
accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for
individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application
process, contact the Disability Services Office at least 10 days in advance at:
206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or dso@uw.edu.
transfer admission & planning (TAP)
This booklet is for transfer applicants. Complete the Workbook Items throughout
the TAP to help you progress through the transfer admission process.
You are a transfer applicant if all of the following criteria apply to you:
You wish to enroll at the University of Washington to earn a first bachelor’s degree,
You have left high school (regardless of your age and whether you graduated),
You have completed—or will complete—college courses at a regionally accredited
college or university, and
You have not yet completed—or will not have completed—a bachelor’s degree
by the time you wish to enroll at the UW.
TO DO
Begin the transfer admission process by reviewing this workbook!
Tips for Other Applicants
Freshman? Returning Student?
You're a freshman if you’ve left high school but haven’t if you wish to return to the uW after an absence, and you have
completed any college courses. consult the freshman not earned a degree from the uW or another institution in the
website at admit.uw.edu/Apply/freshman. meantime, complete a former student application at www.
uw.edu/students/reg/returning.html.
Running Start Program?
f If you are applying for summer or autumn quarter after you International?
graduate from high school, apply as a freshman, regardless of this category includes freshman, transfer, or postbaccalaureate
the number of college credits you have taken, are taking, or applicants who require a nonimmigrant visa to study in the u.s.
will have taken. Apply online or download a paper application or who have any other type of temporary, nonimmigrant visa. if
at admit.uw.edu/Apply/Freshman. The application deadline for
you are an international student, apply online at admit.uw.edu/
freshmen is December 15 for summer or autumn quarters.
Apply/international or request international materials from the
f If you are not starting college in the fall after you graduate, Office of Admissions. the application deadline for international
contact Admissions for counseling. You will likely be a transfer transfer students is february 15 for summer or autumn quarters.
applicant.
f International applicant status does not include those who have an
Postbaccalaureate? A, E, I, G, K, or V visa, or dual U.S. citizenship, or those who have
been granted U.S. permanent residency, refugee status, or political
if you have completed or will complete a bachelor’s degree
asylum. It also does not include those who have applied for U.S.
by the time you wish to enroll at the uW, and you wish to
residency and anticipate that it will be granted before enrollment
pursue further undergraduate coursework, consult admit.
at the UW. All of these applicants should continue using Transfer
uw.edu/Apply/Postbacs. Admission & Planning and should apply as U.S. transfer students.
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undergraduate majors
KEY
Italics indicates curricular options within the major or department. ** This major has competitive admission standards and requires college-level
Major codes are CAPITALIZED after the name of the major coursework before you apply, in some cases as much as 90 credits. The
degree of competitiveness varies greatly.
Majors with no symbols are open to new students.
* This major generally admits all applicants who meet its minimum requirements, (m) Minor offered.
without any further screening or selection, but it may require new students to
enroll at the UW before entering the program.
Arts & Sciences Environment
American Ethnic Studies AES Economics** ECON Scandinavian Studies Danish DANISH Atmospheric Sciences ATM S (m)
Afro-American Studies, Asian American (m), Finnish FINN (m), Norwegian NORW
Studies, Chicano Studies English** ENGL Creative Writing, (m), Scandinavian Area Studies SCAN A (m), Aquatic & Fisheries Sciences
Language & Literature Swedish SWED (m)
American Indian Studies* AIS Bioresource Science &
Individualized Studies* INDIV for Slavic Languages & Literatures SLAVIC Engineering** BS E
Anthropology* ANTH (m) individual & interdisciplinary majors like East European Languages & Culture EELLC
Medical Anthropology & Global Ethnomusicology or Public Health Earth & Space Sciences ESS (m)
(m), Russian RUSS (m)
Health (MAGH), Anthropology Environmental Science & Resource
of Globalization (AG). Geography GEOG (m) Sociology* SOC
Management ESRM
This major is open to transfer students Geology – See Earth & Space Sciences Speech & Hearing Sciences** SPHSC
at this time. Transfer students applying Environmental Studies ENVIR (m)
for autumn 2012 or later: The major has Germanics* GERMAN (m) Statistics* STAT (m)
Oceanography
minimum requirements*, and the MAGH
History* HIST History (m) Women Studies WOMEN (m)
and AG options are competitive**.
History & Philosophy of Science* Information
Applied & Computational
Mathematical Sciences* ACMS
HPS Built Environments Informatics** INFO
International Studies Architectural Studies ** ARCHST (m)
Art (BA) Interdisciplinary Visual Arts*,
Painting & Drawing*
Asian Studies SISA, Canadian Studies
Community, Environment Medicine
SISCA (m), Comparative Religion RELIG
(m), European Studies EURO (m), & Planning** CEP Clinical Health Services** (Physician
Art (BFA) Three-dimensional Forum*, Assistant Program/MEDEX Degree Program)
Industrial Design**, Painting and International Studies** SIS (m), Jewish Construction Management** CM
Studies SISJE (m), Latin American Studies MEDXD
Drawing*, Photomedia**, Visual
Communication Design** SISLA (m) Landscape Architecture** L ARCH (m) Medical Technology** MED T
Art History* ART H (m) Law, Societies & Justice** LSJ (m) Prosthetics & Orthotics** PR O
Business
Asian Languages & Literature* Linguistics* LING (m) General
Business Administration** B A
ASIAN Chinese CHIN (m), Japanese Linguistics; Romance Linguistics
Accounting, Business Administration, Nursing
JAPAN (m), Korean KOREAN, South Asian Mathematics* MATH (m) Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources Nursing** NURS
Languages SASIAN Management, Information Systems,
Microbiology* MICRO (m) Marketing, Certificate of International
Astronomy* ASTR
Studies in Business
Public Health & Community
Biochemistry** BIOCHM
Music** MUSIC (m) B.A.: B.A. Vocal Medicine
or Instrumental Option, Theory or Music
History Option. Early Music Option Education Environmental Health** ENV H (m)
Biology* BIOL General Biology; Ecology,
Evolution, and Conservation; Molecular, Music** MUSAP (m) B.M.: Composition, Early Childhood & Family Studies**
Cellular & Developmental Biology; Guitar, Jazz Studies, Music Education, ECFS Social Work
Physiology; Plant Biology Orchestral Instruments, Organ, Piano, Social Welfare** SOC WF
Chemistry** CHEM (m) Strings, Voice Engineering
Classics CLAS Classical Studies CL ST (m), Near Eastern Studies NEAR E Aeronautics & Astronautics** A A
Greek GREEK (m), Latin LATIN (m) Languages & Civilization (m); Culture &
Civilization; Comparative Islamic Studies Bioengineering** BIOEN
Communication** COM Journalism (m); Biblical & Ancient Chemical Engineering** CHEM E
Comparative History of Ideas Neurobiology** NBIO Civil & Environmental Engineering**
CHID (m) CIV E
Philosophy* PHIL (m)
Comparative Literature* C LIT (m) Computer Engineering** CMP E
Cinema Studies; Literary Studies Physics* PHYS (m)
Political Science* POL S (m) Electrical Engineering** E E For more information about the majors
Computer Science** C SCI
Psychology** PSYCH Human Centered Design & and optional minors the UW offers, go
Dance* DANCE (m) Engineering** HCDE to uw.edu/uaa/majors and select List
Digital Arts & Experimental Religious Studies See International of Majors from the right column.
Studies —Comparative Religion Industrial Engineering** IND E
Media** DXARTS
Romance Languages & Literature Materials Science & Engineering
Drama* DRAMA (m)** MS E
French FRENCH (m), Italian ITAL (m),
Spanish* SPAN (m) Mechanical Engineering** M E
other options
1,600
New Transfer Students
Autumn 2009
Preprofessional Programs Evening Degree Program
Premedicine, predentistry, pre-veterinary medicine, and prelaw The Evening Degree Program (EDP) provides access to the UW
are not undergraduate majors, but rather suggested programs of for people who wish to complete a bachelor’s degree in the
study that prepare you to apply to professional programs. Many evening. EDP offers the following degree options:
professional programs prefer or require a bachelor’s degree, so
Bachelor of Arts
you should plan to complete an undergraduate major as well as
the prerequisites of the professional program in which you are
f Communication COM E
interested. In all cases, your choice of major does not affect your f English ENGL E
chances of admission to a professional program; choose a major f Humanities HUM E
in which you are interested, with coursework you enjoy. f Social Sciences SOSC E
f Although the UW has a medical school, a dental school, and a Bachelor of Science
law school, no preference is given to students who complete their f Health Informatics & Health Information Management HIHIM E
undergraduate degrees at the UW.
