Undergraduate Transfer Program
If you have already completed college or university-level courses and want to transfer to UAB, our Undergraduate Transfer Program (UTP) is for you. You'll receive an estimate of transferable credits toward your degree before you start your program.
Our UTP provides a customized path to earning your bachelor's degree at UAB. You won't repeat course work and will receive additional academic, language and cultural support to help you excel at a US university.
Degree Program Components
2-Semester:
- 120 credit hour program
- 19-32 credit hours apply from Pathway
- 88-101 credit hours remaining toward degree
1-Semester:
- 120 credit hour program
- 11-15 credit hours apply from Pathway
- 105-109 credit hours remaining toward degree
Flexible study plans if you can't travel overseas
We are accepting applications for all of our face-to-face courses for August/September 2020. If you are unable to travel to start one of our face-to-face courses, you have the opportunity to start your studies online and later transfer to study at your chosen campus when face-to-face teaching resumes.
Course features
- Transfer of credits from your college or university-level classes to your degree
- Customized curriculum of university credit-bearing courses
- Guaranteed progression to any undergraduate program upon successful completion of your UTP
- Academic advising throughout the program including progression and student success advisors
Your course options
View detailed course content by selecting one of the options below:
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 77, IELTS 6.0, PTEA 51, IELA 176, Duolingo 120, or GaoKao 120. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
What do I need to progress?
Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA, C or better in all courses & no grades of I or W permitted.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 162, Duolingo 90, or GaoKao 110. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
What do I need to progress?
Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA, C or better in all courses & no grades of I or W permitted.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50, IELTS 5.0, PTEA 41+, Completion of Academic English Level 3, IELA 154, Duolingo 75, or Gaokao 105 |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 77, IELTS 6.0, PTEA 51, IELA 176, Duolingo 120, or GaoKao 120. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
What do I need to progress?
Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA, C or better in all courses & no grades of I or W permitted.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 162, Duolingo 90, or GaoKao 110. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
What do I need to progress?
Minimum 2.0 cumulative UAB GPA, C or better in all courses & no grades of I or W permitted.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50, IELTS 5.0, PTEA 41+, Completion of Academic English Level 3, IELA 154, Duolingo 75, or Gaokao 105 |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 77, IELTS 6.0, PTEA 51, IELA 176, Duolingo 120, or GaoKao 120. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 162, Duolingo 90, or GaoKao 110. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50, IELTS 5.0, PTEA 41+, Completion of Academic English Level 3, IELA 154, Duolingo 75, or Gaokao 105 |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 77, IELTS 6.0, PTEA 51, IELA 176, Duolingo 120, or GaoKao 120. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60, IELTS 5.5, PTEA 44, IELA 162, Duolingo 90, or GaoKao 110. |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50, IELTS 5.0, PTEA 41+, Completion of Academic English Level 3, IELA 154, Duolingo 75, or Gaokao 105 |
| Age requirements: | 17 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | Minimum of 12 college/university transfer credits. Minimum college/university GPA of 2.0. |
We support you. We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve the goal of studying at a world-class US university.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 14 |
| Class duration: |
9-13 hours per week |