University at Buffalo (UB)
Apply as a Transfer Student
You are considered a transfer student if you’ve completed at least 12 credit hours of college-level work after graduating from high school.
Choose Your Application
Complete and submit only one of the applications below. A $50 non-refundable fee is required.
Select “Buffalo, University at.”
Select “SUNY University at Buffalo."
After You Apply
We will send you an email with a unique link to your Applicant Status Page, where you can monitor your application status. You are strongly encouraged to check this page regularly for updates about your application.
Spring 2027 Dates & Deadlines
| Application | Date |
|---|---|
| Priority Scholarship Consideration | November 1 |
| Recommended application submission date | December 1 Students can continue to submit an application for consideration until capacity is reached. |
| Enrollment/Tuition Deposit deadline | December 1 or 10 days after acceptance, whichever is later. |
| Housing Deposit deadline | December 1 |
| Classes begin | January See UB Academic Calendar |
Fall 2026 Dates & Deadlines
| Application | Date |
|---|---|
| Application opens | August 1 |
| Housing Application opens | January 22 |
| Priority Scholarship Consideration | March 15 |
| Regular Decision application completion deadline | May 1 Students can continue to submit an application for consideration until capacity is reached. |
| Housing Deposit deadline | May 8 |
| Classes begin | August See UB Academic Calendar |
In order to be considered for transfer admission to UB, students should be in good academic standing. It should be noted, however, that requirements may vary depending on academic program.
Please note that some departments have supplemental admissions criteria, higher GPA requirements, departmental application deadlines and limited capacity.
Admissions Requirements for Specific Degree Programs
Below is information about departments that have specific requirements and deadlines for entering their programs. Supplemental admission criteria is listed by department.
Upper division, fall only.
716-645-3206 | Email: mgt-ugrdadm@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- If you have already earned a bachelor’s degree, contact the School of Management before applying.
- No departmental application required at entry to UB. Learn how transfer students are reviewed for admission to our majors.
- Junior-year admission to accounting is fall only.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA; 3.0 in prerequisite courses; minimum B grades in MGA 201 and MGA 202.
Fall only.
716-829-3485 | Email: ap-advising@buffalo.edu | UB’s Undergraduate Catalog (search for Architecture BS degree program).
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Departmental application required upon admission to the university.
- Portfolio required for upper-level (ARC 201/sophomore fall) studio placement and admission consideration. Contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education for the Transfer Admissions Portfolio Guidebook.
- No portfolio required for first-year (ARC 101/first-year fall) studio placement and admission consideration for transfer students with no college-level architecture education.
- Please upload your digital portfolio for review through the Office of Admissions Student Status Portal.
- Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or less than 34 credit hours earned.
- Visit the School of Architecture and Planning website for additional information and advisement.
- Applicants with college degrees must contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education prior to applying to the pre-professional Architecture BS for academic advisement on the accredited professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) 3+ year degree track.
Application Deadline:
- SUNY Application, departmental application and portfolio submission deadline (if required): March 1. No additional secondary material reviewed after May 31.
- University at Buffalo Architecture is a fall-only admission program. Applicants are reviewed and admitted on a rolling, space-available basis.
- Visit the UB Catalog for more information (search for pre-professional Architecture BS program).
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 in architecture and architecture-related courses; 2.7 overall.
- Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or fewer than 34 credit hours earned.
- Design studio courses completed at other colleges are accepted as transfer elective credit only.
- Courses completed at other colleges and universities are not automatically accepted as fulfilling departmental requirements.
- Architecture courses taken elsewhere may be accepted. Determination is made by an evaluation of the student’s transcripts, course content, contact hours and grades earned.
- Ineligible applicants may be offered admission to the school’s pre-professional Environmental Design BA and Architecture minor.
Art: Fall and spring.
Art History: Fall and spring.
716-645-0537 | Email: art-info@buffalo.edu | Department of Art Website
Art:
SUPPLEMENTAL ADMISSION PROCEDURES/REQUIREMENTS:
- Acceptance upon admission on a rolling basis.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
- Fall entry: May 1. Spring entry: Dec. 1.
