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Transfer Admissions

WPI welcomes applications for full-time and part-time transfer students. Applicants should be aware of the accelerated pace of WPI’s academic calendar, which consists of four seven-week terms instead of two semesters. Classes (including labs) meet four to five days a week. A full-time course load is defined as three courses per term. Part-time students may take no more than three courses during the two fall or spring terms. Please note that undergraduate classes are offered only during the day. Transfer students must enroll at WPI for a minimum of two academic years in order to complete their degree.

Entrance Requirements

The Admissions Office seeks candidates with demonstrated strength in math, science and computer or engineering course work. Because WPI receives hundreds of transfer applications each year, admission is highly competitive. Candidates must be enrolled in or must have recently completed courses in calculus and in two laboratory sciences (biology, chemistry, or physics) at the time they apply for admission and must be in good academic standing and good disciplinary standing at the institution they are attending. A cumulative GPA of approximately 3.0 or higher overall (and particularly in challenging math, science and humanities course work) is required for admission.

Applicants who do not meet the entrance requirements can take required courses at a local college with Admissions Office approval. WPI also has a transfer partnership with Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) in Worcester for its Basic Engineering major. Students who graduate from this program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher will generally enter WPI with junior-year standing. For more information about completing entrance requirements or the WPI/QCC partnership, contact the WPI Admissions Office.

Applying to WPI

WPI uses the identical application for transfer candidates, entering first year students and international transfer students. All applicants for full-time and part-time transfer admission are required to submit the following materials to the Admissions Office:

• transcripts of all college work
• at least two recommendations—one must be from a math or science instructor and one may come from another academic instructor, the military, or an employer
• a one-page essay that discusses the applicant’s goals in transferring to WPI

Students who have been out of high school for several years are also required to submit a list (or resume) of all employment and academic activity, beginning with the date of high school graduation and ending with the date of application to WPI. Interviews are an optional part of the application process. WPI requires up-to-date transcripts and mails a mid-semester grade report form to applicants who are enrolled in a college when they apply. Applicants are evaluated for admission on the basis of all application materials requested above.

The priority application for September admission (A-Term) is April 15; priority deadline for January admission (C-Term) is November 15. Because transfer admission is rolling, an admission decision may be reached before the deadline as long as all requested materials have been received.

More information is available on the Transfer section of our Web site.

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