The diploma and the degree awarded to students in the EDP are
f Law schools generally prefer applicants who demonstrate strong
reading, writing, and analytic skills, which can be developed in a exactly the same as for students in day programs.
number of the majors listed on page 4. To qualify for admission to the Evening Degree Program,
Undergraduate Advising (see Resource Directory, p. 20) or applicants must:
uw.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/degreeplanning/preprofs.php
f have completed at least 75 transferable college credits, and
f be admissible to the University according to the general criteria in
Teacher Certification effect the quarter they apply.
Elementary and secondary teacher certification are master’s Students are encouraged to complete their general education
degree programs at the UW. Students who plan to apply and proficiency requirements before enrolling in the Evening
to the elementary certification program may complete any Degree Program, since courses offered in the evening are
undergraduate major. Students planning on secondary teaching directed primarily at satisfying major requirements.
normally major in the subjects they plan to teach in high school.
For both programs, some specific undergraduate courses and Application Deadlines
some teaching experience are required before application to the The application deadlines for EDP are later than those for
master’s programs. day programs:
College of Education, Student Services, 206 Miller Hall, 206.543.7834 or
Autumn Quarter, July 15
edinfo@uw.edu
Winter Quarter, October 31
education.washington.edu/prospective/
Spring Quarter, January 31
Summer degree status, May 15.
Pharmacy Evening Degree Program advising, 206.543.6160, 800.543.2320, or
UW’s School of Pharmacy offers a Pharm.D. degree rather than a evedegree.washington.edu/edp.
bachelor’s degree. Students pursuing pharmacy complete two
college years of prerequisites and then apply to the program,
which is four years long.
School of Pharmacy, Academic & Student Programs, 206.685.2715 or
pharminf@uw.edu
depts.washington.edu/pha/students/index.html
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planning for a major
admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/Major
149 Majors
Don't Wait — Plan Now!
Whether you are enrolled at a community college, a four-year Many UW Majors Have Admission Requirements
institution, or are returning to college after some time, applying Some majors have additional admission requirements and
to transfer takes careful and thoughtful planning. some admit students only once a year. Almost all the admission
You’ll be working on various requirements—for admission, for requirements for these majors can be completed at Washington
an associate’s degree, for your intended major, for graduation community colleges.
from the UW—which overlap and are interconnected. The
more you work on multiple requirements at the same time, the UW Students Must Declare a Major at 105 Credits
smoother and more successful your transfer to the University of If you transfer with 90 credits, the UW gives you only one quarter
Washington will be. to decide on a major. We will allow you more time if necessary to
complete the admission requirements of your chosen major, but we
Because requirements for transfer admission are so specific,
expect you to have given it some thought before you transfer.
you’ll need to investigate and make decisions early.
Many Majors Have Prerequisites
Explore and Plan for a Major! f Example: Before you take the biology sequence for biology majors, you
must take a college year of general chemistry, and before you take a year
Good preparation for your intended major is the best of general chemistry, you should be ready to start calculus. Most courses
preparation for admission. Many students complete their first can be taken at community colleges before you transfer.
two years of college coursework at a community college and
then transfer to the UW to complete a bachelor’s degree. It is a Many Majors Require Sequential Courses
costly mistake to postpone serious thought about your intended Some courses must be taken in order, one per quarter, at least for
major. the first several quarters.
Start investigating majors and taking prerequisite courses as f Example: You can’t take MATH 125 before 124 or 126 before 125. You can
soon as possible, for the following reasons: take only one math course in the sequence each quarter.
Without Planning, Some Majors Take Six (6!) Years
The Associate Degree!
If you select a major that takes four years and don’t start it until
your junior year, you will need a total of six years of college to Think of the associate degree and the bachelor’s degree as
finish your bachelor’s degree. overlapping, not sequential. Requirements for the major and for
general education both need to be attended to in the first two years
f Example: A degree in engineering takes four years from the of college.
time you start calculus.
An academic associate degree will offer an opportunity to explore
major options and, for most students, provides the best preparation
Choosing a Major! for your intended major. For some students, however, planning
for the major means taking courses that do not align with an
if you are still exploring majors, consider these ideas when
associate degree. You don’t want to hinder your ability to complete
making a decision:
requirements for your intended major or to graduate in a timely
f Explore your interests: What classes do you enjoy the most? manner. Therefore, if your academic record makes you admissible
f Assess your abilities: What are your strengths and challenges? to the UW without an associate degree, consider your options.
Review Academic Planning Worksheets and department website for
f Investigate requirements: Read about different majors at
information about program requirements.
the UW in the online Catalog (see back cover).
f Start preparing: Take classes required or recommended for
your major.
f Develop a back-up plan: What will you do if your first-choice
major doesn’t work out?
Choosing a Major website, uw.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/majors/intro.php
planning tools
What courses should I take? How Will My Classes Count?
Academic Planning Worksheets Equivalency Guide
Academic Planning Worksheets are an important tool for transfer The online Equivalency Guide contains course equivalencies
students. Start by selecting your major of interest at the Academic for all community and technical colleges in Washington.
Planning Worksheet homepage: Use the equivalency tables in conjunction with the Academic
admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/Worksheets Planning Worksheets.
Equivalency Guide, admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/
Each major links to an Academic Planning Worksheet PDF,
EquivalencyGuide
which includes:
f a list of the courses (required or recommended) for admission If you do not attend a Washington community college, you can
to the major, use the course description catalog to learn more about UW
f the general education requirements for the school or college courses for comparison.
to which the major belongs, UW Course Catalog, uw.edu/students/crscat/
f a profile of the department and its incoming transfer students, and
f useful links to other websites, e.g., the departmental site, for further
How Can I Get Some Help?
exploration or reference.
Transfer Thursdays
How to Use the Worksheets All prospective transfer students are invited and encouraged to
Since preparation for your intended major is an important component attend Transfer Thursdays. Held every Thursday afternoon on the
of preparation for admission to the UW, you’ll want to use the Seattle campus, Transfer Thursdays offer:
academic planning worksheets early and often. Print the worksheets
• Transfer admission information session
for any major you are considering and fill them out as you progress
• Academic advising
through your first two years of college. The worksheets are designed
• Workshops and information sessions on a variety of
to be used in conjunction with other Web resources and academic
majors and programs
or departmental advisers. Bring your worksheets and unofficial
transcripts with you whenever you meet with a UW admissions For more information and weekly schedules, go to uw.edu/uaa/gateway/
advising/transfers/tt.php.
counselor or academic adviser at the college you’re now attending.
Before you come:
The Worksheets and the Application for
Admission to the University • Check the Transfer Thursdays website for the schedule offered on
the specific Thursday you plan to come. Not all sessions are offered
An applicant’s preparation for the intended major plays a significant
every week.
role in the admission decision. Therefore, students are asked to
complete the worksheet for their intended major as part of the • Get unofficial copies of all your college transcripts to bring with you.
University admission application.
Advising
f For those who apply online, the worksheets are converted into an online There are many resources to assist students with preparing for
grid that is completely integrated into the application. transfer, including:
f Applicants who use the PDF version of the application will download f Community college advisers,
the worksheet they’ve been using as prospective students and mail it in
along with the rest of the application file. f Admissions counselors,
f Academic advisers in the UW Undergraduate Gateway Center, and
TO DO f Academic advisers in the department and school/college
you are considering.
• Review Academic Planning Worksheet for your
major(s) of interest.
• Use the Equivalency Guide or UW Course Catalog
to plan your coursework.
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admission to the university
admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Requirements
Minimum Admission Requirements English
transfer applicants must meet the following minimum High School: Four credits are required, at least three of which must
standards to be assured their application will receive be in college-preparatory composition or literature.
a comprehensive review:
College: Coursework must be college level. For the composition
Completion of College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADRs) or literature component, generally any course with an English
or Writing prefix is acceptable. One of the four credits may be
A Transfer GPA of 2.50 or higher (see page 10) satisfied by a college course in speech, drama as literature,
Submission of scores on the SAT or ACT, unless the applicant journalistic writing, business English, ESL, or engineering/technical
has earned at least 40 transferable college quarter credits. writing. (English courses taken in foreign countries are considered
ESL, unless taken in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or
the United Kingdom.)
Applicants who are not native speakers of English or who have academic
records from non-English-speaking countries: please consult “Applicants
College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADRs)
Whose First Language Is Not English,” page 12.
SUBJECT HIGH SCHooL CREDITS REqUIRED
Mathematics
ENGLISH 4 credits High School: Three credits of study are required, at the minimum
level of algebra, geometry, and second-year-level algebra.