MINIMUM GPA FOR CONSIDERATION:
- Transfer art courses must have a B grade minimum. Overall transfer GPA must be 2.0 or higher.
Art History:
SUPPLEMENTAL ADMISSION PROCEDURES/REQUIREMENTS:
- Acceptance upon admission on a rolling basis.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
- Contact advisor to apply for major; admission is on a rolling basis.
MINIMUM GPA FOR CONSIDERATION:
- Overall transfer GPA must be 2.5 or higher.
Fall preferred.
716-829-3005 | Email: khickey@buffalo.edu | Department of Biochemistry website
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Major application is not required at time of acceptance to UB.
- Once admitted to UB and transcripts are received, the department will review your major course GPA.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 3.0 major GPA is required to be able to start in the major.
- Visit the UB’s Undergraduate Catalog and search for biochemistry program to see a list of major courses.
- If major GPA is not met, advisors will help identify an alternative program.
Fall and spring.
716-829-3005 | Email: khickey@buffalo.edu | Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences website
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Major application is not required at time of acceptance to UB.
- Once admitted to UB and transcripts are received, the department will review your major course GPA.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 3.0 major GPA is required to be able to start in the major.
- Visit the UB’s Undergraduate Catalog and search for biochemistry program to see a list of major courses.
- If major GPA is not met, advisors will help identify an alternative program.
Upper division, fall only.
716-829-5182 | Email: dlarosa@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Academic advisement available for transfer students prior to application; phone and email advisement is frequently arranged.
- Contact departmental advisor for additional information.
Application Deadline:
- Departmental application and transcripts required by Jan. 15. Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- Students with a UB person number and UB email may apply online on the BS in Biotechnology website.
- Students without a UB person number or email may email dlarosa@buffalo.edu for application.
- All transfer transcripts must be submitted directly to the academic advisor.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 2.0 overall GPA; minimum 2.5 GPA in prerequisite science and math courses. Most successful candidates accepted to biotechnology exceed these minimum GPAs and are registered in the final semester of, or have completed all, prerequisite courses.
- Students lacking any prerequisite at the time of application may be reviewed for conditional acceptance with a detailed timeline to fulfill the missing prerequisites.
Fall and spring.
716-645-3206 | Email: mgt-ugrdadm@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- If you have already earned a bachelor’s degree, contact the School of Management before applying.
- No departmental application required at entry to UB. Learn how transfer students are reviewed for admission to our majors.
Application Deadline:
- On a rolling basis.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 cumulative transfer GPA; 2.5 in prerequisite courses.
Fall and spring.
716-645-2774 | Email: ubengineer@buffalo.edu | Website: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Transfer Student Information
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Submission of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences supplemental application. Please visit the transfer admission page for complete admissions criteria.
Application Deadline:
- Students are strongly encouraged to submit an application by the end of March for fall admission and by early October for spring admission. Submission by these dates will allow ample time for processing and advisement before the start of the semester.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- The GPAs required for admission vary by academic year and requested major. Please visit the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences website for specific details on core and GPA requirements.
Upper division, fall and spring.
716-829-2133 | Email: ap-advising@buffalo.edu | UB’s Undergraduate Catalog (search for Environmental Design)
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Departmental application required for upper division studio workshop admission; direct admission to the environmental design lower division is available.
- Application to the environmental design/urban design studio workshop sequence (upper division) is required while student is completing all prerequisite courses and is available on the School of Architecture and Planning website.
- Contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education for admission information and advisement.
- Applicants with college degrees must contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education prior to applying to the preprofessional environmental design BA for alternative academic advisement and information on the accredited professional Master of Urban Planning degree program.
Application Deadline:
- Department application submission dates are May 15 for fall admission and Oct. 15 for spring admission. Contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education after these dates.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 in prerequisite courses; 2.33 overall.
