Transfer students
Congratulations on your decision to become a Nanook! You'll find that UAF is a close-knit community where academic pursuits are balanced with the continuing quest for friendship, adventure and shared experiences.
What you achieve at UAF is only limited by your imagination.
Students who've never attended the University of Alaska
Follow the instructions on how to apply as a new student.
Refer to the table of substitutions for non-UA institutions to determine how individual transfer courses may substitute for individual UAF baccalaureate core courses.
Students who've attended a UA campus before (UAA or UAS)
Follow the instructions on how to apply as a returning student.
If you're planning to transfer to UAF from UAA or UAS, the general education requirements for your baccalaureate degree are transferable; the requirements you completed at one UA institution fulfill the same categories at all other UA institutions. If you have completed your general education requirements at UAA or UAS, you have fulfilled all requirements of the UAF baccalaureate core. If you have taken some of the general education requirements at UAA or UAS (but not all), refer to the table of substitutions for intra-UA transfers.
Transfer credit details
UAF's transfer credit resource website is an unofficial reference for undergraduate students considering transferring to UAF. An official evaluation of transfer credits will be provided after you have formally applied and been admitted to a degree program at UAF. In the meantime, the transfer credit resource website can help you see how the course credits you bring with you may equate with specific course offerings at UAF.
UAF is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) network. For additional information about the SOC program, contact an admissions counselor.
Transfer policies
Review the policies surrounding transfer of credit to UAF.
Review the published table of substitutions for students transferring courses into the core curriculum at UAF.
Alternate ways to earn credit
You may be able to receive credit for select courses by passing a competency test. See Testing Services for more information.
GPAs from previous colleges or universitites do not count toward your GPA at UAF, but they will be used to determine whether a student is eligible to graduate with honors.
Students transferring from schools on a quarter system will receive 3.335 semester hours per 5 quarter hours. (EX: 5 QH x 0.667 = 3.335 SH)
Mailing transcripts:
All forms, transcripts and test scores should be sent to:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Office of Admissions and the Registrar
PO Box 757480
Fairbanks AK 99775-7480
Electronic transcripts should be sent to admissions@uaf.edu.
Questions about UAF, admissions or life in Alaska?
Contact John Smelter
Transfer student admissions counselor
jpsmelter@alaska.edu
907-474-6679