MATHEMATICS 3 credits
(Preferably, the second algebra course includes a component of
SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits introductory trigonometry.) Geometry is not required if advanced
math courses such as math analysis or precalculus are taken. An
WORLD LANGUAGE 2 credits algebra course taken in the eighth grade may satisfy one year
of the requirement if the second-year-level algebra course was
LAB SCIENCE 2 credits
completed in high school.
FINE, VISUAL, OR PERFORMING ARTS .5 credit College: If high-school preparation in mathematics was
insufficient, you must complete one of these college courses:
ACADEMIC ELECTIVES .5 credit
f A course in intermediate algebra, completed with a grade of 2.0
HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS: 1 CADR credit earned in high school is equivalent to 1 year or better.
of study in a traditional semester/trimester system or equivalent block system.
f A course in trigonometry, completed with a grade of 2.0 or better.
COLLEGE CREDITS:
5 college quarter credits = 1 CADR credit, or f MATH 107 (Mathematics: A Practical Art) or its equivalent. The course
3 college semester credits = 1 CADR credit
must be completed with a grade of 2.0 or better.
f Mathematics courses with intermediate algebra as a prerequisite
Most applicants will satisfy CADRs in high school. These are (except statistics courses). This includes higher-level math course such
admission — not graduation — requirements, and they must as elementary functions, calculus, and beyond.
be completed before enrolling at the University. While all of
the CADRs are important, transfer students should pay close
attention to English, mathematics, and world language.
For detailed information about each CADR, visit the Admissions
TO DO
website, admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Requirements/CADR.
• Request and review high school transcripts to make sure College
Academic Distribution Requirements (CADRs) have been met.
• If necessary, plan coursework needed to make up CADRs.
World Language Making Up a College Academic Distribution
High School: Two credits are required. The two years must be
Requirement (CADR) through College Credits
devoted to a single world language, and applicants must progress in general, five quarter credits (or three semester credits) in
through a second-year-level course. Any natural language that has a college-level course are equal to one credit of high-school
been formally studied may be used to satisfy this requirement, coursework. If you completed a portion of a CADR in high school, you
including American Sign Language. A world-language can pick up in college where you left off in high school. For example,
course taken in the eighth grade may satisfy one credit of the if you completed three credits of English in high school, you may use
requirement if the second-year-level course was completed in high a college English composition or literature course to bring the total to
school or college. four credits. A college course may be used to satisfy both a CADR
College: Applicants who never studied a world language in
and a University of Washington graduation requirement.
high school must complete 10 quarter credits of a single world You may satisfy a CADR at a regionally accredited four-year institution or
language, to include coursework comparable to a 102-level community college in your area.
course at the UW. However, an applicant who completed one
credit in high school needs to complete only the second quarter
Conditional Admission
(e.g., SPAN 102) or the second semester of a first-year language
sequence. An applicant may prefer to begin with 101 as a We strongly recommend that you complete all CADRs before the
refresher. application deadline. However, if you plan to make up your deficiency
before the quarter of admission begins, you may be considered for
f Completing the third quarter (e.g., SPAN 103) or equivalent is not
conditional admission to the University. In most cases, that means you
required for admission. However, for those applying to majors within
Arts & Sciences, Education, and Social Work, it is considered positively can proceed with paying your fee, registering for classes, etc., but you
in the admission decision; see page 10. In world language study, the will be expected to verify that you completed the CADRs as planned.
third-year level of high school is considered equivalent to the third- f If you plan to make up any requirement through online or distance
quarter level of college. learning, begin study at least six months before the quarter of admission.
f The world language admission requirement will be considered satisfied Conditional admission will be granted only with verification by the
for students educated through grade 7 or higher in non-English- instructor of satisfactory progress and course completion.
speaking countries and who entered the United States educational f If you cannot make up the deficiency before the quarter begins, your
system at the eighth grade or later. Applicants who have acquired admission and registration will be cancelled, and you will need to reapply
sufficient knowledge of a world language without formal study may be for a future quarter.
able to satisfy the requirement through proficiency testing. Contact
Admissions for counseling.
Grading Restrictions & Recommendations
f Applicants who have a documented disability that would interfere
significantly with the study of a world language may petition A passing grade in high school or college is the minimum to meet
to substitute coursework about a world culture for the language a CADR. This includes a Pass (in a non-graded option) and a D. If
requirement. ASL coursework as well as proven proficiency with the mathematics requirement is satisfied with a college course (e.g.,
this language are accepted by the UW as meeting world language MATH 098), a grade of 2.0 or better is required.
requirements. Consult Admissions for counseling.
Despite this latitude, you are strongly encouraged to choose a letter
or numerical grade option for college coursework and to do as well
as possible.
f College-level courses taken to satisfy CADRs are used in the
Transfer GPA, and
f You may also want to apply college academic distribution courses toward
requirements for the major or graduation, and these usually require a
minimum grade of 2.0 or 2.5.
Average Age of Transfer Students
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admission to the university continued
3.42 Mean Transfer GPA
The Comprehensive Review The Transfer GPA
The Board of Regents and the faculty desire that students admit- The UW Office of Admissions computes the transfer grade-point
ted to the University of Washington display qualities that predict average (GPA) as part of the evaluation of the application. Your
academic success and enhance the intellectual and cultural vitality Transfer GPA may be different from what you see on the transcript
of the university community. Admission decisions are based on of the college you are currently attending.
much more than grade-point average (GPA) or predicted academic
In calculating a Transfer GPA, the Office of Admissions uses all
performance. The Comprehensive Review is a holistic assessment
transferable academic courses, from all regionally accredited
of an applicant’s academic performance and personal qualities and
colleges a student has attended, in which the student has received
achievements. Information provided by the applicant in the personal
grades between 0.0 and 4.0 on a 4.0 grading scale. Although the
statement plays an integral role in admission.
UW uses a decimal scale for grading students in its own courses,
Transfer applicants who meet the minimum admission transfer grades are not converted to a uniform decimal scale.
requirements (see page 8) can be assured their application will Instead, Admissions uses the grade assignments of the home
receive a comprehensive review, which includes the following institution, whether 3.3 or 3.5 for “B+,” for example.
assessment areas:
Admissions also uses all transferable academic credit from regionally
f Level of academic achievement including cumulative transfer GPA based accredited colleges to calculate the GPA, even if the student has
on all transferable college-level courses attempted; rigor of curriculum; earned more than 90 transferable: lower-division credits. (See pp.
and consistency in course completion, 16-17, “Restrictions on Transfer Credit.”)
f Well-defined academic goals,
Admissions does not include in the Transfer GPA:
f Preparation for intended major,
f any courses listed as receiving no credit (see page 17),
f Plan for timely completion of a bachelor’s degree,
f restricted transfer credit (see page 17),
f Completion of world language through the 103 college level, or equivalent,
when applying to majors in Arts and Sciences, Education, or Social Work, f courses in study skills,
f Evidence of a need to enroll at the UW and the availability of the f courses recorded with a grade of “Incomplete”
applicant’s intended academic program at other Washington public (unless changed to “F” at home institution),
educational institutions, f courses recorded with a grade of “Pass” or “Satisfactory,” and
f Academic or artistic awards and achievements, community service,
f PE activity credits in excess of three quarter credits.
military service, work experience, or research that demonstrates success
or potential contributions to the University and community,
f Improved grades after an extended absence from college or evidence of Admission to Majors
a new maturity in approaching college work, The Transfer GPA is used only for determining admissibility to the
f Cultural awareness, University. Some undergraduate programs at the UW, such as
business administration or engineering, have selective admission
f Perseverance in attaining higher education in spite of personal
policies. When they review transcripts, they may calculate the GPA
adversity, disability, or economic disadvantage,
differently; for example, some departments use only courses in the
f Admission test scores, if provided.
major field or the GPA earned in the last 45 credits.
Enrollment Priorities
f Among Washington community college transfer students, the f The University of Washington Seattle generally dedicates 30 percent
highest admission priority is given to those with academic of its new undergraduate spaces annually to Washington community
associate degrees and those with 90 transferable credits taken in college transfer students. (Included are Running Start students
preparation for a major. Applicants with fewer than 90 credits may expecting to earn 40 or more transfer credits at a Washington
also be admitted when early transfer is advisable, but the number community college.)
of such transfers will remain small.
f The University also admits applicants who have completed fewer
than 40 quarter credits (slightly less than one year of college) at
the time of application. However, admission for these applicants is
competitive and limited.
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admission to majors
You’ve already learned that preparation for your intended major is one of many factors considered in
the University admission process and that many UW majors have admission requirements. This section
explains the three main types of admission policies for majors.