- Competitive admission on a space-available basis.
- Visit the UB’s Undergraduate Catalog and search for environmental design to learn more information.
Upper division, fall only; students begin in fall.
716-829-5000 | Email: sphhp-oasa@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Students are accepted into the program upon acceptance to UB.
- Students who transfer to UB from another institution for the purpose of completing prerequisite courses will be directly admitted to the exercise science major.
- Courses must be articulated to UB as equivalent courses. Courses that do not articulate to UB will not satisfy major requirements.
- Contact department for advisement and additional information.
Application Deadline:
- Submit SUNY Application and transcripts. Contact the department upon acceptance.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Students must maintain a 2.0 or higher overall and major GPA.
Fall only.
716-645-3206 | Email: mgt-bsitm@buffalo.edu | Website: mgt.buffalo.edu/undergrad
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Supplemental application required.
- Admission to this limited-enrollment program is competitive. Transfer students are considered based on space available and quality of application.
Application Deadline:
- June 15.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 3.0 overall GPA and minimum 3.0 GPA in any first-year major courses.
Upper division, fall only.
716-829-5182 | Email: dlarosa@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Academic advisement available for transfer students prior to application; phone and email advisement is frequently arranged.
- Contact departmental advisor for additional information.
Application Deadline:
- Departmental application and transcripts required by Jan. 8. Applications received after this date will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- Students with a UB person number and UB email may apply online on the BS in Medical Laboratory Science website.
- Students without a UB person number or email may email dlarosa@buffalo.edu for an application.
- All transfer transcripts must be submitted directly to the academic advisor.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall; minimum GPA of 2.0 in prerequisite science and math courses. Most successful candidates accepted to medical technology will exceed these minimum GPAs and are registered in the final semester of, or have completed all, prerequisite courses.
- Students lacking any prerequisite at the time of application may be reviewed for conditional acceptance with a detailed timeline to fulfill the missing prerequisites.
Fall and spring.
716-645-2758 | Email: bmoseley@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Complete two applications: the SUNY Application and a Department of Music application.
- Audition required for music performance program.
- Transfer theory placement exam.
Application Deadline:
- Auditions held in January, February and March. Last audition for scholarships in March. Late auditions are held during the first week of classes each semester.
- Please contact mus-info@buffalo.edu for information about submitting a recorded audition via a sound file, URL or YouTube during the summer.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 in prerequisite courses; 2.0 overall.
- D grades do not fulfill major requirements.
Upper division, fall only.
716-838-5889 | Email: fast@buffalo.edu
Application Deadline:
- Departmental application and transcripts are required by Jan. 15. Application available online.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 in prerequisite courses; 2.0 overall.
- Each prerequisite course must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
Fall and spring.
716-829-3005 | Email: khickey@buffalo.edu | Neuroscience Program website
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Major application is not required at time of acceptance to UB.
- Once admitted to UB and transcripts are received, the department will review your major course GPA.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 2.5 major GPA is required to be able to start in the major.
- Visit the UB’s Undergraduate Catalog and search for the neuroscience program to see a list of major courses.
- If major GPA is not met, advisors will help identify an alternative program.
Traditional: Upper division, fall only.
Accelerated (ABS): summer only; bachelor’s degree required.
RN to BS online: fall and spring; RN license and RN employment required.
716-829-2537 | Email: nursing@buffalo.edu | nursing.buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Traditional and ABS applicants must complete two applications. File the UB application and the NursingCAS application.
- Traditional and ABS applicants are only eligible to submit the supplemental NursingCAS application if they have met all the prerequisite course requirements and minimum GPA requirements.
- RN to BS applicants: File the UB Transfer SUNY application.
- Attend a prospective nursing student information session or email the School of Nursing for advisement.
- Students with diploma and hospital program transcripts that are not regionally accredited are not eligible to apply to the RN-BS program.
Application Deadline:
- Traditional: Supplemental NursingCAS application deadline is Jan. 15. (Opens early December.)
