Military-Connected Students Transferring to UC Riverside

For transfer admission requirements, dates and deadlines, financial aid and costs, and how to apply, follow the steps below. For direct admission questions, visit admissions.ucr.edu/ask or contact the Veterans Resource Center.

(If you’re a veteran, spouse or dependent and coming in a first year (freshman), visit first-year students or out-of-state students)

Transfer Steps:

• Plan to Meet Minimum Transfer Admission Requirements

  Complete the following 7-course pattern by the end of the spring term prior to fall enrollment at UC.

  • Two transferable courses in English composition;
  • One transferable course in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning;
  • Four transferable college courses chosen from at least two of the following subject areas:
  - Arts and humanities
  - Social and behavioral sciences
  - Physical and biological sciences

  Complete 60 semester (90 quarter) units of transferable college credit with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.4 (2.8 for out-of-state transfers). It’s important to note that some major programs require a higher minimum GPA for admission.

  UCR has seven colleges and schools. Each has its own minimum GPA and course requirements for admission. Visit ASSIST to learn if your desired major requires additional major prep course(s).

• Know Your Preferred Major

  Explore UCR’s 150+ majors and minors, including business, biology, and engineering. We also have accelerated programs that offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees with a five-year study plan. 

  Visit ASSIST to learn if your desired major requires additional major prep course(s).

  Once you’ve selected your preferred major at UCR, let your admission counselor at your current institution know. This will help them to develop an admission plan that will maximize your chances of being admitted. 

• Track Your Progress

  Use the Transfer Admission Planner (TAP) to enter coursework (completed and planned) from all higher education institutions attended to track your progress toward meeting UC's minimum requirements. This allows UC staff to share important information.

• Get to Know UCR

  We have all sorts of ways for you to get a feel for life at UCR! 

  • Visit UCR – In-person and virtual tours, and a self-guided tour map. 
  • UCR’s YouTube Channel: Campus Tours – Tours of campus, housing, dining, and more. 
  • Campus Events – Get involved with events for students and the general public. 

• Awarding Credit for Prior Learning

  • Admitted students submit their military transcript to the Admissions Office at each UC campus for review. At UCR, that office is Undergraduate Admissions. The address is:

    University of California, Riverside
    Undergraduate Admissions
    900 University Ave.
    3106 Student Services Building
    Riverside, CA 92521-0119

  • UC will only award credit for military courses at the lower division level. This will be based on the military course description and if courses are seen as equivalent to the courses taught at any UC campus. The American Council on Education (ACE) Guide is a resource for evaluating and translating military courses which must be consistent with UC policy on granting credit, including limitations on total units. UC does not offer credit for Basic Training or Recruitment Training, Military Occupation Therapy, combat, and warfare training. (Examples of ways credit may be awarded: You may be awarded credit for a supply chain business degree if you were a supply chain specialist in the military. You may not be awarded credit if you were in the infantry and want to complete a degree in Biology. Credit for prior learning is not guaranteed for any military occupation entering any degree program.)
  • Military transcripts accepted: JST (Joint Services Transcript), AARTS (Army and Air Force), SMARTS (Marines and Navy), a GCI (COAST GUARD INSTITUTE) and the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
  • Defense Language Courses are accepted and UC awards lower division credit only.
  • Students must meet the minimum 60 transferable semester or 90 transferable quarter unit requirement for admission without the military credit. UC will award military credit after admission. If the campus needs to use military credit to admit the student, this will be taken into consideration.
  • Once the course(s) have been determined to be UC transferable, they are posted by the Admissions Office to the student’s record in the Student Information System and a copy of the transcript is forwarded to the student’s academic advisor.