Open Majors Competitive Majors
These majors are open to you at the time of admission to the Majors with competitive admission have admission requirements
UW or any time thereafter. If you choose one of these majors on and a selective screening; they often have an application deadline,
the admission application and you are admitted to the University, and may require test scores, portfolios, auditions, letters of
you will be placed directly into your major. recommendation, and/or interviews. Completion of the minimum
admission requirements does not guarantee admission to competitive
Majors with Minimum Requirements majors. If you are admitted to the UW, there is no guarantee that you
will eventually be admitted to the major of your choice.
These majors have set admission requirements, such as
f Some competitive majors require that new students be enrolled at
completing 10 credits of introductory courses with a cumulative
the UW before applying to their program. Otherwise, you must apply
GPA of 2.50. Majors in this category generally admit all applicants
concurrently to the University and to the major.
who meet the minimum requirements, without any further
screening or selection. f If you are admissible to the University but not to your major, you will
enter the UW as a premajor in the College of Arts and Sciences and may
f Many of the majors with minimum requirements also require that new begin completing the courses required for admission to the major.
students be enrolled at the UW before applying to their program. If
you are admitted to the UW and have chosen a major that requires f Some majors admit only once or twice per year; this timing can be
that you first be enrolled at the UW, you will enter as a premajor in important when deciding when to apply for admission.
the College of Arts and Sciences.
Departmental vs. University Deadlines
Applicants to competitive majors should file a University application
and, in most cases, a separate application with the department.
f Some majors, such as engineering, have deadlines later than the
University’s. However, you must complete your UW application file by
the University deadlines specified on page 13.
f One competitive major—nursing—has an application deadline of
January 15, one month earlier than the University’s February 15
deadline for autumn quarter. To ensure consideration for nursing,
you must complete your University application file and the nursing
application by January 15.
TO DO
• Find out whether your intended major is open, has minimum
requirements, or is competitive.
• If your major is competitive, check the department’s website for
information about additional admission requirements and deadlines.
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special information
English CADR for Applicants Whose First Language A. Credit level Requirement
Is Not English (see also page 8) A minimum of 60 transferable quarter credits from a regionally
accredited college or university in the U.S. or from an accredited
If your first language is not English and you attended school in a college or university in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the
country other than Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the U.K. must be completed and recorded on your transcripts at the time
U.K., or the U.S., it is particularly important to understand how the of application.
requirement applies to you.
B. English Composition Coursework Requirement
Read FULL details at admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Requirements/
Two of the high school CADR credits must be satisfied by two
CADR/English/Alternatives
college-level English composition courses for a minimum total of eight
The English CADR applies to all applicants. It cannot be waived, quarter credits with a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA)
and it must be satisfied before enrolling at the UW. It may be of 3.00 (B). These courses must be taken at a regionally accredited
satisfied by English coursework completed in the U.S., Australia, college or university in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New
Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the U.K. Additionally, the Zealand, or the U.K.
alternatives presented below are acceptable options for applicants
C. Additional English Coursework Requirements
whose first language is not English —whether immigrants, refugees,
The remaining two high school CADR credits may be satisfied by any
U.S. permanent residents, or U.S. citizens —and whose K-12
combination of coursework from among the following options:
education has NOT been entirely in the U.S., Australia, Canada,
1. Up to two credits may be satisfied by high school English composition
Ireland, New Zealand, or the U.K. or literature courses from high schools where the primary language of
instruction is English.
ALTERNATIVE ONE (Applicants with ACT or SAT test scores)
2. Up to two credits may be satisfied by composition or literature courses
Both of the following conditions (A and B) must be satisfied: in the student’s first language (when the first language is not English)
for coursework completed in educational systems other than the U.S.,
A: Test Score Requirement Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
Submit one of the following official test scores by the application
3. Only one credit (year) of the requirement may be satisfied by one
deadline:
of the following:
f SAT Critical Reading 430 f English courses taken in countries where English is NOT recognized as
f ACT English 17 the primary language of instruction.
f ESL courses taken in the U.S.
B: Coursework Requirement f Courses in drama as literature, public speaking, debate, journalistic
Four high school credits of language and composition coursework writing, or business English that were completed in Australia, Canada,
are required. English courses along with composition and Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the U.S.
literature courses in your native language are among the possible
4. Up to two credits may be satisfied by additional college-level English
coursework combinations. composition or English literature courses from a regionally accredited
college or university in the U.S., or from an accredited college or university
ALTERNATIVE TWO (Applicants with 60 or more in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
transferable college quarter credits)
Detailed guidelines for both alternatives are provided at admit.uw.edu/
All three of the following conditions (A, B, and C) must be satisfied:
Requirements/Transfer/Requirements/CADR/English/Alternatives. If you have
questions about these requirements, please contact Admissions for counseling.
All Applicants Applicants with Disabilities
In addition to satisfying the CADRs, all new freshmen and transfer f To request that a disability be considered in the review of the admission
students must satisfy an English language proficiency requirement application, contact the Office of Admissions.
upon enrolling at the University of Washington Seattle. f Students requiring accommodation because of physical, sensory, or
psychological disabilities should contact Disability Resources for Students
English language proficiency website, depts.washington.edu/registra/students/elpr/
(DRS) as soon as they have accepted an offer of admission from the UW.
DRS works with students who have documented disabilities to ensure
Applicants Seeking Special Consideration equal access to UW services, academic programs, activities, and facilities.
For information about services available to enrolled students, contact DRS,
through an Appeal
which is listed in the Resource Directory, page 20.
If you are denied admission and wish to petition, consult the guidelines on
the Web at admit.uw.edu/Apply/Transfer/Decision/SpecialAdmissions.
Transfer Applications Received
apply!
admit.uw.edu/Apply/Transfer/Apply
4,541 Autumn 2009
There are two ways to apply to UW Seattle: use the online application or download and print the PDF
version of the application. Both options are available at the Web address above.
Application Checklist
You must submit by the deadline: Personal Statement (see instructions on p. 15)
Application Official high school transcript
$60 nonrefundable application fee One official transcript from each college or university attended
Academic Planning Worksheet Send transcripts showing coursework through the quarter most
recently completed before the application deadline.
For those who apply online, the worksheet is converted into an Official test scores from ACT or SAT, sent directly from the testing agency
online grid that is integrated into the application. Those who use the
PDF version of the application should download the worksheet from Applicants with fewer than 40 transferable credits completed at the time
admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/Worksheets. of application must include test scores.
If you do not have access to the Web, please contact Admissions to request that
we mail you a copy of the application.
Application Filing Dates
The deadline is the date by which all required materials must Before applying, check the latest news on the Web at admit.uw.edu.
be submitted or postmarked in order to be assured admission
Applicants seeking placement in majors with additional admission
consideration. Applicants are encouraged to submit all required
requirements must apply in time to meet both University and
materials far in advance of the published deadline. An incomplete
departmental deadlines.
application file is not typically considered further.
qUARTER oF ADVISED To APPLICATIoN NoTIFICATIoN
APPLICATIoN BEGIN APPLYING DEADLINE* PERIoD
2,119
(DAY PRoGRAMS)
Autumn December February 15 June -July
Winter August September 1 November-December
offered Admission
Not opeN For
Spring1 geNerAl ADMiSSioN
1 December 151 Feb-March
Summer 2
December February 15 May-June
Watch your inbox!
1 Applicants to Engineering and Computer Science only. You may submit an admissions application After you apply, the Office of Admissions
to the UW Office of Admissions for spring quarter only if you are also applying for spring quarter will send you an email acknowledging
direct entry to one of these programs: Bioresource Sci&Engr, BioE, Chem E, CompE, Comp Sci, EE, receipt of your application. We may
Mat Sci&Engr. To apply: Print and complete the PDF version of the UW application (no online also email you with other important
application for spring). Submit it and all required documents by December 15. Direct entry information or updates, so please check
applicants must also submit a departmental application to the program; check department websites your email! You will be notified of the
for instructions. admissions decision by mail.
2 Choosing summer quarter means you wish to begin enrollment in summer and continue into autumn
as a degree-seeking student. Failure to enter summer quarter cancels autumn enrollment. To apply
for summer quarter as a non-degree student, go to summer.washington.edu/summer.