- Accelerated BS (ABS): Supplemental NursingCAS application deadline is Oct. 1. (Opens mid-August.)
- RN-BS online: Rolling.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Traditional: 3.0 minimum overall, and prerequisite GPA, and all prerequisites complete or in progress with grades of C or better.
- ABS: 3.0 minimum overall and prerequisite GPA and completion of at least four prerequisites at the time of application. All prerequisites must be completed with grades of C or better before starting the program.
- RN-BS online: 2.5 recommended overall GPA. Applicants with below a 2.5 overall GPA must submit a statement.
- See School of Nursing website for detailed admission requirements and Traditional and ABS prerequisite courses. Admission to the traditional and ABS programs is very competitive and based on a holistic review of your application materials, including essay responses, resume and GPAs. Admission to the RN to BS program is based on space availability.
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- BS/MS program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449; 301-652-2682.
Application Deadline:
- Applications must be submitted by Jan. 6. Apply online.
- Students must be enrolled in UB at the time of application to the professional sequence.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Admission to the professional sequence of the program is competitive, and it is limited to approximately 45 students. Students must have no prerequisite grade lower than a C- and may repeat no more than two prerequisite courses. To be eligible to apply to the professional sequence of the program, students must have eight of the 12 prerequisites courses completed, including ES 207, OT 201, PHY 101 and STA 119. They must be completed by the Jan. 6 application deadline.
- Applicants must have a prerequisite GPA of 2.8 or higher.
Upper division, fall only.
716-645-2825 | Email: pharm-admit@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Non-UB students: Apply through Undergraduate Admissions or International Admissions. Indicate Pharmaceutical Sciences as your major.
- Current UB students: Current pharmaceutical sciences students no longer need to apply. Apply to the major only if you are changing majors. Submit the online application.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 overall GPA; 2.8 in prerequisite science and math courses.
Fall preferred.
716-829-3005 | Email: khickey@buffalo.edu | Department of Pharmacology amd Toxicology website
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Major application is not required at time of acceptance to UB.
- Once admitted to UB and transcripts are received, the department will review your major course GPA.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 2.7 major GPA is required to be able to start in the major.
- Visit the UB’s Undergraduate Catalog and search for the pharmacology and toxicology program to see a list of major courses.
- If major GPA is not met, advisors will help identify an alternative program.
PharmD is a graduate/professional program.
Fall only.
716-645-2825 | Email: pharm-admit@buffalo.edu | School of Pharmacy Website
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Applicants may complete their prerequisite courses at UB or at another accredited institution.
- Students who wish to complete the prerequisite courses at UB must transfer in via SUNY Application.
- For students who have completed the prerequisites for pharmacy admission prior to enrolling at UB, the PharmCAS application is all that is required.
- Applicants who plan to have all prerequisites completed by the end of the summer prior to fall admission must apply through PharmCAS.
- The PCAT or other graduate standardized admissions exam is recommended for applicants with a math and science prerequisite GPA of less than 3.0.
- A minimum of two professional and/or academic letters of reference must be received by PharmCAS.
- A personal essay is included in the PharmCAS application.
- Interviews are required and are available by invitation only.
- Undergraduate degree is not required.
Application Deadline:
- June 1 for regular decision PharmCAS. See Important Dates on the PharmCAS website.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Prerequisites must be completed with a grade equal to or better than C-.
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Prerequisite courses not completed at UB must be reviewed to determine if they satisfy major requirements.
- Undergraduate students who have not completed the prerequisites are advised to transfer to the exercise science undergraduate program by January of their sophomore year.
- Students who have completed a bachelor’s degree and the prerequisites should contact the program for advisement and additional information before completing the online graduate school application.
- Official transcripts are required for all applicants.
- There is an additional, separate University at Buffalo application fee that is required.
Application Deadline:
- Nov. 1; the PTCAS application opens in July.
