Over the Age of 24

If you are over the age of 24, you must meet the following requirements for admission:

• You must provide proof of high school graduation or Adult High School transcript or GED

• You must be eligible to return to the last institution you attended

• You must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) on all transferable work attempted at all institutions you attended

• You must have at least 24 semester hours of transferable credit

• 6 or more semester hours of freshman level English

• 3 or more semester hours of college level Math
  

For all students :

UNCW may, on a case-by-case basis, waive one or more of the high school minimum course requirements, but transfer students must meet all other minimum transfer requirements. Waivers will be considered under the following circumstances:

1. The applicant is 24 years of age or older.
2. The applicant is under 24 years of age and has a high school diploma or GED and:
           
a. Has the associate of arts, the associate of science, the associate of fine arts, the      baccalaureate or any higher level degree from a regionally accredited institution.

b. Has completed 6 semester hours in college-level English, math, science, social sciences, and foreign languages with a 2.50 GPA on a 4.00 scale (total of 30 semester hours).

For anyone transferring from a community college in North Carolina, please click on the link below to find out which courses will transfer into UNCW.

North Carolina Community College Common Course Equivalency