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apply! continued
Completing your Application File
The Application Fee of college academic distribution requirements and to learn more
The $60 application fee is nonrefundable and must be submitted about an applicant’s educational background. Completion of an
each time you apply. It cannot be transferred to another quarter. academic associate degree alone does not imply that the college
The application fee may be paid online using a credit card or academic distribution requirements have been met.
electronic check. If you use the PDF version of the application, the Applicants are sometimes concerned that poor high-school grades
fee may be paid by check or money order but not by credit card. will adversely affect their chances of gaining admission. The
If you cannot afford the application fee, you may request a fee entire academic record is important in the comprehensive review;
waiver. Online applicants: Follow the instructions found on the form. however, for applicants who have earned 40 or more transferable
Applicants using the PDF: Write a short note of explanation to the quarter credits at an accredited college, college coursework
Office of Admissions and include it with the application. assumes more importance than the high-school record. For those
applicants who have completed fewer than 40 transferable credits,
Transcripts: General Guidelines the high school record plays an important part in the admission
A transcript is official if it bears the authorizing signature and the review.
official seal of the issuing institution. This can be sent directly to the
Admissions Office by your school or college, or mailed or delivered College Transcript
to Admissions by you. It is your responsibility to contact each institution to request that
If you open the envelope, the transcript is no longer official. transcripts be sent to Admissions by the appropriate deadline.
f Records from schools abroad must be originals, official, and in the native f Request one official transcript from each collegiate institution you have
language, accompanied by English translations. ever attended, regardless of whether you received college credit from
that institution.
f The Office of Admissions will keep for one calendar year any transcripts
or other credentials it receives. f Applicants who have attended Washington community or technical
colleges: ask the college(s) to send transcripts electronically to the
High School Transcript Seattle campus.
Admissions uses the high school record to check for the completion f Failure to disclose and submit transcripts from all colleges attended,
even if no credit was earned, may result in denial of admission or
dismissal from the University.
Test Scores
88% Applied online
scores from sAt or Act are required of applicants who have fewer than 40 transferable college credits.
Test scores are official only if they are sent directly from the Institutional ACT
testing agency. the OeA testing center offers a locally scored institutional
f When students submit scores from more than one test or multiple Act for applicants. the test schedule is available upon request;
scores from the same test, Admissions always uses the highest see the resource directory under testing center, page 21.
combined score from a single test date. The best Mathematics score
f The exam is valid only for admission to the UW. The Testing Center
from one test date will not be combined with the best Critical Reading
will not forward scores to other universities.
score from another test date.
f Students who expect to participate in intercollegiate athletics may
f Test scores do not expire; the UW will accept them for admission
not use the Institutional ACT to qualify for eligibility. They must
purposes no matter how many years have passed since the exam.
take the ACT on a national testing date.
SAT, www.collegeboard.com ; ACT, www.act.org
the personal statement
admit.uw.edu/Apply/Transfer/Documents/Statement
All applicants must write a personal statement and submit it with the application for admission.
The personal statement should be a comprehensive narrative Community, Military, or Volunteer Service (if applicable)
essay outlining significant aspects of your academic and personal Describe your community, military, or volunteer service, including
history, particularly those that provide context for your academic leadership, awards, or increased levels of responsibility.
achievements and educational choices. Both the quality of writing
and depth of content contribute toward a meaningful and relevant Experiential Learning (if applicable)
personal statement. Address the following topics: Describe your involvement in research, artistic endeavors, and work
(paid or volunteer), as they have contributed to your academic, career
or personal goals.
Academic Elements (required)
Academic History
Additional Comments (optional)
f Tell us about your college career to date, describing your
performance, educational path, and choices. Do you have a compelling academic or personal need to attend the
f Explain any situations that may have had a significant positive or University of Washington Seattle at this time? Is there anything else
negative impact on your academic progress or curricular choices. If you would like us to know?
you transferred multiple times, had a significant break in your
education, or changed career paths, explain.
Format
f What are the specific reasons you wish to leave your most recent
college/university or program of study? Content as well as form, spelling, grammar, punctuation, will be
considered. Suggested length: 750 -1000 words.
Your Major and/or Career Goals f Online: Write your statement first in a word processing program (such as Word)
f Tell us about your intended major and career aspirations. or a text editor, and then copy and paste it into the text box provided. All line
f Are you prepared to enter your intended major at this time? If not, breaks remain. However, some formatting may be lost, such as bold, italics, and
describe your plans for preparing for the major. What led you to underlines. This will not affect the evaluation of your application!
choose this major? If you are still undecided, why? What type of career f PDF: Type or write your statement on 8.5 x 11” white paper. Double-space
are you most likely to pursue after finishing your education? your lines, and use only one side of each sheet. Print your name, the words
f How will the UW help you attain your academic, career, and “Personal Statement,” and the date at the top of each page, and attach the
personal goals? pages to your application.
f Additionally, if you indicated an alternate major, please include
information about how your alternate major selection fits into your Tips for Writing the Personal Statement
academic and career goals.
Tell us who you are.
Note: If you selected a competitive major, you have the option of We encourage you to share those aspects of your life that are not
selecting a second-choice major in the event you are not admitted to your apparent from your transcripts. in providing the “backdrop” for your
first-choice major. Please address major or career goals for your second- academic achievements and choices, describe your passions and
choice major, if applicable. commitments, your goals, a personal challenge faced, a hardship
overcome, or the cultural awareness you’ve gained. tell us your story.
Personal Elements (required) be concise, but tell the whole story even if you need a little more
space. All of the information you provide in your application and
Cultural Understanding
statement will remain confidential.
Thoughtfully describe how culture has had an impact on your life
and what you have learned about yourself and society as a result. Be specific.
How has your own cultural history enriched and/or challenged you? Personal statements too often include sentences such as “i’ve always
wanted to be a husky” or “my whole family attended the uW.”
Note: Culture may be defined broadly. Cultural understanding is often
though this may be important to you personally, such reasons are not
drawn from the ethnic background, customs, values, and ideas of a
particularly valuable to the Admissions staff. Why? because they don’t
person’s immediate family, community, and social environment in which
they live. tell us anything distinctive about your experiences and ultimate goals.
Write like a college student.
Educational Challenges / Personal Hardships (if applicable)
Your Personal statement should reflect the experience and maturity
Describe any personal or imposed challenges or hardships you
of someone who has already attended college. it should reflect your
have overcome in pursuing your education. understanding of the components of an undergraduate education, such
f Examples: a serious illness, a disability, first generation in your family as general education and the major. We want to read how your academic
to attend college, significant financial hardship or responsibilities and personal experience to date, in concrete, specific ways, fits into your
associated with balancing work, family, and school. academic, career and personal goals.
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transfer credit
admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/CreditPolicies
Transfer Credit Evaluation The Transfer Associate Degree Agreement
The Office of Admissions completes a course-by-course evaluation of Several of the schools and colleges* at the UW have entered into the Transfer
transfer credit after a newly admitted student pays the New Student Associate Degree Agreement with the Intercollege Relations Commission of
Enrollment and Orientation Fee and before the student’s Advising and the state of Washington to aid in transfer from two-year schools to the UW.
Orientation session. At that time, the detail of transfer credit is viewable
Transfer students who enroll in one of these schools or colleges with an aca-
on a student’s unofficial UW transcript, which can be viewed on the Web
demic transfer (not vocational-technical) associate’s degree from a Washington
via MyUW.
community college, receive this benefit: transferable courses used by the
The evaluated record—including the transfer of credits and the Transfer community college toward the general education requirement in the associate
GPA for each institution—becomes part of the student’s permanent record degree awarded will be accepted toward Areas of Knowledge at the UW in
at the UW. However, the detail of the evaluation is not reported on the the equivalent Area (humanities/VLPA; social sciences/I&S; natural sciences/
official UW transcript. The official UW transcript—which is sent to other NW), even if they do not count that way for other students.
educational institutions, employers, etc.—does not include the Transfer
GPA or detailed list of the transfer credit awarded by the UW; it merely lists Please note the following:
the other colleges the student attended and the total number of transfer f To qualify for the agreement, students must complete all the coursework
credits awarded. Transfer grades are not included in the UW GPA. required for the associate’s degree before matriculating at the UW.
f Courses counted toward the UW’s Language Skills (English composition
Class Standing on a Quarter System and world language) requirement cannot also be counted toward Areas
of Knowledge. In particular, students in Arts and Sciences and in Social
Class standing is determined by the total number of transfer credits
Work will have to count first-year world language courses toward the world
awarded by the UW, not by the number of years of college study or the
language requirement rather than Areas of Knowledge. (Students with
completion of an associate degree.
associate’s degrees who first entered college before Autumn 1985 are exempt
Freshman 0 - 44 credits Sophomore 45 - 89 credits from the earlier version of the Language Skills requirement.)