- It is strongly recommended that applicants submit their applications by Oct. 1 so that their application can be in “Verified” status and ready for admissions review by Nov. 1.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- Minimum 3.0 prerequisite GPA. Prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
- Minimum GRE score of 295 (verbal and quantitative) is required. The writing test is also required.
Fall and spring.
716-829-5000 | Email: sphhp-oasa@buffalo.edu | Website: https://sphhp.buffalo.edu/
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Students who transfer to UB from another institution will be directly admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program.
- Courses must be articulated to UB as equivalent courses. Courses that do not articulate to UB will not satisfy public health major requirements.
- Students must maintain a 2.0 or higher overall GPA and a 2.5 major GPA.
Fall and spring.
716-829-5000 | Email: sphhp-oasa@buffalo.edu | Website: https://sphhp.buffalo.edu/
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- No prerequisite courses required to be accepted into the statistics major. Students are accepted into the program upon acceptance to UB.
- Students with previous transfer work must have coursework articulated in order for those courses to satisfy major and UB Curriculum requirements.
- Students will work with academic advisors in SPHHP's Office of Student Services and Recruitment.
- Submit SUNY Application with transcripts from previous institutions.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 GPA or higher required in the following lower-division courses to maintain status as statistics major: MTH 141, MTH 142 and STA 119.
Fall and spring. Fall preferred for Dance.
716-645-6897 | Email: td-theatredance@buffalo.edu
Supplemental Admission Procedures/Requirements:
- Theatre: BFA performance concentration requires an audition. The BFA design and technology concentration requires a portfolio submission and interview.
- Theatre: Students interested in transferring into the theatre BFA program should contact the department before applying to discuss applicable credits and timeline to degree completion.
- Dance: An audition is required for acceptance into the dance BA and BFA programs.
- Dance: Students with transfer credits in dance should contact the department prior to applying to confirm articulation and placement.
- Music Theatre: An audition is required.
Application Deadline:
- Theatre: Based on UB’s Office of Admissions application deadlines.
- Students interested in the theatre BFA or dance program must audition or interview prior to matriculating to UB. Audition dates are available on the Department of Theatre & Dance website.
Minimum GPA for consideration:
- 2.5 minimum for all programs.
If you are transferring to UB from another SUNY institution, familiarize yourself with SUNY rules, guidelines and procedures for transfer students.
More helpful information for SUNY transfer students, including details on SUNY transfer paths, can be found on the SUNY website.
Students transferring to UB for the spring semester who have already filed the FAFSA to receive financial aid for the fall semester at their current school should contact the Federal Processing Center to update the school information listed on the FAFSA.
To update your FAFSA, you will need to add “State University of New York at Buffalo” for the school name. UB’s federal school code is 002837. You can make updates through the FAFSA website or by telephone at 800-433-3243.
Dual admission programs ensure a smooth transfer to UB by providing accurate information about meeting UB’s major requirements with transfer courses. If you are a student enrolled in a UB dual admission program at one of the community colleges below, your transcripts will be sent to UB on your behalf. You will not submit a UB application when you transfer. Instead, you will receive an Intent to Enroll (ITE) form in the semester prior to your transfer. When your completed ITE form is received by UB, you will receive notice of how to proceed with registration and orientation. To sign up for dual admission, contact the admissions office at any of these participating colleges:
- Erie Community College
- Genesee Community College
- Jamestown Community College
- Monroe Community College
Applicants who were previously enrolled in EOP or a similar program (e.g., HEOP, SEEK, College Discovery) are eligible for transfer admission.
In order to receive consideration for transfer admission to the University at Buffalo, students must present a strong record of college study, earning a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale. However, requirements may vary depending on academic program.
Verification of previous participation in an EOP-type program from each school attended is required. Applicants from a CUNY campus will be considered for EOP if they were eligible for such a program but were not selected through the lottery system.
The University at Buffalo TrACE program provides eligible transfer students with support to finish their degree on time, including a Cost of Attendance Award and a Textbook Stipend, comprehensive personalized advisement, academic support and career development.