Transferring to Concordia Irvine
What Concordia University Irvine expects from community college transfers. Its deadlines and course rules differ from UC and CSU, so plan for it separately.
Checked against each university’s own pages and Common Data Set in October 2026.
At a glance
- Recommended college GPA
- 2.3
- Community college units
- Up to 70
- ADT admission guarantee
- Not stated
What you need
- Apply through the Concordia University Irvine online application or the Common App. The $50 application fee is currently waived. Source
- Applicants who were eligible for freshman admission may transfer with no minimum units and a recommended 2.3 college GPA. Applicants who did not meet freshman requirements must earn at least 24 semester units at a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 2.3 college GPA. Source
- No prerequisite courses are required to apply, but completing as many general education and major requirements as possible before transferring is encouraged. Transfer students take one theology course per year at Concordia. Source
- Concordia accepts IGETC, CSU GE Breadth and the ADT to satisfy most general education requirements, except the Enduring Questions and Ideas core courses (CPHI 200 and CTHL 200) and theology courses. Certification courses must be completed before enrolling, and certification is due October 15 for fall entrants and March 15 for spring entrants. Source
- AA and AS degrees that meet Cal-GETC or CSU GE Breadth requirements are accepted for general education only if completed before Fall 2025. Source
- Up to 70 semester units may transfer from a regionally accredited community college, with a total transfer maximum of 90 semester units. Only grades of C- or better are accepted. Source
- Graduation requires 120 semester units, with 30 completed at Concordia including 18 of the last 24 units. Of the 30 required upper-division units, 21 must be taken at Concordia, along with 18 major units. Source
ADT pathway
In a July 25, 2018 news release, Concordia announced it would guarantee admission to ADT applicants under the AICCU ADT pathway, with junior standing and a minimum of 60 units accepted, initially for seven ADT areas including Business Administration, Psychology and Communication Studies. The current catalog says the list of accepted ADTs is kept at cui.edu/transfer, but no current page opened restates the admission guarantee.
Scholarships and aid
- Concordia offers transfer scholarships to students with at least a 2.9 cumulative college GPA. The transfer page does not list dollar amounts. Source
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Questions
Does Concordia Irvine guarantee admission with an ADT?
In a July 25, 2018 news release, Concordia announced it would guarantee admission to ADT applicants under the AICCU ADT pathway, with junior standing and a minimum of 60 units accepted, initially for seven ADT areas including Business Administration, Psychology and Communication Studies. The current catalog says the list of accepted ADTs is kept at cui.edu/transfer, but no current page opened restates the admission guarantee.