Transfer Application Materials

Each applicant will receive an email containing instructions on how to access their Spider Portal account within a week of applying to Richmond. Applicants should regularly login to confirm the completeness of their application. Select application materials may be self-reported through Spider Portal. Please refer to the “How to Submit” section, located in the description for each required application document.

Submissions via mail can be sent to the following address:

142 UR Drive, University of Richmond, VA, 23173

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  • Application

     

    Application Plan Application Deadline Approximate Notification Date

    Fall Enrollment

    		 March 1 April 15

    Spring Enrollment

    		 November 1 December 5

  • Official Transcript(s)
    • Final High School Transcript or equivalent
    • College Transcripts, including any and all institutions you have attended full-time, part-time, or as a degree seeking student since graduating high school
    How to submit: Transcripts must be received directly from the institution and can be submitted through an electronic transcript service, by email, or mail. Transcripts submitted from the student will be considered unofficial. For applicants submitting a high school equivalency exam, please review our minimum requirements for transfer admission. If these are not met on your college transcript, please submit your most recent high school transcript along with your equivalency results. 

  • College Report Form

    A complete College Report is required for any institution you have attended full-time (12 semester hours or more) or have enrolled as a degree-seeking student.

    College Reports are not required for dual enrollment courses taken in high school or from institutions attended part-time.

    A college official who has access to both your academic and disciplinary records should complete this form, typically a Dean of Students Office or equivalent.

    If you are using the University of Richmond’s Institutional Transfer Application, you can use our electronic college report form to be sent to an appropriate college official when you submit your application. You may also use the Common Application Transfer College Report or Coalition Application Transfer Report Form. 

    How to submit: The College Report Form may be submitted by the applicant or the institution via email or mail.

     

  • College Recommendation Letter

    Letter of recommendation from an academic source (professor, academic dean, academic advisor, etc.) at the college level; additional recommendations will be reviewed with the application but, given the volume received each year, cannot be tracked or acknowledged individually. Recommendations from high school sources or professional sources will not satisfy the requirement. If you have been out of school for several years, please contact us. 

    How to submit: Applicants may assign a recommender through the Common Application or Coalition Application or Richmond Transfer Application. Recommenders may email or mail letters to the Office of Admission.

  • List of Current Courses

    If not included on your official transcript, be sure to list your current classes in your application or on a separate document to be submitted with your application.

    How to submit: Applicants may upload a Word or PDF document through the Spider Portal.

  • Course Descriptions

    Provide a description of each class you have taken and which you are currently enrolled. You may copy the description directly from the online course catalogue and paste them into one Word or PDF document. Please only provide descriptions of classes you have completed or are in progress. Full online course catalogues and syllabi will not be accepted.

    How to submit: Applicants may upload a Word or PDF document through the Spider Portal.

  • Gap of Enrollment Explanation (if applicable)

    If you have experienced a gap in college enrollment since graduating high school, please provide a thorough explanation through the application or additional statement of why you were not enrolled during that time and what you were doing.

    Additionally, if you have transferred schools more than once, there is an area in the application for you to address your reasons for your previous transfer. For example, you enrolled at one institution in the fall, transferred to another in the spring, and are now applying to Richmond as your third institution for the following fall. Please explain your original reason for transferring from the first to second institution.

    How to submit: Applicants may discuss a gap in enrollment in the body of the application or may upload a Word or PDF document through the Spider Portal.

  • Optional Credentials

    • Midterm Report upon request. Should the transfer admission committee need additional academic information, we will contact you directly to provide a midterm report. Candidates in their first year with only one semester of completed coursework applying for the fall are encouraged but not required to send a spring midterm report when grades become available. 

    • Standardized Test Scores. The SAT and ACT test results are not required of transfer applicants. However, you may self-report standardized test scores if you wish.

  • Non-U.S. citizens or Non-permanent residents

    Candidates are considered under international review by citizenship, not by their current residence or enrollment in a foreign institution. For example, if you are a US citizen studying at St. Andrew’s in Scotland, you are considered under domestic review and eligible for need-based aid.

    Richmond is need-aware when reviewing admission applications from non-U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Transfer applicants are not eligible for merit-based scholarships. Need-based financial aid is extremely limited for non-U.S. citizens, and the need-aware admission process is highly competitive. Typically, the Office of Admission is unable to offer admission to any international applicants seeking need-based assistance in the transfer pool as demonstrated by the Certification of Financial Responsibility and the College Board’s CSS Profile. All non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. permanent residents must submit Richmond’s Certification of Financial Responsibility (currency in USD).

    Before applying for transfer to Richmond, please consider our budget limitations in providing need-based aid for international transfer candidates.

    English Proficiency
    • Non-native English speakers must demonstrate English proficiency. Review our English Proficiency Policy for more information.
    • In addition to the waiver linked above, if you have received an A- or higher in an English Composition or Literature college course, you may be eligible for a proficiency waiver.
    • Verification is not immediate; a pending waiver will not prevent your application from being reviewed.