Thank you for your interest in UNCW and our admissions process.
Transfer Students:
Transfer students are those students who have graduated from high school (or completed an Adult High School Diploma / GED) and attended or are currently enrolled
in a regionally accredited two- or four-year college or university and wish to transfer to
UNCW in order to earn a bachelor's degree or have already obtained a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and are seeking a second bachelor's degree from UNCW.
Minimum Requirements to be considered for admission:
Please click on the appropriate category below:
Application Procedures:
To ensure a timely evaluation of your transfer application, you must:
- submit your application with the application fee;
- have all official transcripts mailed to the office of admissions directly from the colleges and universities you have attended
- have an official high school transcript (and your G.E.D. scores if applicable) sent to the office of admissions directly from your high school or testing center.
Additionally, if you:
- are currently enrolled in college, please provide a copy of the registration of your in-progress courses;
- want credit for past military experience, please provide the Army/Ace Registry or SMART transcript for evaluation;
- are not a US citizen, please enclose a photocopy of your I-551/Alien Registration Card (“Green Card”).
Transfer To Teal (T3) Saturday:
We would like for you to join us to learn more about the transfer admission process, obtain an unofficial evaluation of transfer credit and pre-admission academic advising, and a campus tour. Register here for the dates below:
T3 Saturdays
October 25, 2008
April 25, 2009
If you would like to visit UNCW via our daily tours you must create a SeaLevel account and sign up.
Transfer Deadline Dates:
Fall Semester/Summer Sessions – March 1***
***After March 1, we will process your application on a space-available basis only. The University reserves the right to return an application and fee if received after March 1.
*WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2008
**Spring Semester
**Admission for the spring term is extremely limited. The Office of Admissions will announce by September 21 if applications will be accepted and considered for the spring semester. The university DOES NOT encourage transfer students to plan on spring enrollment. If space is available, it will be limited to those students who have earned an associate of arts or science degree or at least 54 transferable credits from an accredited college or university with a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average.
If Admitted...
Admitted candidates have until December 1 (for spring semester) and May 1
or 30 days from date of admissions letter (for fall semester) to submit an
enrollment deposit. The University will cancel your admission if you do not
submit an enrollment deposit by the designated deadline.
Extension/Off-Campus Enrollment (Onslow, Brunswick, Columbus)
If you are seeking admission to UNCW as a degree-seeking student at one of our off-campus extension programs, you are still required to meet the UNCW requirements for admission as a transfer student. Find out more.
- Apply
- CLEP Exam Information
- Forms
- Transfer Admissions Profile
- Transfer of Credit
- Transfer Guide for NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES ONLY
- Travel Schedule Fall 2008
- Scholarships
- Withdraw Application
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to print an Application for Admission. Click the icon below to download it.
UNCW Office of Admissions
601 South College Road | Wilmington, NC 28403-5904
phone 910 962-3243 | fax 910 962-3038
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