Junior 90 - 134 credits Senior 135+ credits f Students must meet the additional writing requirement (unless you started
college before Autumn 1985). Many AA degrees require 10 credits of English
Satisfying UW graduation requirements depends not only on the number
composition, 5 of which can be counted toward the additional writing
of credits completed—a minimum of 180 for most programs—but also on
requirement if similar to UW courses allowed. Note that many community
completing all college and major requirements.
colleges count creative writing and verse writing as English composition, but
The UW awards quarter credit. To convert quarter to semester credits, the UW does not allow those courses toward either the English composition
multiply by .67. To convert semester to quarter credits, multiply by 1.5. or additional writing requirement. (They do count toward VLPA at the UW
— even if the community college did not allow them to count toward the
Advanced Placement or International humanities requirement of the Associate’s degree.)
f Most community colleges do not require a 20-20-20 general education plan;
Baccalaureate Programs
the number of credits required in each area may be a combination such as
Students who engaged in college-level study in high school through the 15-15-15, or 20-20-15, etc. You must eventually complete the entire Areas
College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program or the International of Knowledge plan required by your UW school or college.
Baccalaureate (IB) program may obtain credit toward a UW degree or f Students who do not meet the Areas of Knowledge requirement entirely with
placement in advanced courses, or both, on the basis of their perfor-
courses taken before transfer must select UW courses with the appropriate
mance on AP or IB exams taken prior to college enrollment. Applicants
Area designations to complete the requirement.
should ask the testing agency to send scores directly to the Office of
Admissions. * The following UW schools and colleges honor the Transfer Associate Degree
Agreement: College of Built Environments, College of Arts & Sciences, Business
AP: admit.uw.edu/Apply/Transfer/Test/AP School, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work.
IB: admit.uw.edu/Apply/Transfer/Test/IB
Transfer Associate Degree Agreement, uw.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/transfers/
trans_ada.php
Applying Transfer Credit to Degree Requirements
Before a student registers for classes at the University, s/he should meet Transfer Credit Limit
with an academic adviser to plan a program of study. The adviser deter-
The University allows a maximum of 90 credits of lower-division transfer
mines how transfer credits may be used to meet UW degree requirements.
coursework to be applied toward a UW degree. Of the 180 credits required
For example, suppose Admissions awards a student 120 transfer credits,
for graduation from the University (some majors require more than 180), a
but only 100 of those credits can be applied toward graduation require-
maximum of 90 lower-division transfer credits are allowed. Upon enrolling at
ments for a student’s degree program. Credits that do not apply to specific
the UW, students with a lower-division credit total that exceeds 90 will see a
requirements may still be used as electives—if any electives are needed
difference between the “total credits earned” and the “total credits allows” on
—toward meeting the minimum UW credit total required for graduation.
their UW record under the Summary of Transfer Credit following the course by
course “Detail of Transfer Credit.”
General Policy
to students pursuing a first bachelor’s degree, the office of Admissions awards transfer credit according to the guidelines discussed below.
in all cases, the UW transfers credit on a course-by-course basis only, and credit is applied toward degree requirements consistent with
coursework at the University. it reserves the right to accept or reject credits earned at other institutions of higher education. in general, it is
University policy to accept credits earned at institutions fully accredited by their regional accrediting association, provided that such credits
have been earned through university-level courses (see exceptions below) appropriate to the student’s degree program at the University.
Additionally, a maximum of 135 total transfer credits are allowed toward the Senior residency requirement To be recommended for a first bachelor’s
180-credit total. Therefore, a student transferring 135 or more credits must degree, a student must complete 45 of the last 60 credits as a matriculated
complete a minimum of 45 more credits in residence at the UW. student at the UW campus where the degree is to be awarded.
Despite these restrictions, all transferable credit is listed under the
Detail of Transfer Credit and, with an adviser’s approval, may be used to Courses Receiving No Credit
satisfy individual requirements for graduation. It may be helpful to think The University reserves the right to deny credit for courses that are not
of transfer credits as a “bank account” of credits from which applicable compatible with those offered in its baccalaureate degree programs. Some
credits may be drawn. All transferable credits remain in the bank, but no general categories of courses that do not routinely transfer include:
more than 90 lower-division credits and no more than 135 total transfer f courses below college level (usually numbered below 100),
credits may be “withdrawn” in order to be applied toward the 180 (or
f repeated courses or courses with duplicate subject content,
more) credits required for a degree.
f coursework earned at an institution that did not hold at least candidacy status
Extension credit from other schools Extension credit, including with its regional accrediting association when the coursework was taken,
correspondence courses, earned at other schools may not exceed 45 credits. f courses that provide instruction in a religious doctrine,
World language courses Students who complete two or more years of f mathematics courses considered below college level, including basic math,
a world language in high school and then go on to complete an entry-level business math, beginning and intermediate algebra,
language course in the same language (e.g., FRENCH 101) before transferring to f courses offered for noncredit continuing education units,
the UW are eligible to receive transfer credit. However, students who complete f remedial English (e.g., reading, vocabulary development, grammar, speed
an entry-level course after their transfer to the UW will not receive college credit. reading, or any courses that are preparatory to an institution’s first Freshman
Composition course),*
Life experience The UW does not award college credit for work or f courses providing instruction in English as a Second Language
life experience. (100-level or above),*
Military credit Credits earned for courses completed through in Armed f examinations offered by the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP),
Forces Training Schools (AFTS) and through USAFI and DANTES may not f remedial courses in any academic discipline (100-level and above),*
exceed 30 credits. Official transcripts (or DD-214 or DD-295 forms) will be f nonacademic or vocational-technical courses.*
evaluated after a student enrolls at the UW. No credit is awarded for Military * Up to 15 credits may be awarded for courses numbered 100 and above if
Occupational Specialty (MOS) programs. included as electives within an academic associate degree from a Washington
Native language First-year (elementary) or second-year (intermediate) community college. See also Restricted Transfer Credit, above.
world-language credit is not granted either by examination or by course
completion in a student’s native language. “Native language” is defined Alternative Credit Options
as the language spoken in the student’s home during the first six years of The UW does not award credit for work or life experience; however, two
his or her life and in which he or she received instruction through the avenues exist for obtaining credit. Both situations require a formal approval
seventh grade. process and a fee of $25 per course.
Out of sequence courses Credit is not awarded for prerequisite courses in f Once enrolled at the UW, students may explore the possibility of obtaining
mathematics or world languages completed after a more advanced-level course departmental approval for transfer of credit earned through coursework taken
has been completed. For example, students will not be awarded credit for at a non-regionally accredited institution.
Spanish 102 if taken after Spanish 103. f Students may arrange to challenge specific UW courses via credit by
examination if the same knowledge has been gained through independent
Overlapping content If a department considers two of its courses to have study outside a formal educational setting.
overlapping content, credit will be awarded for only one. Example: credit is
For coursework taken at an unaccredited institution, contact Admissions.
granted for either PHYS 114 or PHYS 121. Restrictions of this kind are noted in
For credit by examination for independent study completed outside a formal
the UW General Catalog, generally as part of the course description.
educational setting, contact the Graduation and Academic Records office,
Physical education No more than 3 quarter credits will be allowed for ugradoff@uw.edu.
physical education courses.
Restricted transfer credit Transfer credit will not generally be awarded Appeal Procedure
for vocational or technical courses. However, a maximum of 15 quarter credits The UW subscribes to the statewide Policy on Inter-College Transfer and
will be awarded in transfer for college-level vocational-technical courses when Articulation Among Washington Public Colleges and Universities, endorsed
they have been allowed as electives within the 90 credits comprising an by the public colleges and universities of Washington as well as by the State
academic associate degree from a Washington community college. Courses in Board for Community and Technical College Education, and adopted by
this category are those that would ordinarily provide specialized training for the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
an occupation. When allowed, these credits will apply only toward the elective
credit component of a baccalaureate degree. Such courses are not included in If not all courses transfer and the student questions a decision, the student
the Transfer GPA. should consult with an admissions specialist. Further appeal can be
directed to the UW Transfer Officer in the Office of Admissions.
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finances & scholarships
admit.uw.edu/Paying/Transfer
Financial Aid Financial Aid and Satisfactory Progress
Who Is Eligible for Financial Aid? UW financial aid recipients must maintain satisfactory academic
progress, including a minimum grade-point average, a minimum
To qualify for aid, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen, permanent
number of credits completed, and degree completion within a
resident, or other eligible non-citizen; be admitted to the UW in a
maximum time frame. Students who do not meet these requirements
degree program; not be in default on a federal student loan or owe
are not eligible for continued financial aid. The maximum time frame
a repayment on a federal grant (awarded in error); and demonstrate
for undergraduates is five years or 225 credits, whichever comes
financial need.
first; previous college coursework counts toward these maximums.
For most aid programs, a student must also attend full-time Students who exceed the limit can appeal for an extension.
(at least 12 credits per quarter).
See the Resource Directory, pages 20-21, for additional information about
financial aid and scholarship resources, both on-campus and on the Web.
