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Transfer & Transition Students

What is a transfer student?

A transfer student is an individual who has completed some college coursework and is seeking to transfer to another learning institution to complete their desired degree program. Our transfer students take advantage of the same resources and opportunities as our freshman and graduate students.

Calculus is a required sequence in the Lindner College of Business. It is highly recommended that you begin your math sequence before transferring so that you do not fall behind your peers and you meet all graduation requirements. Students who have no college level math (which includes AP calculus) are much less likely to be admitted.

The exact math classes required of each student depends on the number of transferrable credits they are bringing to UC. If you have questions about what math class you need to complete before transferring, please contact the admissions team at businessug@uc.edu.

Transfer applicants to the Lindner College of Business should have at least a 2.5 GPA in all college-level course work (inclusive of college credit earned in high school) and have at least started their math classes moving towards college calculus or business calculus.

Required Materials:

  • If less than 24 hours of transferrable credit, final high school transcript.
  • Transcripts for all college coursework (including College Credit Plus or Dual Enrollment).
  • If you earned college work in high school, you must request the official transcript from the college or university that awarded the credit.
  • All official AP or IB test score reports sent from the testing agency.

Once you have made your decision to attend UC, you should confirm your admission to UC.

Within one week of confirming, the Lindner's Advising Office will reach out to you to schedule orientation. 

Please email Lindner's Undergraduate Enrollment team with questions.

What is a transition student?

A transition student is an individual who falls in one of two categories:

  • Begins coursework at one of our regional campuses, UC Blue Ash or UC Clermont. 
  • Changes majors within the university. 

Students from a regional campus typically begin an associate's degree program with the expectation of transitioning to UC's Uptown Campus to complete the bachelor's degree program.

Information sessions are typically offered every semester to allow interested students to explore a major in business, review a business degree audit (advisement report) and/or receive individual advising. Sessions are virtual, and are open to Main Campus, Blue Ash and Clermont students.

Transfer and transition advising center

The Lindner College of Business accepts transition students to begin in the fall, spring or summer semester.

The Application for Change in College and Program for the Lindner College of Business must be submitted to the Undergraduate Programs Office following these application deadlines:

  • Fall Semester: July 1
  • Spring Semester: November 1
  • Summer Semester: March 1
  • For the bachelor of arts in economics (BA), the bachelor of business administration (BBA), bachelor of science in industrial management (BSIM), and bachelor of science in business analytics (BSBANA) majors, a cumulative collegiate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale over all course work attempted is required. Please note that the cumulative collegiate GPA for transitioning students is calculated using all course work attempted at each college and university attended.
  • Candidates for admission must have at least a 2.0 University of Cincinnati GPA, in addition to a 2.5 overall GPA. Conditional offers of admission will be made using transcripts with courses in progress. A final transcript is required before the student is allowed to enroll.
  • Applicants to the BA or one of the BBA majors must demonstrate appropriate progress toward completion of the required mathematics courses. All Lindner College of Business students must complete Math 1044 (Applied Calc I) and 1045 (Applied Calc II) (a 6 hour math sequence) or its equivalent, Math 1046 (Business Calculus – 5 hrs) OR Math 1061 (Calculus I - 4 hrs) and Math 1062 (Calculus II - 4 hrs) or the equivalent from another institution. To be admitted to the college, students must have earned a grade of C- or better in Math 1044 or Math 1061, or successfully completed Math 1046 with a passing grade prior to submitting an application for change in college.
  • Applicants to the BSIM and BSBANA programs must demonstrate appropriate progress toward completion of the required mathematics courses, Math 1061 (Calculus I - 4 hrs) and Math 1062 (Calculus II - 4 hrs) or the equivalent from another institution. To be admitted to the college, students must have earned a grade of C- or better in Math 1061, prior to submitting an application for change in college.
  • Students with fewer than the equivalent of 30 semester hours of earned college-level course work must also supply high school transcripts and ACT/SAT scores. These students will be considered for admission as transitioning students based on the relevant first-year admission criteria (including ACT or SAT scores, high school GPA and rank in class) and the applicable transfer admission requirements.
  • All UC Grade Replacements must be processed before students apply for transition. Admission decisions will be made using the GPA posted at the time the decision is made. 
  • Attendance at a Lindner College of Business Orientation session is required to complete the admissions process. Failure to attend a Lindner Orientation session will result in the offer of admission being rescinded.