Main Campus: Admitted students

Your transfer credits

The Admissions Office determines how coursework from your current and/or previous colleges will transfer to UNH. Please note that until you're enrolled, your prior credits are evaluated only in terms of how they fulfill Discovery Program requirements (the UNH equivalent of general education requirements). Once you're enrolled, you can have your credits evaluated against requirements for your major.

Use your MyUNH Degree Works account to find a summary of your transfer credits. Courses currently in progress are listed with an "IP" grade. Transfer of these courses is provisional, pending receipt of an official transcript showing your final grades.

Your class-year status at UNH depends upon the number of semester hours you have completed that have successfully transferred to UNH:

• First-year: 0-25 semester hours
• Sophomore: 26-57 semester hours
• Junior: 58-89 semester hours
• Senior: 90+ semester hours

If you have questions about your transfer credit award, contact the Admissions Office at (603) 862-1360 or transfer.info@unh.edu. Revisions to your credit evaluation will be made on your UNH transcript and can be viewed from your MyUNH account.

Housing

Complete your on-campus housing application. Transfer students under the age of 21 are required to live on campus. See Housing below for exemptions and options if you aren't required to live on campus.

If you're starting in fall

• Register for June Transfer Orientation. If you're undeclared in the College of Liberal Arts, or were accepted or admitted to any major after June Orientation, follow up directly with the transfer advising contact for your major.
• Complete your required health forms and your UNH Student Health Benefit Plan enrollment or waiver by June 30.
• Submit your final transcript to the Admissions Office by July 15. Your admission depends on satisfactory completion of any ongoing coursework, and it may be suspended if we don't receive your transcript on time or your academic performance is unsatisfactory. If you're enrolled through UNH Continuing Education, the Thompson School of Applied Science or UNH Manchester, we'll receive your transcript automatically.
• Submit your NH residency statement electronically by July 15 to be eligible for the in-state tuition benefit.
• Review parking permit options if applicable.

If you're starting in spring

• Registration for January Orientation opens through New Student and Family Programs.
• An academic advisor will contact you in December to set up a course registration appointment. Check both your UNH email and the email on your application. If you haven't connected by mid-December, reach out to the transfer advising contact for your major. Advisors generally can't meet with incoming students before December.
• Complete your required health forms and Student Health Benefit Plan enrollment or waiver.
• Submit your final transcript by Jan. 10.
• Review parking permit options if applicable.

Withdraw and refund

Requests to withdraw must be submitted in writing to admissions@unh.edu. Your refund depends on when we receive your request:

• On or before May 1: $600
• May 2 to May 31: $300
• June 1 to July 1: $50
• After July 1: no refund

Questions?
Your transfer admissions counselor

After confirming enrollment

You'll receive an email from the Office of International Students and Scholars on how to request your visa documentation (Certificate of Eligibility I-20 or DS-2019). You'll be asked to provide:

• Copy of admission decision letter
• Copy of passport biographic page
• Foreign address information
• Copy of supporting financial documents

Visa

Apply for your visa as early as possible. International students coming to the U.S. to study must get a visa before traveling. Canadian students don't need a visa but must present the Certificate of Eligibility (I-20 or DS-2019) and declare student status at the U.S. port of entry.

The Office of International Students and Scholars will send you information about getting your visa, orientation, health insurance, getting to campus and more.

Required documents

• Submit your final official transcripts (high school diploma or general equivalency diploma) to the Undergraduate Admissions Office by July 1: UNH Undergraduate Admissions, Smith Hall, 3 Garrison Ave., Durham, NH 03824, USA.
• Complete the required medical and immunization forms. Check your email for details.
  • Enroll in the Student Health Benefit Plan. Enrollment is mandatory for international students.
  • Complete the medical immunization forms.
• Pay your tuition bill through WebCat, unless you've set up a monthly payment plan.

Orientation

International Student Orientation is mandatory for all new international students (undergraduate, exchange, graduate and transfer). It covers immigration rights and responsibilities, cultural adjustment and academic expectations.

Attending First-Year Student Orientation in June is optional for international undergraduates. If you attend, you're still required to attend International Student Orientation in August.

Contact your academic advisor to register for classes.

Questions?
Your admissions counselor

Readmitted students don't submit an enrollment deposit and don't have an orientation requirement, so those steps in the checklist above don't apply to you.

Advising and registration

Contact your academic advisor after April 15. If you don't know your advisor, find the advising contact for your major.

Register for courses using your MyUNH account.

Housing

Apply for on-campus housing or learn about off-campus housing. On-campus housing is offered to readmitted students on a first-come, first-served basis as space is available.

Transfer credit and transcripts

To receive transfer credit for coursework completed since leaving UNH, send an official transcript to the Office of Admissions. If you've completed or are enrolled in UNH coursework through Continuing Education at Durham or Manchester, we'll receive your final transcripts automatically. For non-UNH coursework, an Evaluation of Transfer Credits form will be completed and sent to your college dean. Credit won't be awarded for coursework completed during the semester following an academic suspension.

Majors

You've been readmitted to a specific major or to undeclared status within a college. Your space is guaranteed as long as you meet departmental standards for continuation. Changing majors requires approval from the college dean and department chair, and not all requests can be approved.

Questions?
Your admissions counselor

Full-time undergraduate first-year students are required to live in university housing for two years under UNH's Live-On Requirement, which helps students build a sense of belonging and get academic, personal and social support. Transfer students under the age of 21 are also required to live on campus.

To request an exemption, submit an exemption request to Housing and Residential Life. By confirming your enrollment, you agree to abide by the Live-On Requirement.

Transfer students who aren't required to live on campus can apply for housing and will be offered space as it's available. Off-campus housing may also be an option.

Learn how to apply for housing.

You can request to defer your admission for up to one year. If you were admitted for fall, use the Fall Deferral Request form. If you were admitted for spring, use the Spring Deferral Request form. Questions? Contact Admissions at admissions@unh.edu or (603) 862-1360.

• With few exceptions, UNH won't approve deferral requests to complete college coursework elsewhere or for a post-graduate year.
• If you know you'll be deferring, you don't need to send an enrollment deposit now. If there's a chance your plans may change, your deposit must be received by May 1 to guarantee fall semester entry.
• If your deferral is approved, you'll receive a form with your approval letter to reinstate your admission for the future semester. Follow the instructions on that form.
• If you defer for a year, complete the FAFSA by March 1 of the year you'll enroll to be considered for need-based financial aid.
• If you defer for one semester, your financial aid package will be adjusted.

First-year enrollment deposits are non-refundable after the deposit deadline. Transfer students have a separate refund schedule, listed under Transfer students. Questions? Contact Admissions at admissions@unh.edu.