International Transfer Student Admission Requirements

For admission into the Liberal Arts curriculum, the transfer admission requirement is one year of coursework and a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 (on a scale of 1.0 to 4.0 with 4.0 being the highest grade). Professional programs of study may have up to two years or more of prerequisites and require higher percentages or averages for admission. Please refer to the section on "Programs of Study and Professional School Admission Requirements" in the Undergraduate International Student Application for further explanation.

If you have less than one year of college or university-level coursework, you should also request an official high school transcript, certificate or mark sheets.

If you are taking coursework at the time of admission to Wayne State, you must request an updated official transcript showing any additional credits. This transcript must be sent from that institution to the following address:

Wayne State University
Office of University Admissions
P.O. Box 02759
Detroit, Michigan 48202-0759, U.S.A.


If you are currently on probation, or have less than a 2.0 grade-point average, or have been excluded from another college or university, you are asked to wait one calender year before applying for admission at Wayne State. At the time of application, regular transfer admission requirements must be met.

Required Academic Credentials
You must submit official transcripts, mark sheets or other appropriate records of all secondary and/or university level grades/marks, and a description of courses (if available). Do not record grades of one or more colleges or universities on the transcript of another institution.

If the educational system is similar to the American pattern, all courses should be listed with letter grades (A, B, C, D, E) or a comparable grading scale. Where the European system (based on subject fields rather than courses) is used, official records of subjects taken, as well as the results of all examinations taken and passed, specifying the level of academic achievement, must also be submitted. In countries where the unit, credit or hours for each course is used (i.e. hours per week), this should also be listed on the academic record.

All transcripts must be in native languages (where applicable) and an official English translation of these documents, with official signatures and seals of the issuing institutions, must also be submitted.

English Proficiency Requirements
As an international applicant, you are required to meet the university's English proficiency requirement. To find out more about this requirement, visit the English Proficiency Requirement page.