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You can download a Recommendation form here: http://admissions.udel.edu/apply
It is also acceptable for you to make copies of the recommedation form found in your paper application.

You can email a request for a change of major to admissions@udel.edu. Please put "transfer change of major" in the subject line so that it can be directed to the appropriate officer. Timing is crucial for requesting a change of major as the reading of transfer files has already begun.

We will begin reviewing transfer applications for spring 2010 soon. Students are notified on a rolling basis. If you are a current freshman applying as a transfer, in most cases, we canot make a decision until we have seen fall semester grades. Transfer applicants who were previously denied admission to the University of Delaware are reminded that their decison letter included the following statement from Director of Admissions, Louis Hirsh: "We normally expect transfer applicants to have completed at least two years of transferable coursework at an accredited college or university." Please read the transfer guidelines found on our website, especially those pertaining to any pre-requisites and GPAs needed for certain majors. http://www.admissions.udel.edu/files/documents/Spring2010TransferGuideli...

Applications are received and acknowledged on an on-going basis. During our busiest times of the year (November-January), it may take a few weeks to receive an acknowledgement letter due to the volume of applications our staff is carefully processing. Likewise, we will mail applicants a letter if we haven't received any required application items well before the Admissions decision is made beginning in mid-April for Fall.

It is not possible for anyone in the Admissions Office to sit down with you and go over your current transcript. The University of Delaware accepts credits from regionally accredited institutions in which the students received a grade of "C" or better in college-level courses (not remedial.) Pass/Fail grades are not accepted. To receive a University of Delaware degree, admitted students must complete a minimum of either the first 90 or last 30 credits, full- or part-time, at the University of Delaware. For more information, go to the transfer evaluation webpage: http://primus.nss.udel.edu/transfercredit/index.action

If your documents (i.e. letters of recommendation, transcripts, etc.) were sent to us, please do not resend them. Our turn-around time from actually receiving your documents, properly processing them, and satisfying the item(s) on the online check-list could take a few weeks. If your school has told you they sent the documents, it is safe to assume that we have them and they are in the processing stage. If we still require a document when your file is read, we will contact you.

In reviewing freshman transfer applications, we will base our decision on both your first semester there and whether we would have admitted you directly from high school as a freshman. The farther along you go in your college program, the less the high school record and standardized testing will influence our decision. Transfer applicants who were previously denied admission to the University of Delaware are reminded that their decision letter included the following statement from Director of Admissions, Louis Hirsh: "We normally expect transfer applicants to have completed at least two years of transferable coursework at an accredited college or university." Transfer applicants who were denied admissions as a freshman this past fall will not receive a decision from us until we have final spring grades from the current institution. There are no exceptions to this policy. Please read the transfer guidelines found on our website, especially those pertaining to any pre-requisites and GPAs needed for certain majors.

Acknowledgement letters will be sent out to all applicants on an ongoing basis. To check the status of your application, please visit http://www.udel.edu/checkyourstatus. Although you may have sent us all of your materials, it may take one to three weeks for us to place all of your materials into your application file and update your status on the website. We appreciate your patience. Please understand that we will contact you if we require additional documents from you. You will have ample time to send us all missing materials before we evaluate your application.

You'll need to consult with the financial aid office here concerning your grants and loans and what UD could provide. Genereally speaking, transfer students are not eligible for our own merit-based monies, but FA can answer questions about other grants and loans. You can reach them by phone at (302) 831-8761.

No, unfortunately we do not offer academic scholarships to transfer students. Transfer students may be eligible for need-based aid.