UW Colleges Guaranteed Transfer Program

Due to changes in the state budget, the deadline dates for transfer have been changing.

Please check with your intended campus to determine their current deadline for accepting transfers.

The University of Wisconsin Colleges Guaranteed Transfer Program enables students to begin their education as a freshman at the University of Wisconsin Colleges and be guaranteed admission to a UW System institution as a junior. After fulfilling certain credit and grade point average requirements, students will transfer with the same rights and privileges as those who begin their education at the baccalaureate institution.

To be eligible to participate students must:

Have matriculated as a new freshman at the University of Wisconsin Colleges.
Submit a "Declaration of Intent" to participate in the Guaranteed Transfer Program prior to the start of the sophomore year (thirty credits) in the UW Colleges. Forms may be obtained from the Office of Student Services at each UW Colleges campus.
Complete, within three years, the number of credits required for junior status at the baccalaureate institution to which the student intends to transfer. The baccalaureate institution may make exceptions to the required number of credits for those majors/programs for which early transfer is recommended.
Maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average (2.6 for UW-Madison) and a 2.0 in the term prior to transfer. UW Colleges students participating in the Guaranteed Transfer Program must meet the same criteria (e.g. G.P.A., course requirements, etc.) for admission to specific majors/programs as continuing students. The guarantee of admission applies only to the institution and not to the specific program or major.
Students will be allowed to participate in the Guaranteed Transfer Program with only one receiving institution.