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Transferring
Transferring from UAB requires very careful thought. You must adhere to the following requirements during your decision-making process:
- You must immediately inform your coach of your interest in going elsewhere. It is suggested that you and your coach meet with your sport administrator regarding your decision. Before you discuss any possibilities with a potential new school, you must notify UAB of your intent to transfer by submitting the Student-Athlete Notification of Transfer Form. Once you submit the form, UAB has two business days to enter your name into the NCAA Transfer Portal. You cannot talk to other schools about transferring until your name is in the NCAA Transfer Portal. If you or your parents contact a potential new school, that institution is obligated to let UAB know that you or your parents have done so. The potential new school must first verify that your name is in the NCAA Transfer Portal before having any further contact with you.
- According to NCAA rules, you must complete one year of residency at your new institution before you are eligible to participate in athletics there, unless you meet the requirements for a transfer exception. The most common transfer exception is the one-time transfer exception (see below). In most instances, this exception is not offered to football, basketball or baseball student-athletes.
- You may be granted a one-time exception to the above-mentioned one-year residency requirement under certain circumstances in sports other than football, basketball, and baseball. Being granted this exception means that you may be immediately eligible to compete at your new institution.
- You compete in a sport other than Division I football, basketball or baseball.
- It is your first transfer from one four-year college to another.
- You are in good academic standing at UAB and would be eligible to compete if you returned to UAB.
- The UAB Athletics Department certifies in writing that it does not object to the granting of an exception to the one-year residency requirement.
If UAB denies your request to waive the one-year residence requirement (if applicable), you can still transfer. If you do this, you will be ineligible to compete in your first academic year of residence at the new institution. You may also request a hearing to appeal the denial of your request ot waive the one-year residence requirement. If you have any questions about these policies, feel free to talk to your coach and the Compliance Office.
Click here to view helpful information in the transfer section of the NCAA website.
Notification of Transfer Policies and Procedures
Student-Athlete Notification of Transfer Form
Guide for Four-Year Transfers
Guide for Two-Year Transfers
Notification of Transfer Rules Education
