# Requirements

**Source**: https://admissions.yale.edu/transfer-requirements
**Parent**: https://admissions.yale.edu/transfer

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# Requirements

## A transfer application includes letters of recommendation, transcripts, and standardized test scores.

In addition to the completing the [Transfer Common Application](https://www.commonapp.org/apply/transfer-students), transfer applicants also send:

- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts: college and high school
- [The Common Application College Report](https://admissions.yale.edu/sites/default/files/common_app_22-23_college_report.pdf)
- [The Common Application Transfer Mid-term Report](https://admissions.yale.edu/sites/default/files/common_app_22-23_mid-term_report.pdf)
- [Standardized test results](https://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing "Standardized Testing") (ACT, AP, IB or SAT)

## Transfer application fee waivers

Yale does not issue its own fee waivers, but it is easy to apply for free if you meet any of the Transfer Common Application’s eligibility criteria. Veterans of the U.S. military and active duty service members are eligible for automatic application fee waivers.

[Transfer Common Application](https://www.commonapp.org/apply/transfer-students)

### Letters of recommendation

Request letters of recommendation from two instructors who have taught you in credit-bearing courses on a college campus. Letters should be submitted through the Common Application. Letters from others (such as research mentors or supervisors) are supplemental and will not fulfill the academic evaluation requirement. Supplemental letters should be mailed to the undergraduate admissions office or emailed to [transfer.documents@yale.edu](mailto:transfer.documents@yale.edu).

### Official transcripts

Your application must include official college transcripts from all postsecondary institutions attended. Transcripts should be sent directly from the colleges/universities through the Common Application, Parchment, or [mailed to the undergraduate admissions office](https://admissions.yale.edu/contact "Contact the Admissions Office"). Applicants may also request a transcript through the [National Student Clearinghous](https://tsorder.studentclearinghouse.org/school/select)e. If requested, provide your college’s registrar with [transfer.documents@yale.edu](mailto:transfer.documents@yale.edu) for digital transfer. 

Transfer applications include a complete official high school transcript, including graduation date. Your high school counselor or registrar may mail an official hard copy to the undergraduate admissions office or email an official digital copy to [transfer.documents@yale.edu](mailto:transfer.documents@yale.edu).

### The Common Application College Report

Ask a college official who has access to your full academic and disciplinary record—such as your Dean, Adviser or Registrar—to complete the [College Report](https://admissions.yale.edu/sites/default/files/common_app_22-23_college_report.pdf), digitally or in hard copy. The official completing the form should mail the completed form to the undergraduate admissions office or email it to [transfer.documents@yale.edu](mailto:transfer.documents@yale.edu).

### The Common Application Transfer Mid-term Report

If you are currently enrolled in college coursework, download and complete the [Mid-term Report](https://admissions.yale.edu/sites/default/files/common_app_22-23_mid-term_report.pdf) with your current courses, grades, and professor contact information. Mail the completed form to the undergraduate admissions office or email it to [transfer.documents@yale.edu](mailto:transfer.documents@yale.edu).

### Standardized test results

When completing the application, self-report scores from one or more of the following exams: ACT, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or SAT on the application and respond to the Yale-specific question regarding which scores you want considered. 

If you are a non-native English-speaker graduating from secondary school where English is not the language of instruction, also submit results from an English proficiency test.

## Yale Admissions Status Portal

After submitting an application, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your status portal. The portal includes an application checklist, an application update form, and tools to update contact information.

[Log into your Yale Admissions Status Portal](https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/apply/status)

## Sending transfer application documents

Required documents for transfer applicants may be sent through the Transfer Common App or emailed to [transfer.documents@yale.edu](mailto:transfer.documents@yale.edu). Each document should include the student’s full name as listed on the application, birthdate, and current institution. If possible, include a Yale Record ID Number, which appears on an applicant’s status portal.

## Transfer admission: learn more

- ## [Requirements](https://admissions.yale.edu/transfer-requirements)

  Yale requires academic evaluations, a college report, transcripts and standardized test scores.
- ## [Timeline](https://admissions.yale.edu/transfer-timeline)

  Transfer applicants apply to begin in the fall semester. Learn about when and how to apply.
- ## [Eligibility and Credits](https://admissions.yale.edu/transfer-eligibility)

  Learn about which college credits are likely to transfer to Yale and who eligible to apply through the transfer program.
- ## [Standardized Testing](https://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing)

  Yale’s test-flexible policy requires applicants to submit scores from one or more of the following exams: ACT, AP, IB, or SAT.