Transfer Student Admission Criteria

Note: Visit the Closed Programs page to see if the program in which you are interested is still accepting applications.

Transfer Criteria

College transfer students must have satisfied Purdue's high school course expectations and completed between 12 and 24 credit hours of college-level coursework (not remedial or developmental). The minimum number of credit hours will vary based on each student's high school and/or college academic credentials. During application evaluation, the Admissions Committee will determine whether an individual's college coursework is sufficient.

Transfer applicants who have not completed a bachelor's degree must provide a final high school transcript. If you did not meet Purdue's high school course expectations while in high school, we will review your college transcript(s) to determine if you have made up any deficiencies. One semester of college-level coursework is equivalent to two semesters of high school.

Transfer applicants also must provide an SAT or ACT test score unless they have completed at least 24 credit hours of college level coursework or have been out of high school for at least five years.

For consideration, transfer applicants also must meet specific criteria for individual academic programs as listed below.

Academic Program	Minimum GPA *	Additional Expectations*
Agriculture	2.2 - 2.7	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Building Construction Management (College of Technology)	3.0 - 3.5	MUST have completed at least a college-level precalculus course (equivalent to MA 159) with a grade of C or higher. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Computer Graphics Technology (College of Technology)	3.3 - 3.5	MUST have completed at least a college-level precalculus course (equivalent to MA 159) with a grade of C or higher. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Computer and Information Technology (College of Technology)	3.0	MUST have completed at least a college-level precalculus course (equivalent to MA 159) with a grade of C or higher. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Computer Science (College of Science)	2.5	See additional criteria below. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Consumer and Family Sciences	2.3 - 2.9	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Dietetics	2.5	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Education	2.8 - Elementary Education 2.8 - Special Education 3.0 - Social Studies Education	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (College of Technology)	2.5	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Engineering		See below. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Flight (College of Technology)	3.0	See additional criteria below. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Health Sciences	3.0 - 3.3	MUST have completed at least a college-level chemistry course with a grade of C or higher. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Liberal Arts	2.2 - 3.0	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Management	3.0 - 3.3	MUST have completed at least a college-level calculus course with a grade of C or higher. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Mechanical Engineering Tech. (College of Technology)	3.0	Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Nursing	3.5	For consideration, applicants MUST have completed at least six hours of college-level natural science courses (biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, etc.) with grades of B or higher. See additional Nursing expectations below. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Pharm D (Doctor or Pharmacy)		See below.
Pharmaceutical Sciences		See below. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Prepharmacy	3.2	See below. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Science	2.5 - 3.3	MUST have completed at least a college-level calculus course with a grade of C or higher. See more specific criteria for Computer Science major. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Technology	2.5 - 3.5	See individual criteria for the following Technology majors: Building Construction Management, Computer Graphics Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, and Flight. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Undergraduate Studies Program	2.5	CANNOT have more than 30 credit hours (or the equivalent quarter or trimester hours) of college-level coursework. Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Veterinary Medicine		See below Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.
Veterinary Technology		See below Check out our closed programs page for availability of individual areas of study.

*Important note: Having only the minimum GPA does not guarantee admission. Criteria for admission may change without notice.

**Applicants in their first semester of college may be admitted as transfer students based on their high school academic record, pending successful completion of their first semester of college coursework.

Computer Science
Transfer students with one year or less of college coursework must meet high school course expectations and be in the upper half of their high school graduating class or have earned a B or higher in a college calculus course. Students also must have a strong SAT or ACT score and a 2.5 college GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Transfer students with more than one year of college coursework must meet high school course expectations, have earned a B or higher in a college calculus course, and have a 2.5 college GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Engineering 
Transfer students interested in entering first-year engineering must:

• Have a GPA of 3.0 (4.0 scale) or higher in the subject matter outlined below.
• Have completed at least 14 semester-credit hours of the first-year engineering subject matter expectations (see below), including at least 8 semester credit hours of calculus, chemistry, or physics.

Transfer students interested in being admitted directly to a specific engineering discipline must have completed all of the following college-level coursework and have the necessary GPA.

• Calculus: 2 semesters
• Chemistry: 1 semester
• Science Elective: 2nd semester of chemistry, OR
  1 semester computer science (programming content only)
• Physics (calculus-based): 1 semester
• English Composition: 1 semester
• Speech or Humanities: 1 semester  

GPA Requirements of Specific Engineering Programs:

• Aeronautical and Astronautical: 3.0
• Agricultural: 2.5
• Biomedical: (closed)
• Chemical: 3.3
• Civil: 3.0
• Computer: 3.0
• Construction Engineering and Management***: 2.5
• Electrical: 3.0
• Industrial: 3.0
• Interdisciplinary: 3.0
• Materials: 3.0
• Mechanical: (closed)
• Nuclear: 2.5

***All applicants to Construction Engineering and Management must come to campus for an interview because of the unique work program required of all students. Applicants should call (765) 494-2240 to arrange an interview.

Flight
Students transferring to professional flight must have completed at least an associate degree (or equivalent) and possess the FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating before the beginning of their studies at Purdue. The professional flight program is composed of two options: airline pilot and corporate pilot. Admission to both of these options is selective and competitive. Application deadline: June 1. Flight students begin only in the fall.

Nursing
To be considered for admission as a transfer student, applicants must meet one of the following minimum requirements:

   1.Completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in another field of study from an accredited college or university.
 OR
   2.Completion of at least 12 semester credit hours (or equivalent) at an accredited college or university. Completion of at least six hours of college-level natural science courses (biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, etc.) with grades of B or higher.

Admission is selective. The most qualified students are selected from the pool of applicants. Students without a bachelor's degree in another field who are admitted to the School of Nursing begin as freshmen in the nursing program and are projected to complete the program in 8 semesters (4 years from the fall semester of admission.)

Pharmaceutical Sciences 
To be considered for admission directly to the pharmaceutical sciences program, applicants must have completed the two-year pre-pharmaceutical sciences curriculum with a 3.0 GPA. The application can be requested via (765) 494-1357, oss@pharmacy.purdue.edu, or www.pharmacy.purdue.edu. Students who have not completed the two-year pharmaceutical sciences curriculum may apply for pre-pharmaceutical sciences.

Pharm D (Doctor of Pharmacy)
Two years of prepharmacy are required to apply for the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. Students who will have completed two or more years of pre-pharmacy by the end of the academic year must apply for the program through the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) by December 1; this application can be found at www.pharmcas.org. Applicants also must request a secondary application from the Purdue School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and meet a deadline of December 1. The secondary application can be requested via (765) 494-1357, oss@pharmacy.purdue.edu, or www.pharmacy.purdue.edu.

Prepharmacy
Students applying for enrollment in pre-pharmacy to begin in fall 2008 and beyond must have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale) or higher for consideration. They also must complete the following college requirements with grades of B or higher in each course:

• General chemistry: 6 hours or 2 semesters
• General biology: 6 hours or 2 semesters
• Calculus: 6 hours or 2 semesters

Students should be enrolled in a minimum of 14 credit hours per semester to be academically competitive for admission to the professional program. They also are encouraged to make an appointment with a pharmacy academic advisor to review the academic record and to develop a plan of study.

Veterinary Medicine
If you have completed all of the pre-professional requirements and are considering applying to the veterinary medicine program, call (765) 494-7893 for an application and additional information. Application deadline: October 1.

Veterinary Technology
Transfer students interested in veterinary technology must meet the high school subject matter expectations and file their application by November 15. All applications will be reviewed, but only the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the interview process, which takes place in January. For more information, contact the veterinary technology department at (765) 494-7619.