Transfer Students
Students who have completed a minimum of 12 college semester hours at another college or university must apply for transfer admission to the University of Tennessee Southern.
A transfer student must:
- have a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0 GPA and be in good standing with the last college or university attended.
- submit an official transcript of all previous college work from each institution attended. A high school transcript and ACT may also be required. If the college transcripts submitted show the graduation date and name of the high school, the high school transcripts may not be required.
Students who complete all the courses listed for a particular Tennessee Board of Regents Tennessee Transfer Pathway and who hold an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a Tennessee community college or from a senior institution within the state that meets the Transfer Pathway requirements will be admitted with junior standing and will have satisfied the General Education core requirements for the baccalaureate degree, except for courses specifically required for the student’s major.
Students who have not followed an approved Transfer Pathway and who hold an A.A. or A.S. degree, or students holding an applied degree (e.g., A.A.S.) must have their transcripts evaluated on an individual basis by the Registrar's Office; recognized courses will be credited toward graduation.
Students with A.A. or A.S. degrees from OTHER STATES that are designed to transfer to a senior institution must have their transcripts evaluated. Certain academic programs may have special core requirements that the transfer student may be required to complete.
The University of Tennessee Southern does NOT transfer grades of “D” or lower except when a student has graduated with an associate (A.A. or A.S) or bachelor’s degree. Students may be asked to provide syllabi, course descriptions, and work samples as required.
A transcript from each former institution must be presented for evaluation, even if no credit was earned. All courses from a regionally accredited college are accepted for transfer; however, depending on a student's major, they may not all count toward a degree.
Once all transcripts have been received and the grades posted to the UT Southern transcript, the transfer student will be able to review the credit received from the registrar's transfer evaluation.
The UT Southern course number for equivalent courses or the designation LL for lower-level credit and UL for upper-level credit if no equivalent course exists will be posted to the student's transfer evaluation. LL and UL credits may be applied toward degree requirements that do not designate specific course number requirements. The student's academic advisor with the Director of Academic Advising will use the degree audit to identify how each of the transferred courses may be used to satisfy specific degree requirements.
Students wishing to appeal the evaluation of any transferred courses should contact the Registrar to request a review and re-evaluation of those courses. Students may be asked to provide a copy of the course description, a syllabus from the original institution, and even work samples. The Registrar and Director of Academic Advising consult the program coordinator, the school chair, and/or the Provost.
To earn a University of Tennessee degree, a student must earn 55 hours toward the baccalaureate degree at a four-year institution, 30 hours must be earned at the University of Tennessee Southern; at least 12 semester hours of upper-division coursework in their major must be earned at UT Southern.