Transfer Students

Incoming Transfer Student Meeting

Schedule an Appointment with Student Services

All transfer students should schedule a meeting with an academic advisor to review your previous coursework and your current degree plan. If you are transferring to UNM–Los Alamos with fewer than 26 hours of acceptable college work, you are considered a freshman transfer student. To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please call the Student Services Office at (505) 662-5919.

Transfer Articulation 

Academic credits for courses completed at other post-secondary institutions can be transferred to UNM–Los Alamos if: 

  • A grade of D or better was earned in the course,
  • The postsecondary institution is appropriately accredited, and
  • UNM or UNM–Los Alamos offers an equivalent course as determined by the appropriate individual(s).

As an incoming student to UNM–LA, you likely have many questions about the credit you will receive for previous college coursework elsewhere. You can review the UNM Transfer Equivalencies website for a list of courses previously transferred from your college and the equivalent credit those courses have been given at UNM. If your courses or previous colleges are not found on this list, see your academic advisor for an unofficial review. Note that an official determination of transfer coursework will be made once your official transcripts have been received and processed. Valid transfer credits may not necessarily apply to your chosen degree program. Additionally, most degrees require grades of C or higher in relevant coursework or may have a maximum age of course credit (e.g., five years or less since earning the credit). See your advisor for more information.

When you submit your official transcripts for admission, we will enter them in our computer system for transfer articulation. If any of your courses are not articulated cleanly (to a directly equivalent course), you can request a review from the specific department (e.g., biology, history) for the course at UNM–LA or Main Campus. See your advisor for more information.