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What is an Internal Transfer?

An Internal Transfer is a student who is already admitted to the University of Texas at Austin but is declared in another major or is still "undeclared". 

All internal transfers into the IRG major will need to complete the Internal Transfer Application.

Students who have already completed a degree will NOT be considered for internal transfer admission.

 

To be eligible for internal transfer into the IRG major as an undergraduate student you must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Minimum 2.5 UT GPA with at least 12 hours in residence taken for a letter grade.
     
  • Must have one course from two different catagories in progress or completed by the semester of application (including AP, IB, Dual Credit, or Transfer).
    • Economics: ECO 301 or ECO 304L or ECO 304K
    • Human Geography: GRG 305
    • Anthropology or Sociology: ANT 302 or SOC 302
    • World History (Modern): HIS 301J (22-24 Catalog only)
    • Area Studies course: ANS or EUS or LAS or MES or REE or AFR--from approved list
    • At least one foreign language course with a grade of C or higher
       
  • Must attend an internal transfer information session. 
    • You must RSVP at least 1 hour in advance of the meeting time. Zoom invitations will be sent out approximately 1 hour before the meeting time. Please only RSVP once for the time you have selected.
    • Upcoming Info Sessions are outlined in the next tab. All sessions will be held on Zoom.
    • If you have already attended one in a previous semester, please email irg@austin.utexas.edu if you plan to apply in the current semester. You do not have to attend again. 
    • There are no makeup sessions. Please arrange for your attendance.

The intent of the internal transfer information session is to enhance your understanding of IRG as a major at UT and therefore help you determine if IRG is the right major for you. Attendance at one of these information sessions is required prior to meeting with an IRG advisor. If you do not mark the attendance sheet, even if you did attend a session, you will be denied.

  • Students will be asked to write a short essay (less than 500 words) answering the following prompts:
    • Why is IRG the ideal major for you?
    • What academic topics are you interested in researching with our major?
    • How have your academic interests and personal experiences prepared you to major in IRG?
       
  • 3rd years and 4th years need to prepare a grad plan including all of the IRG requirements to showcase their ability to graduate on time.
    • You should run a degree audit for IRG and any additional majors, minors, or certificates.
    • Collect all of the class requirements into an excel doc.
    • Set up each semester with all of the classes you are going to take until graduation.

Additional Considerations: 

  • Applications for the Spring admission will open on September 1st and close on December 1st. Applications for the Fall admission will open on February 1st and close on May 1st. 
  • Applications can be submitted online via the Internal Transfer Application.
  • Ability to graduate in four years is taken into account in the admissions decisions. If adding or changing your major to IRG will delay your four-year graduation, we may not admit you.
  • We will accept test and transfer credit for the course requirement. Transfer credit must already be transferred and posted in IDA. Courses taken pass/fail in Spring 2020 or COVID pass/fail in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 will count towards the coursework requirement.  

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