College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
This college offers more than 50 undergraduate majors.

Admission requirements for transfer students
Transfer applicants (including domestic and international applicants who attended college in the United States) must have:

• a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 2.50 or higher on at least 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) of acceptable graded credit, and completion of the High School Course Requirements

—OR—

• an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree from an Iowa community college or Waldorf College and a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.00 or higher from all colleges attended (AA holders from Black Hawk College in Illinois must have a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.25 or higher from all colleges attended; transfer candidates with an approved AA degree are exempt from the High School Course Requirements)

  —OR—

• an Associate of Science (AS) Degree from an Iowa community college, a cumulative transfer GPA of 2.00 or higher from all colleges attended, and completion of the High School Course Requirements.

Students with fewer than 24 semester hours will be considered for admission based on a combination of high school and college academic records, as well as ACT or SAT scores.

International students
The above requirements apply to international students transferring from a college within the United States. There are different requirements for international students Transferring from a College Outside of the United States.

Application process
The application process varies depending on your status.

U.S. Citizens & Permanent Residents
International Applicants

Application deadlines
The deadlines vary depending on when you plan to enroll.

• Fall Semester—April 1
• Spring Semester—November 15 (October 1 for international applicants)
• Summer Session—April 1 (March 1 for international applicants)

Degree Audit
When you are admitted, a Degree Audit will become part of your Admissions Profile in ISIS. The audit:

• tells you whether you have completed the necessary High School Course Requirements,
• specifies which General Education Program Requirements and which requirements for your major you still need to fulfill,
• indicates which prerequisite courses necessary for applying to the respective colleges need to be fulfilled, and
• monitors other degree requirements including semester hours, GPA, residency requirement, and college-specific regulations.

Credit evaluation
The Office of Admissions evaluates transfer courses applicable to High School Course Requirements and General Education Program requirements, as well as a number of courses applicable to the requirements of your major. Your major department makes decisions about how the rest of your transfer courses apply toward the requirements for your major.

Transfer policies
Review the Transfer Policies to find out about calculating your transfer GPA, Iowa's course-repeat policy, and other Iowa transfer policies.

Course equivalency guide
Search the Transfer Equivalency Guide for commonly transferred courses offered at other Iowa institutions and our major out-of-state transfer colleges. The system is designed for prospective students who want to know how courses will transfer to Iowa and for UI students who plan to take courses at other institutions in the summer or at other times.

English proficiency requirement
If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident whose first language is not English, you must take an English Proficiency Evaluation during your Orientation program. Exceptions are made in the cases of applicants whose ACT English subscores are 21 or above (SAT Critical Reading score of 540 or higher) and those whose Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are 600 or higher on the paper-based test or 100 or above on the Internet-based test. Applicants seeking exceptions should contact the Office of Admissions.

Degrees available from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
This college awards the Bachelor of Arts (BA), the Bachelor of Science (BS), the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), the Bachelor of Music (BM), and the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS).

Majors & Programs