How Do I Apply for Financial Aid?
f File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a common
application form used by the UW and many other colleges. The FAFSA is Scholarships
available online at fafsa.ed.gov beginning January 1. Martin Family Foundation Scholarship Programs
f Follow the instructions in the packet carefully. Complete the FAFSA and The Martin Family Foundation supports community college
transmit it by February 15 to meet the UW’s February 28 priority date. students and graduates interested in completing their bachelor’s
Application instructions for the UW are available on the Web at uw.edu/ degrees at UW Seattle.
students/osfa.
The Martin Achievement Scholarship program provides funding
f In order for your financial aid application to be processed, it is essential
to students who have demonstrated signs of exceptional ability
that your correct Social Security Number (SSN) is on all financial aid
in art, humanities, music, science, or leadership at one of 15
application materials, as well as on your application for admission.
Washington community colleges in the Puget Sound region. The
f In filling out the FAFSA, use the UW’s Title IV code, 003798. program selects scholars early in their community college career
and will fund, encourage, and support their study and eventual
FAFSA Filing Dates
transfer to the UW. Funding begins during the second or final year at
f Don’t wait to be admitted before filing the FAFSA! February 28 is the
priority date for all quarters of the following academic year (summer the community college and will continue when the student transfers
through spring). In addition, you must submit the FAFSA on time to be to UW. Application deadline: April.
eligible for childcare assistance for the following academic year. For more information, visit https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/
scholar/ scholarships/s/martinachievement
f Late applicants can be considered for some financial aid programs—
Federal Pell Grants and Federal Stafford Loans, Washington State Need The Martin Family Foundation Honors Scholarship enables
Grant, and the Work Study Program—but rarely for other forms of Washington State community college students of exceptional
financial aid. ability and outstanding achievement to complete their bachelor’s
degrees at the UW. Martin Scholars are encouraged to join the
Transferring Financial Aid During the Academic Year
UW Honors Program, and, depending on their choice of major, are
If you receive aid from another school during the current award year,
eligible to graduate with departmental and/or University honors.
you need to notify the University.
The scholarship is subject to continuing high scholarship at the UW.
Application deadline: July.
Husky Promise® For more information, visit https://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/
scholar/ scholarships/s/martinfamily
We believe that students from all economic backgrounds
should have the opportunity to attend the university of Wash- Washington NASA Space Grant
ington. the husky Promise guarantees that tuition and fees
Washington NASA Space Grant Community College Transfer
will be covered by grant or scholarship support for students
Scholarships are awarded to promising community college students
who are from low-income or lower-middle-income families. to
planning to transfer to the UW to continue their studies in science,
be eligible for the husky Promise, a student must be admit-
technology, engineering or mathematics. These competitive
ted to the uW; be a Washington resident; meet all eligibility
scholarships are based on academic achievement, personal essays,
criteria for the Pell grant or state need grant Programs; enroll
recommendations, and future academic promise. Finalist interviews
full-time at the uW; be pursuing a first bachelor’s degree;
are conducted in March for the following academic year.
maintain satisfactory progress while at the uW; and submit
For more information, visit http://www.waspacegrant.org/cctransf.html.
the fAfsA before the february 28 priority deadline.
Husky Promise website, uw.edu/huskypromise
Total Cost of Attendance, 2010-2011
The Office of Student Financial Aid estimates the amount of money students in different family situations need to meet living
expenses and to pay for school. To find out how much it costs to attend the UW, find the appropriate category in the table below.
Washington Residents*
Lives Away from Home Lives with Family Non-Traditional
tuition & fees $8,701 $8,701 $8,701
room & board 9,399 3,189 13,578
books 1,035 1,035 1,035
Personal expenses 2,265 2,265 2,265
transportation 642 642 1,524
Total $22,042 $14,832 $27,103
Non-residents*
Lives Away from Home Lives with Parents Non-Traditional
tuition & fees $25,329 $25,329 $25,329
room & board 9,399 3,189 13,578
books 1,035 1,035 1,035
Personal expenses 2,265 2,265 2,265
transportation 642 642 1,524
Total $38,670 $32,460 $43,731
* Applicants for admission whose residency status is unclear will be asked to submit documentation. Keep in mind that residency classification decisions made
by other public Washington colleges are not binding on the UW. Residence Classification Office, uw.edu/students/reg/residency/
Payment Schedule Definitions
f For more details about UW tuition rates, consult the Office of Planning & Lives Away From Home
Budgeting website, uw.edu/admin/pb/home/opb-tuition.htm. This category includes all single undergraduate students
f Tuition is due quarterly by Friday of the third week of the quarter. without dependents (spouse or children) who are living away
from the parents’ home and undergraduate married students
f For students living in on-campus housing, room and board is paid quarterly.
without children whose spouses are also students.
Consult the Housing & Food Services website, www.hfs.washington.edu,
for details. Non-Traditional
Undergraduates with children; married undergraduates whose
New Student Enrollment and Orientation Fee (NSEOF)
spouses are not students.
The NSEOF is a $272 one-time fee paid by new undergraduate
students to confirm their intent to enroll at the University of Tuition & Fees
Washington and to reserve their place. The NSEOF funds a variety Figures are for full-time enrollment, 10-18 credits per quarter.
of programs and services for first-year students, including staffing,
facilities and materials for advising, as well as related academic
support programs and services. The NSEOF is neither refundable nor
transferable to another quarter or another student.
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UW Admissions Portal admit.uw.edu
resource directory University operator 543.2100
Washington State Relay Service 800.633.6388 TT
Area Code 206 unless noted
Admissions, Office of Fraternities – Interfraternity Council Residence Classification
320 SCHMITZ HALL 543.1800 > ifc@uw.edu 264 SCHMITZ HALL
543.9686 uwgreeks.com/ifc 543.5932 > registra@uw.edu
admit.uw.edu/Contact uw.edu/students/reg/residency.html
Hall Health Primary Care Center
Calendar, Academic outpatient clinic that provides health and medical Reserved Officer Training Corps
care to currently enrolled UW students
uw.edu/students/reg/calendar.html
685.1011 AIR FORCE ROTC
Campus Visit Program hallhealthcenter.com 204 CLARK HALL
campus tours 543.2360 > afrotc@uw.edu
320 SCHMITZ HALL Honors Program, University depts.washington.edu/afrotc
welcomes transfer students who have participated
543.5429 > visituw@uw.edu in honors programs elsewhere or who have especially ARMY ROTC
admit.uw.edu/Visit strong academic records
104 CLARK HALL
211 MARY GATES HALL
543.9010 > armyrotc@uw.edu
Childcare Assistance for Student Parents 543.7444 > uwhonors@uw.edu depts.washington.edu/armyrotc
172 SCHMITZ HALL depts.washington.edu/uwhonors
543.1041 > ovpsa @uw.edu NAVY ROTC
uw.edu/students/osfa/currentug/child.care.html Housing and Food Services 305 CLARK HALL
includes residence halls as well as single-student and 543.0170 > navyinfo@uw.edu
Department Advisers, a directory family housing apartments
depts.washington.edu/uwnrotc
www.uw.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/about/ 301 SCHMITZ HALL
departments.php 543.4059 > hfsinfo@uw.edu Scholarship Office, Undergraduate
www.hfs.washington.edu clearinghouse for merit-based scholarships to which
Disability Resources for Students UW students can apply. Also a source of information
services for enrolled students International Programs & Exchanges about the Martin Achievement Scholarship and
448 SCHMITZ HALL Martin Family Foundation Honors Scholarship for
study abroad
transfer students.
