Transferring to CIT

When a Carnegie Mellon University student wishes to transfer to a CIT department, they begin the process by meeting with their current department/college advisor to discuss career, major, and transfer options. Often, they will also meet with their career counselor in the Career Center for more information about career and major choices.

The student then meets with the CIT assistant dean for undergraduate studies to discuss their intentions and to learn about the transfer process. Next, the student completes a Transfer Request Form and submits it along with pertinent grades information to the CIT Dean's Office. Applications for first-year students are accepted after mid-term of the spring semester. Applications for upper-class students are accepted after mid-term of the fall and spring semesters.

The assistant dean reviews the application and forwards the request to the CIT department in question to review the applicant's records. (In the case of a first-year student, in which a major has not yet been selected, only the assistant dean reviews the application. After the department and the assistant dean confer, the student is contacted by the CIT Dean's Office with one of three decisions:

• Acceptance into the department: The student's record is updated to reflect the new major and he/she is contacted by the new department about advisement and course registration procedures.
• Recommendation to reapply later: The student is notified that he/she is not accepted for the period requested but may be considered after a determined period of time (typically one semester). In this time period the student is advised on possible engineering courses to take to better assess whether or not transfer to the target department is a good fit. After that period of time, the student's application is reassessed.
• Transfer rejection: The student is notified that he/she cannot be transferred into the department. These rare situations usually occur in light of poor grades or when the department has reached its capacity for that particular class of students.

CIT Internal Transfer Application

A copy of your grades can be printed from your SIO account to include with your application. (semester and mid-semester)