Requirements for Transfer Admission

Transfer students must forward official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions to the Admissions Office. If, at the point of applying, you have not completed a two-year degree, it is also necessary to submit your final high school transcripts. Mail your transcripts to:

Admissions Office
212 Millennium Hall
UW-Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751

You are likely to be admitted in good standing if you have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or greater from the last school you attended. Education major applicants must have a grade point average of 2.75 or greater from the last school you attended.

Applied Science; Computer Engineering; Dietetics; Game Design and Development; Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management;  Manufacturing Engineering; and Plastics Engineering applicants have additional requirements (see below).

Applied Science applicants

Graduate in the top 40 percent of your class or cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale) for high schools that do not rank only, or receive a composite score of 22 or greater on the ACT or 1030 or greater on the SAT (ACT preferred). In addition, an ACT math score of at least 22 or SAT math score of at least 510 is required.

Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Plastics Engineering

Transfer students will be admitted to the aforementioned programs if at least one of the following three requirements are met:

  1. Both "Test A" AND "Test B" below are satisfied:

    Test A     Student must have an overall ACT score of 22 or better, or student must be in the upper 40% of high school graduating class.

    Test B     Student must have an ACT MATH score of 22 or better.

  2. Student has transferred either of the following Calculus courses in with a grade of "B" or better (Note: a grade of "B-" is not sufficient):
    MATH-153 Calculus I or
    MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

  3. Student has transferred the following sequence of courses with an overall grade point average for these courses of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher:
    MATH-153 Calculus I
    (or MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I)
    MATH-154 Calculus II
    (or MATH-157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II)
    PHYS-281 University Physics I
    CHEM-135 College Chemistry I

If an applicant does not meet any of the above requirements for admission to the aforementioned programs, but does meet the requirements for admission to the university; they may enroll without as Pre-Engineering and qualify for the engineering major by meeting either requirement 2 or 3 by completing the appropriate courses at UW-Stout.

Dietetics

Transfer/second degree students must complete the following courses before acceptance to the B.S. Dietetics program. Students not transferring these courses will be admitted as pre-Dietetics until these courses have been completed at UW-Stout.

  • MATH-120 (College Algebra)
  • CHEM-125 or 135 (College Algebra-based Chemistry)
  • BIO-234 (Physiology and Anatomy)

Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (Effective Fall 2012)

Effective Fall 2012, Students transferring into the HRTM program need a minimum of 24 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and documented organization involvement. Organization involvement includes but is not limited to:

  • Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
  • Hospitality Minnesota
  • International Special Events Society
  • Native American Tourism of Wisconsin (NATOW)
  • Significant volunteer experience with a non‐profit organization
  • Wisconsin Lodging Association
  • Wisconsin Restaurant Association (WRA)

Transfer students that meet the GPA requirement but not organizational involvement criteria, may be admitted to the Pre-HRTM program and then meet the organizational involvement criteria during their first semester at UW-Stout. At that time, they may reapply for admission into the program.

Transfer students that have a 2.5 to 2.75 GPA may be considered for admission as Pre-HRTM. Admission into the HRTM program may be accomplished in two ways:

  • Receipt of a final college transcript from last post-secondary institution attended which now meets the minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA requirement;

  • At the end of a student’s first semester at UW-Stout and upon completion of a minimum of 24 credits with a UW-Stout minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and a minimum of four months of documented active involvement in a recognized Stout Student Association (SSA) organization.

Game Design and Development

Art Concentration: Applicants must have a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA, and a grade of C or higher for all art and design courses already taken.

Computer Science Concentration: Applicants must have a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA, and a grade of C or higher for all math and computer science courses already taken to be admitted into the computer science concentration of the game design and development program. Applicants must also have completed the equivalent of UW-Stout’s Math 121 Intro to College Math II (Trigonometry) or a higher level math course with a grade of C or better.

Teacher Education degree programs

All students wishing to transfer into one of the following teacher education programs, including:

  • Art Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Education
  • Marketing and Business Education
  • Science Education
  • Special Education
  • Technology Education
  • Technology and Science Education
  • Vocational Rehabilitation | Special Education Certification

must have a 2.75 cumulative grade point average and be admitted as a Pre-Education student. Subsequent acceptance into a teacher education major and enrollment in professional education coursework will require successful completion of the Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST).

Therefore, it is highly recommended that the PPST be taken prior to enrolling at UW-Stout. PPST registration information can be found at the School of Education website.