Transfer Students
As a transfer student, you must first identify which type of transfer student you are in order to follow the correct steps to apply. If at any point in the process you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.
Which type of TRANSFER STUDENT are you?
You are a FRESHMAN TRANSFER applicant if you:
- Already graduated from high school or home school, or have earned a GED and have enrolled in a college or university after high school graduation, and
- Have earned 0-23 college credit hours from a college or university you attended after high school graduation.
You are a regular TRANSFER applicant if you:
- Already graduated from high school or home school, or have earned a GED and have enrolled in a college or university after high school graduation, and
- Have earned 24+ college credit hours from a college or university you attended after high school graduation.
Academic Fresh Start
As stated in Section 51.931 of the Texas Education Code, an applicant to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has the right to seek admission under the "Right to An Academic Fresh Start" policy. Applicants who seek admission under this section will have all undergraduate academic credits or grades, 10 or more years prior to the starting date of the semester in which the applicant seeks to enroll, excluded from the calculation of the undergraduate GPA.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH AN ACADEMIC FRESH START MAY BE GRANTED
1. An Academic Fresh Start may be granted one time only.
2. To be eligible for an Academic Fresh Start the student/applicant:
- must be classified as a Texas Resident for tuition purposes,
- must submit all official transcripts from other institutions, regardless of whether an Academic Fresh Start has been granted at any previous institution.
3. Undergraduate coursework will be excluded from the cumulative GPA as follows:
- only for coursework earned at Texas Public institutions,
- for all coursework taken 10 or more years prior to request of the Academic Fresh Start, regardless of the grade earned.
4. Coursework & grades excluded from the GPA due to granting of an Academic Fresh Start:
- will remain on the student's official record for audit purposes,
- will not be used as pre-requisites for subsequent coursework,
- will not be used to meet graduation requirements,
- may affect NCAA eligibility, Veteran Administration Certification or Financial Aid eligibility,
- may reclassify the student for admission purposes, requiring additional admission documents.
5. Any existing degree plan or commitment which considered coursework excluded from calculation of the GPA under the Academic Fresh Start policy is invalid.
6. The Academic Fresh Start, once granted, may not be reversed under any circumstances.
Applicants requesting consideration for admission under the Academic Fresh Start statute should complete the Request for Academic Fresh Start Form found at https://www.utrgv.edu/undergraduate-admissions/transfer-students/admissions-forms/index.htm