543.8924 Voice > 543.8925 TTY 459 SCHMITZ HALL
120 MARY GATES HALL
> uwdss @ uw.edu 221.4404 > ipe@uw.edu 221.6023 > scholarq@uw.edu
uw.edu/students/drs ipe.washington.edu uw.edu/students/ugrad/scholar
Disability Services Office Minority Affairs & Diversity, Office of
coordinates accommodation for the public Sororities – Panhellenic Association
recruitment and outreach for underrepresented and
1320 NE CAMPUS PARKWAY first-generation undergraduate students 543.1810 > panhell@uw.edu
543.6450 Voice > 543.6452 TTY > dso@uw.edu 394 SCHMITZ HALL uwpanhellenic.com/
uw.edu/admin/dso 543.5715 > reach@uw.edu
Student Financial Aid, Office of
depts.washington.edu/omad
First Year Programs 105 SCHMITZ HALL
Orientation & Advising for new students, Dawg Daze, Q Center 543.6101 > osfa@uw.edu
and many other programs facilitates and enhances an open, safe, inclusive, uw.edu/students/osfa
171 MARY GATES HALL and celebratory environment for queer and allied
543.4905 > fyp@uw.edu students, faculty, and staff
fyp.washington.edu 450 SCHMITZ HALL
897.1430 > qcenter@uw.edu
qcenter.washington.edu/
Tau Sigma Veterans Center Other Ways to Be a Husky
UW chapter of the national honorary society 520 SCHMITZ HALL
for transfer students Evening Degree Program
543.6122 > veteran@uw.edu 103 LEWIS HALL
171 MARY GATES HALL
uw.edu/students/veteran 543.6160 > 800.543.2320
tausigma@uw.edu
> advisers@extn.washington.edu
students.washington.edu/tausigma Women’s Center evedegree.washington.edu/edp
Programs and classes for women and men. The Re-
Testing Center Entry program offers autumn and spring orientations
math and world language placement tests of the UW, transitional support, and free 50-minute Summer Quarter
440 SCHMITZ HALL advising appointments for those returning to college 225 SCHMITZ HALL
after time away. 543.8580 > uwsq@uw.edu
543.1170 > oeatests@uw.edu
CUNNINGHAM HALL summer.washington.edu/summer
uw.edu/oea
685.1090 > womens@uw.edu
Undergraduate Advising/Gateway Center depts.washington.edu/womenctr UW Extension
Academic counselors help premajor and certificate programs and credit and noncredit classes
preprofessional students develop academic Work Study 4311 11TH AVENUE NE
programs to meet their educational goals 172 SCHMITZ HALL 897.8939 > 206.543.0898 TDD >
171 MARY GATES HALL 685.1985 > workstdy@uw.edu 800.506.1325 > uweo@uw.edu
543.2550 > advice@uw.edu uw.edu/students/osfa/ugaid/workstudy.html pce.uw.edu
uw.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/
UW Bothell
University Catalog 18115 CAMPUS WAY NE, BOTHELL, WA 98011
on the Web only 425.352.5000 > 425.352.5303 TDD >
uw.edu/students/gencat askuwb@uwb.edu
uwb.edu
UW Technology
221.5000 > help@uw.edu UW Tacoma
washington.edu/itconnect 1900 COMMERCE ST., TACOMA, WA 98402
253.692.4000 > 800.736.7750
> uwtinfo@uw.edu
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tacoma.washington.edu
Registered Student organizations
Transfer Student Transitions
Once you arrive on campus, you’ll find a variety of programs students. each trig includes a two-credit course entitled
and services designed to make your transition smooth and help “the university community.” in the course, taught by an
you make the most of your uW experience. the office of first undergraduate who transferred to the uW, new transfer
Year Programs houses a coordinator of transfer and commuter students can explore a field of study, meet other transfer
Programs, providing targeted programs and services for and returning students, learn about campus resources, and
transfer students. for example, transfer and returning student become part of the campus community. information about
interest groups (trigs) give experienced college students the trigs and other transfer student programs will be available
opportunity to enroll in one or two classes with other transfer during Advising & Orientation.
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getting around Metropolitan Population
3.5
uw.edu/visit
million
Directions to Schmitz Hall (Office of Admissions) Directions to Mary Gates Hall
From Interstate 5, northbound or southbound Mary Gates Hall, home of Undergraduate Advising at the Gateway
Take Exit #169 (UW-NE 45th St. Exit). Go east (right turn from I-5 Center and the location of Transfer Thursdays programs,
north, left turn from I-5 south) on NE 45th for about half a mile. is located a short walk into central campus from Schmitz Hall (see
Turn right on 15th Ave. NE and continue about three blocks to 41st map at right). The Gateway Center is in Room 171.
St. Schmitz Hall is on the right (west) side of 15th Ave. To park in
the Central Plaza Parking Garage, turn left at NE 41st. Getting Around
From SR 520 (floating bridge) The UW urges students to walk, bike, carpool, vanpool, or ride
Traveling west toward Seattle, take the Montlake Blvd. NE exit. public transportation to and from campus. With the U-PASS, it’s
Turn right (north) onto Montlake Blvd. and continue over the easy to save money and tread softly on the Earth by choosing
Montlake Bridge. Just after the bridge, turn left on Pacific and alternatives to driving alone.
continue west for several blocks. Turn right at 15th Ave. NE and
Benefits of the U-Pass
continue north about 3 blocks to 41st St. Schmitz Hall is on the
f Unlimited rides on all major bus routes throughout the greater
left (west) side of 15th Ave. To park in the Central Plaza Parking
Puget Sound area;
Garage, turn right at NE 41st.
f Full-fare coverage on the Sounder Commuter train and Link Light Rail;
Visitor Parking f Special low parking rates for those carpooling with other U-PASS holders;
Visitor parking is available in the Central Plaza Parking Garage at NE
f Subsidized vanpool rides;
41st Street. The parking fee is $15 and a portion is refunded upon
exit if the visitor’s stay is less than four hours during the weekday. f Free trips on NightRide shuttle; and
f Discounts on bike helmets, bike light sets, and
Public Transportation other bike safety equipment.
More than 50 bus routes from all over the Puget Sound serve the Getting a U-Pass
University District; about 35 buses come right to campus. For The U-PASS costs about $100 per quarter. Students automatically
specific routes to campus, visit www.uw.edu/commuterservices/ receive a U-PASS sticker with registration materials. If you decide the
get_to_uw/students/. All buses are wheelchair and bicycle U-PASS isn’t right for you, send it back before the tuition due date
accessible. and you will not be charged the U-PASS fee.
f King County Metro To learn more about the U-PASS, go to uw.edu/facilities/
800.542.7876; tripplanner.kingcounty.gov transportation/commuterservices/u-pass.
f Community Transit (Snohomish Co.)
Parking
800.562.1375; www.communitytransit.org
Residence parking is available through Housing & Food Services.
f Sound Transit (Including Sounder Commuter Rail) First, complete the application provided by your residence hall, then
888.889.5368; www.soundtransit.org purchase the permit from Parking Services. Commuter students
f Pierce Transit may also purchase Student Quarterly Parking Permits (Day or Night)
800.562.8109; www.piercetransit.org through Parking Services.
f Everett Transit
425.257.7777; www.everettwa.org
f Kitsap Transit
800.501.7433; www.kitsaptransit.org
617,000 Seattle Population
Seattle
Founded 1851 Miles of shoreline 201
Latitude 47° 39’ Longitude 122° 18’W Miles to Canadian border 113
Land area 84 square miles ...to Mount Rainier 87
Central Campus
more maps: uw.edu/maps
Weather
Average annual rainfall is 38”. Compare it with 12” in LA,
49” in Eugene, OR, 36” in Chicago, and 47” in New York City.
Snow in Seattle is a rare treat.
Average daily high temps: oct, 60º Jan, 45º Apr, 58º July, 75º
Never a 0° day in 80 years of record-keeping.
Average annual number of 90º days is 1.
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Box 355852 Seattle WA 98195-5852
Seattle Campus statistics from autumn 2009 unless noted
uw by the numbers quick links
admit.uw.edu/Numbers
The Student Body Transfer Admission Transfer Admission
Total enrollment 42,094 Applications Received 4,541 admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer
Undergraduates 27,432 / 65% Students offered Admission 2,119
Women 50.5% Men 49.5% Transfer Students Enrolled 1,600 Transfer Thursdays
Graduate & Professional Students 12,520 / 30% admit.uw.edu/Visit/TransferThursdays
Non-Matriculated 2,142 / 5% Entering Transfer Student Profile
Washington Residents 74%
Academic Planning Worksheets
Undergraduates Nonresidents 26%
admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/
Women 50% Men 50% Worksheets
Minority students 38.6%
African American 929 / 3.4% Average Age 24
Asian American 7,512 / 27.4% Mean Transfer GPA 3.42
Equivalency Guide for Washington
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 185 / 0.7%
Community & Technical Colleges
Latino 1,604 / 5.8% Top Ten Feeder Community Colleges admit.uw.edu/Requirements/Transfer/Plan/
Native American 369 / 1.3% Bellevue, Seattle Central, North Seattle, Green EquivalencyGuide/
Caucasian 13,827 / 50.4% River, Shoreline, Edmonds, Highline, Pierce, South
Seattle, Tacoma
International 1,610 / 5.9%
other or Not Reporting 1,396 / 5.1% Choosing a Major
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded www.uw.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/majors/
2008-2009 intro.php
New Undergraduates
Total number of degrees 7,653
New freshmen from high school 5,338
The Arts 4.9% UW Catalog degree programs
New transfer students 1,600
Biological & Environmental Sciences 11.2% and course descriptions
from two-year colleges 78%
Business 10.6% www.uw.edu/students/gencat/
from four-year colleges and universities 22%
Health Sciences 4.2%
New postbaccalaureates 67
Physical Sciences 3.1%
Math, Computing & Engineering 12.1%
Social Sciences 39.2%
Humanities 10.4%
Other 4.3%
