- Transfer students submitting an application to Brown in the fall of 2024 for entrance in spring of 2025 will only be eligible to apply if they will have completed three (3) semesters or equivalent of full-time college enrollment before January 2025.
- Transfer students submitting an application to Brown in the spring of 2025 for entrance in fall of 2025 will only be eligible to apply if they will have completed two (2) or four (4) semesters or equivalent of full-time college enrollment before September 2025. Candidates who will have completed three (3) semesters are only eligible for spring entry.
- University rules stipulate that anyone admitted as a transfer must be enrolled full-time at Brown for at least four semesters prior to earning an undergraduate degree. For this reason, we cannot consider transfer applications from students who will have accrued more than four semesters of college work prior to their enrollment at Brown.
- High school students who are currently enrolled in dual-degree programs or early college programs are ineligible to apply as transfers. These students may only apply as first-year applicants.
- Students who have already completed a bachelor’s degree at another college are ineligible to apply as transfers.
- Transfer students may only submit one application per intended calendar year of entry. Once you have applied for transfer admission, you may not reapply to enter as a transfer student in the same calendar year. For example, if you apply in October of 2023 for entrance in January of 2024, you may not reapply in March of 2024 for entrance in September of 2024.
- Citizens of a foreign country are only eligible to apply for fall semester entry.
- Applicants from British universities must have completed a year or more of their undergraduate education prior to applying. We will make exceptions to this rule for applicants from British universities that provide graded fall semester transcripts for their students.
Undergraduate Admission
Eligibility Requirements for Transfer Applicants
To be eligible for transfer admission you must have completed at least one full year of college study (or its equivalent) before your planned matriculation at Brown. Both part-time and full-time students at accredited two- and four-year colleges may seek transfer admission.
Eligibility Requirements for Transfer Applicants
To be eligible for transfer admission you must have completed at least one full year of college study (or its equivalent) before your planned matriculation at Brown. Both part-time and full-time students at accredited two- and four-year colleges may seek transfer admission.
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Veterans Application
U.S. military veterans and current service members are highly encouraged to apply via Brown’s Veterans Application, regardless of their year of high school graduation or any college credits earned to date.