Transfer Student Cohort Courses and Academic Programs
Most transfer cohort courses meet Bachelor Degree requirements that are not cleared with an Associate Degree, such as the International Requirement (IR) or upper division Communication & Writing (CW) requirement.
Check out our Transfer Scholars Program
Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies
- No matter what your major or career goals, writing will be important to your success. The Department of Writing & Rhetoric Studies (WRS) is here to help you become an effective and flexible writer in your U classes and beyond.
- Write4U (Writing 3020): For students in all majors, fulfills upper division Communication & Writing (CW) and Humanities Exploration (HF) requirements.
- Writing Studies Scholars: For students in Writing and Rhetoric Studies, $2,000 scholarship, tuition-free bridge course, optional tuition-free study groups, paid professional development opportunities.
Fall 2025 - QUEST 3110
- Fulfills International Requirement (IR)
- "...this course integrates embedded student success coaching, introduces interconnected core concepts of Information Literacy through embedded library support, and offers structured opportunities for exploring students to deeply consider and make purposeful decisions about major selection/confirmation through embedded academic advising."
Honors College
- Earn an Honors degree, gain research experience in your field, and be a part of the Honors Transfer Student Learning Community.
- Honors College students also have additional scholarship and leadership opportunities available to them.
- Incoming transfer students can apply through the U of U Undergraduate Admissions Application or current students can use the current student application.
- Honors Admissions
- For questions, email admissions@honors.utah.edu
Borders and Migration (Ethnic Studies 3790)
- The Borders and Migration course was designed to support and help transfer students acclimate to the University of Utah
- For students in all majors, fulfills upper division International Requirement (IR)
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Course Description: "In this course, we will explore the ways in which borders are constructed, imposed, and policed in relation to profit, resources, and power...We will examine the ways in which migrants themselves bring attention to the economic and political processes which displace them, while at the same time advocating for the right to freedom of movement."