Transfer Admissions for International Students
If you are currently enrolled in a university or college and planning to transfer to UWA, we would love to help you with this transition process. We want to make the admissions process as easy as possible for you. You can fill out an application here.
Application Document Submission Deadlines
Fall Semester: July 1
Spring Semester: December 1
Summer Semester: April 1
We reserve the right of requesting all official documents at any point of the admission process. Submit your application documents to:
The University of West Alabama
Admission and Enrollment Management
Brock Hall 108, Station 4
Livingston, AL 35470
Email: admitme@uwa.edu
Office: 205-652-3578
Entrance Exams
ACT: 19 or above
New SAT: 980 or above
Transfer students with less than 24 transferable credit hours (at least 12 hours of which meet basic curriculum requirements in their declared degree program) must submit a sufficient ACT or SAT test score. If it is deemed that an international transfer student is unable to take one of the above tests in his/her home country, the student will be granted admission and required to take a placement test at UWA upon arrival to campus, if all other admission requirements have been met. Official test reports need to be mailed to UWA.
Transcripts
In addition to your application, we need official transcripts from each university you attended and an official course-by-course transcript evaluation from a NACES or AICE-endorsed organization. It is preferred to have your universities send the official transcripts directly to UWA (to admitme@uwa.edu). If this is not possible, scanned copies of the original transcript may be used for tentative admissions decisions, but the official transcripts will be required by the first day of classes, or your class schedule may be canceled. The NACES/AICE-endorsed company should send their official course-by-course evaluation directly to UWA (to admitme@uwa.edu).
Students nominated from official university dual-degree or transfer partnerships may be exempt from the NACES/AICE-Endorsed company transcript evaluations.
Evaluation Reports
All transcripts from foreign institutions are required to be evaluated in a course-to-course report which is conducted by a service affiliated with the National Association of Credit Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). For a listing of NACES member organizations and their contact information, please visit https://www.naces.org/members. For a list of AICE endorsed member organizations and their contact information, please visit https://aice-eval.org/.
The following NACES member companies give special rates for UWA students using the associated links:
Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.: Application designed for UWA students
Spantran Evaluation: SpanTran Application for the University of West Alabama
International Education Evaluations, LLC (IEE): myiee application for UWA students
Student Deposit
Once your UWA student account is created, you are able to make a tuition deposit of $2,000 in your account using Flywire payment services. The $2,000 deposit will be credited to your first-semester tuition bill. No refund will be processed for withdrawals from a course or from the university fourteen (14) days after the close of business from the date classes begin for the fall, spring, and summer regular sessions. For refund/partial refund are allowed before the due date; students will be responsible for the transaction fees involved during the refund process. Refunds are paid by eRefund unless otherwise requested.
English Proficiency Tests
We accept seven different types of internationally recognized standardized tests for English proficiency: TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC*, Cambridge, GETC-CBT (Japan), PTE, and ISE. Official test reports need to be mailed to UWA. *TOEIC is only available under prearranged agreements.
Copy of Passport
We accept an uploaded PDF copy. You can email your passport directly to goadmit@uwa.edu. The Passport must be valid with an expiration date of no less than 6 months from the start date of the term. Here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
Bank Statements
The total set of expenses for the 2021-2022 school year is $29,500. We require bank statements that verify that amount. The total includes expenses for tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, International Student Health insurance, and most other personal expenses. If emailed to goadmit@uwa.edu, here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
UWA Financial Statement Form
Download the Statement of Financial Support. It must be completed by your sponsor, indicating his/her willingness to finance your education. We accept an uploaded PDF copy. If emailed to goadmit@uwa.edu, here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
Dependent Information (If applicable):
If your spouse and/or children are coming with you, we will need a copy of all dependent passports. Only a spouse or children may be claimed as dependents. We accept uploaded PDF copies (email to cmarine@uwa.edu). Here are instructions to password-protect your PDF document: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html. Send your password-protected PDF file in one email and then send the password immediately in a second email. Be sure to have the subject line the same in both emails.
UWA Medical History and Immunization Form
Please complete the medical history and immunization form.
All students must submit completed forms and supporting documentation when applying.
Please review the following website for complete information regarding the required immunizations: https://www.uwa.edu/admissions/undergraduate/studenthealthservices