Below, we have shared some of the most frequently asked questions about transfer pathways. Whether you just received a pathway offer, are working on your pathway application to transfer to Georgia Tech, or have questions about the application review process, we hope you can find some helpful insights on this page.
If you have further questions, please contact our office.
Students with a First Generation Transfer Pathway offer will submit a transfer application for the Spring term and receive a decision by November 1.
The Course Requirements Deadline is September 16th.
Yes. You must complete and submit the online transfer application and pay the non-refundable application fee by the application deadline of the application term. Select an entering status of regular or international transfer student. Our office will match your application with the correct pathway offer after application submission.
Students who apply to transfer for a GT major except Computer Science and meet all the requirements of their transfer pathway program offer will receive an offer of admission for the specific term. Students applying for CS will receive a holistic review and all CS applicants for the term will be considered as part of the admission selection process. Students not meeting requirements may apply as part of our regular transfer application process available each term (fall, spring, and summer).
Students must complete a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter credit hours after high school graduation and by the course requirement deadline. Students with dual enrollment credit are still required to complete 30 semester or 45 quarter credit hours after high school graduation as part of their pathway program.
Please review the GT Transfer Equivalency page to ensure that your transfer institution is listed and that your courses are eligible for transfer. If your institution is not listed, verify that it is accredited by one of the six regional accrediting bodies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. These accrediting bodies include:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
No. The pathway program offer is specific to the time period or transfer term listed on your first-year application decision letter. Each pathway program is optional. Students choosing to stay at their current institution or not able to meet pathway program requirements may apply through our regular transfer process.
Please also review our course requirements and credit policies. If you have further questions about English Composition, review our additional FAQs.
Determine if you will need a pre-requisite before you are allowed to take Calculus I or lab science courses (ex. Calculus based Physics I). If you have a pre-requisite requirement, then you may need to take a class immediately after your high school graduation during the late short summer so you can complete course requirements by major by the course requirement deadline of your specified entry term.
Students receiving a transfer pathway program offer after December 1, 2024:
Spring applicants – course requirement deadline is the application deadline.
Summer applicants – course requirement deadline is the application deadline.
Fall applicants – course requirement deadline is May 30.
Fall Applicants – Important Notes:
Coursework completed after May 30 is not included within our application review with no exceptions. Students attending an institution on a quarter credit system will not meet the May 30 deadline if they require the spring quarter to complete course or credit requirements since it ends after May 30. The summer term immediately after high school graduation may be used to complete course requirements and credit hour requirements. The summer term prior to the expected fall entry term may not be used to complete pathway requirements.
Students attending an institution on a quarter credit system and applying for Fall will not meet the May 30 deadline if they require the spring quarter to complete course or credit requirements since it ends after May 30. Academic calendars and credit systems vary by institution. Check to see if a college is on a quarter credit or semester credit system. Class schedules differ significantly between quarter and semester systems. Confirm you can complete 30 semester or 45 quarter credit hours and course requirements by May 30 to meet pathway program requirements if you are applying for Fall.
Students attending an institution on a quarter credit system and applying for Spring must have at least 45 quarter credit hours and complete course requirements by September 16. Academic calendars and credit systems vary by institution. Check to see if a college is on a quarter credit or semester credit system. Class schedules differ significantly between quarter and semester systems. Confirm you can complete 30 semester or 45 quarter credit hours by September 16 to meet transfer pathway program requirements if you are applying for Spring.
Please note: Students who attend an institution that uses the quarter system will need to complete multiple lab science courses to meet Georgia Tech's four-semester credit hour requirement for a lab science course. This is because a quarter credit is roughly equivalent to two-thirds of a semester credit, as a quarter is about one-third shorter in duration than a semester.
Georgia Tech offers a limited number of English Composition courses, and the University System of Georgia (USG) requires both courses as part of any undergraduate degree. Students are required to have six semester credit hours in English Composition to satisfy a USG degree requirement. English Composition courses at Georgia Tech are reserved for first-year students so course availability is very limited.
