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Transfer to L&S From Within UW-Madison

Changing the Setting, Not the Story

New setting. New characters. Same ambitious author. UW-Madison students currently in a UW-Madison school/college may decide to transfer to the College of Letters & Science to pursue one of our degree plans. Current students, if eligible, can transfer to L&S by following the guidelines and steps below:

L&S Transfer Eligibility Guidelines

Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA at UW-Madison and a 2.0 in their most recent semester at UW-Madison, including summer term.

New students who do not have an established UW-Madison GPA may request to transfer into L&S during their first term on campus.

A dropped student must be readmitted by the original school or college prior to initiating an L&S transfer.

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Transfer Deadlines

Deadlines to submit transfer requests are below. Requests submitted after these dates will be processed the following term. To transfer to L&S in the summer, students must be enrolled in summer courses.

Summer 2026: July 28

Steps to Transfer to L&S

Step 1: Review the College of Letters & Science degree and major information in the Guide.

Step 2: Carefully review the L&S Transfer Workshop presentation and complete the online Transfer Request Form linked at the end of the document.

Step 3: Please allow 5-7 business days for transfer request to process.

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