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Admission Requirements

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Minimum admission requirements for transfer students:

  • You must have a 2.0 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) after completing 24 semester hours of transferable college-level work.
  • If you have fewer than 24 semester hours of transferable college-level work, you must also meet the minimum admission requirements for beginning freshmen:
    • Minimum academic high school grade point average of 2.25;
    • Minimum ACT score of 20 or an SAT combined score of 950 (critical reading + math); or
    • Applicants must take and pass the COMPASS examination; must achieve satisfactory minimum scores in all 3 (Algebra 37, English 60, and Reading 74) test sections.  Go to www.uab.edu/testing for more information regarding the COMPASS exam.
  • You must be considered in "good academic standing” at all previous colleges or universities you attended.
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