Minimum Admission Requirements: Transfer Applicants

1. Students with 30 or more transferable quarter credits (20 semester credits) will be admitted as transfer students. Students with fewer than 30 transferable quarter credits must meet both the requirements for college transfer and high school students. Official high school and college transcripts must be submitted.
2. Meet minimum GPA requirement: 2.25, or 2.00 if students present a transferable Associate's Degree or an Oregon Transfer Module (OTM).
3. Meet Second Language Proficiency Requirement. See "Second Language Proficiency Requirement" below.
   

For International Students

1. Minimum grade point average (GPA) requirement:

a. High School/Secondary School Graduates: Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 when adjusted to the U.S. 4.00 grading scale

b. Transfer Students: Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.25 on 30 or more transferable credits, excluding ESL credits, when adjusted to the U.S. 4.00 grading scale, or minimum 2.00 if student presents a transferable Associate's Degree or an Oregon Transfer Module (OTM).

2. English Language proficiency requirement:

Applicants who meet the English language proficiency requirement may enroll in academic classes. Those who do not meet this requirement will be restricted to ESL classes until the requirement has been met.

Applicants may demonstrate English language proficiency by submitting the following test results:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• • Paper-Based Test (PBT): 525
  • Computer-Based Test (CBT): 197
  • Internet-Based Test (IBT) - Overall Score: 79
    
  • Internet-Based Test (IBT) - Subsection Scores: Reading, 18; Listening, 18; Speaking, 16; Writing, 16
    

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A minimum overall band score of 6.5 with minimum 6.0 on each individual band score is required.

Second language proficiency requirement

All applicants who have graduated from high school in 1997 or any year after must demonstrate proficiency in a second language. Students may demonstrate proficiency by meeting one of the following options:

• Pass, with a C- or better, two years of the same high school-level second language
• Pass, with a C- or better, the third year of a high school-level second language
• Pass, with a C- or better, two quarters or two semesters of college-level second language
• Pass a proficiency exam

Students must provide official high school or college transcripts to indicate the Second Language Proficiency Requirement has been met.

For a complete list of proficiency options available for meeting the Second Language Requirement (including American Sign Language), please contact the University’s Office of Admissions, Registration, and Records, or view the OUS Second Language Policy.

Admission appeals

Students who do not meet admission requirements may file an appeal for additional consideration. Contact the Office of Admissions, Registration, and Records for more information.