Transfer Admission

Applicants who last attended a college or university other than The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley may seek admission as a transfer student. Applicants must have a standing or status that allows them to return to the transferring institution.

Application Documents Required

1. Transfer application. The application is available at www.applytexas.org.
2. Official college transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. Transcripts must be sent directly from the institution(s) attended or may be hand delivered as long as the document is in a sealed envelope from the institution. Transcripts must not be older than 6 months. Students who are currently enrolled at another institution should request a transcript to be sent with the coursework completed to date, followed by a final official transcript to be sent upon completion of the current semester. If applicant attended a foreign college or university, a foreign credential evaluation will be required instead of the college transcript in addition to proof of English language proficiency. See Evaluation of Foreign Credentials and English Language Proficiency sections on this catalog for more details. 

Documents required after admission follow:

1. Texas Success Initiative (TSI) approved test scores or proof of exemption for students who plan to enroll in college-level coursework. Test scores from approved TSI exams or TSI exemption will not be used as a basis for admission, but will be used to determine placement.
2. Medical record documenting Meningitis Vaccination administered within 5 years prior to the start of the application term or exemption will not be used for admission purposes but is a requirement for enrollment for students under 22 years of age Please check with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for full details.

Transfer students who have fewer than 24 earned college-level hours must also submit:

1. For the 2021 - 2022 application cycle, UTRGV remains test optional. ACT or SAT scores.
2. Final high school transcript indicating graduation date, class rank and size (if applicable), GPA, and high school graduation plan (if applicable). The transcript must be received directly from the school or may be delivered by the student in a sealed envelope.

All documents submitted become property of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Documents submitted will not be returned to the student. 

Admission Requirements

Assured admission is in place for transfer applicants who have earned an associate’s degree from an accredited college. For applicants with 24 earned college-level hours or more, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required on all transfer coursework attempted. For applicants with less than 24 earned college-level hours, the freshman admission requirements must be followed in addition to a minimum college GPA of 2.0 (essays not required).

Outreach to Prospective Transfer Students

In an effort to help facilitate the transfer process from two-year and four-year institutions to UTRGV, several programs and resources have been established to assist transfer students.

UTRGV provides a host of transfer resources such as the Transfer Course Equivalency Guide found under the “Resources” tab at https://my.utrgv.edu/ to assist transfer students in evaluating how their existing course credits might transfer to UTRGV. Additional information on transfer coursework can be found at tccns.org. 

For more information on transferring to UTRGV, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website at www.utrgv.edu/admissions or call 1-888-882-4026.