In our review process, Maymester coursework is considered part of the summer term unless you can provide an official transcript with final grades before the May 30 deadline.
eCore is available through the University System of Georgia and provides online courses in English Composition 1101 and 1102. Students can also explore our transfer equivalency table to identify college options that offer equivalent coursework to ENGL 1101 and 1102 online or at a nearby campus. English composition courses must be writing intensive and include written assignments totaling a minimum of 20 pages with 7 cited sources.
University System of Georgia (USG) policy requires students complete English Composition requirements prior to earning 30 semester credit hours. As a result, Georgia Tech requires transfers to have English Composition requirements complete prior to enrollment.
Yes. Please review our credit by exam policy. Georgia Tech will honor credit by exam awards that are clearly articulated on the official transcript and are transferable to Georgia Tech.
No. Credit by exam awards are not included within the 30 credit hour requirement. The credit hour requirement must be completed after high school graduation.
Please use Georgia Tech’s transfer equivalency table online to view transfer credit by institution. The transfer equivalency table is managed by the Office of the Registrar and updated on a regular basis. Coursework not listed on the table will require review by academic faculty for transfer credit results.
An official transfer credit evaluation is only available once a student receives an offer of admission from Georgia Tech. Unfortunately, our faculty is unable to accommodate the large volume of transfer credit evaluation requests we receive prior to an offer of admission.
No. Georgia Tech faculty and staff are not able to provide academic advisement on non-Georgia Tech coursework. Please choose the best available coursework to meet pathway requirements. An official transfer credit evaluation is available once a student receives an offer of admission from Georgia Tech. We are unable to review credit evaluation requests before or during the fall transfer application review.
An overall or cumulative GPA review includes coursework taken at all previous institutions (domestic and international). The overall GPA we consider is taken directly from your official college transcripts and/or foreign credit evaluation report.
Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and receive B grades or better in all college coursework (including Dual Enrollment). You can review how we evaluate GPA and find additional details on our GPA Requirements page.
Please note: Students who receive a pathway offer but have a C grade or lower in any college level coursework, including Dual Enrollment, will be reviewed holistically and may not be admitted through the pathway.
Applicants that received an Atlanta Public School ( APS) Transfer pathway offer before December 2024.
Earn a cumulative/overall GPA of 3.3 or higher and a combined math/lab science GPA of 3.3 or higher.
Grades below a C- minus will not be included in total credit hours or meet minimum course requirements by major. Pathway applicants with a C grade or lower will be reviewed holistically and may not be admitted as a pathway applicant.
Students receiving a transfer pathway program offer after December 1, 2024, with a C grade or lower in Dual Enrollment coursework will be reviewed holistically and may not be admitted as a pathway applicant.
Yes. Dual Enrollment grades are included within GPA calculations, and courses can count toward your course requirements by major. They do not count towards the 30 semester or 45 quarter credit minimum requirement.
Pathway applicants should have a letter grade on their official college transcripts for all coursework. If you choose to have one or more letter grades changed to Pass/No Pass on your transcript, then it would be appropriate to provide reasoning or extenuating circumstances for this decision in the "Additional Information" section of the transfer application. A Pass/Fail grade in our GPA review will be considered a "C" in our calculation.
Students receiving a transfer pathway program offer after December 1, 2024, with a C grade or lower from Pass/Fail will be reviewed holistically and may not be admitted as a pathway applicant.
No. Due to high Computer Science demand, GT uses a selective, holistic review process that considers a variety of comparative factors as part of the admission selection process for all Computer Science transfer applicants. The holistic review process for Computer Science includes all Computer Science transfer applicants with or without a pathway offer.
Transfer students are not allowed to change their major after submitting their transfer application. Transfer students are not allowed an unrestricted change of major once they enroll at GT. An offer of transfer admission is specific to the application term and academic major.
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