Transfer Admission

Transfer Applicants

You are considered a transfer applicant if you have completed some academic work at an accredited college or university after graduating from secondary school (high school) and wish to transfer to UNC Charlotte to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer student Application checklist

  1. Apply in the Future 49er Portal.
  2. Pay the $80 application fee
  3. Complete one item from the list below to show proof of English proficiency (this is not required if applying for conditional admission through ELTI).
    • TOEFL IBT: 70 or higher (minimum of 14 in each sub score). 
      • TOEFL DISCOUNT CODE: UNCCharlotte40 at checkout when registering/paying for test
    • IELTS: 6.0 or higher (minimum of 5.0 in each sub score)
    • Duolingo English Test (EDT): 105 or higher
    • PTE Academic: 48 or higher (minimum of 35 in each sub score)
    • SAT: 500 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
    • ACT: 19 on the Reading section
    • English Language and Training Institute (ELTI) at UNC Charlotte: Completion of Level 5
    • U.S. High School Diploma: Transcripts showing successful completion of two years
    • 24 credit hours at a US university or community college: US college transcript with the grade of C or better in English Composition I and II or 6 credits of Humanities (classes must be completed before applying). One essay is required.
    • Degree from an accredited U.S. College: Transcript showing a transferable associate’s or bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited US institution.
  4. College transcript from every university previously attended.
    • College or university outside the US: UNC Charlotte does not evaluate foreign college transcripts. Instead, an official course-by-course credential evaluation must be provided from a NACES-accredited agency. Please send your official foreign transcripts to any appropriate agency. Once the review is completed, they will submit the credential evaluation report on your behalf directly to our office. We recommend using International Education Evaluations, Educational Perspectives, Educational Credential Evaluators or SpanTran for the evaluation.
    • College or university inside the US: Official transcript(s) required.
  5. Proof of high school graduation (secondary education or pre-university curriculum).
    • If you are transferring with less than 24 semester credit hours, then official high school documentation may be required. If you completed your high school education outside the US, then an official course-by-course credential evaluation would be required from a NACES-accredited agency. Otherwise, official transcripts will suffice for US high schools.
    • Please note: Second-degree applicants (already have a bachelor’s degree) are not required to submit high school documentation.

Download our Transfer Application Checklist