Transfer Students

You are considered a transfer student if you:

• graduated from an accredited high school or obtained a General Education Diploma or an Adult High School diploma AND attended another postsecondary institution after graduating from high school.
• served in the U.S. military at least two years. Learn more.
• are graduating from a Cooperative Innovative High School with an associate degree. (You also have the choice of applying as a first-year student.) Learn more.

You are NOT considered a transfer student if you:

• plan to enroll in the fall term and attended college for the first time in the prior summer.
• are dually enrolled through the Career and College Promise
• attend an early college that is not a Cooperative Innovative High School.

If you are applying as a transfer student, we encourage you to review our transfer admission requirements and information about the transfer application process.

We are committed to creating access opportunities and meaningful partnerships to support transfer student success. If you are a North Carolina Community College student, the PathWays program (beginning January 2024) provides guaranteed transfer admission to UNCW when you complete your A.A., A.S., A.E., A.A.T.P, A.S.T.P or A.F.A. degree.  Learn more.

• Schedule a campus visit or a meeting with a transfer admissions counselor
• Transfer credits
• Transfer orientation
• Financial aid
• On-campus living
• Transfer partnerships
• Honors College
• Earn credit by examination
• Placement tests