Preferred Admission

Preferred Admission (PA) is a way for you to indicate an interest in later transferring to an upper-level program, or the Ross School of Business. Acceptance guarantees placement in that academic unit if you meet certain prerequisites during your first year at U-M. The prerequisites vary, of course, depending on which unit is chosen.
1. You must be admitted to a first-year-level school or college.
2. You will then be evaluated for PA and — if selected — will later be able to transfer into the unit if you choose.
Admitting Unit | Accepts Student From |
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Marsal Family School of Education* | LSA LSA, Residential College (LSA) |
College of Pharmacy** | LSA LSA, Residential College (LSA) |
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning*** | LSA LSA, Residential College (LSA) Stamps School of Art & Design |
School of Information**** | LSA LSA, Residential College (LSA) Stamps School of Art & Design College of Engineering School of Kinesiology (Sport Management program only) School of Music, Theatre & Dance Ross School of Business Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning |
Stephen M. Ross School of Business***** | Stamps School of Art & Design College of Engineering School of Kinesiology (Sport Management program only) School of Music, Theatre & Dance |
*Please note Preferred Admission to the Marsal School is for teacher certification programs. In addition to their upper-level programs, the Marsal School offers one first-year admitting major — Learning, Equity, and Problem Solving for the Public Good (LEAPS).
**Please note Preferred Admission to the College of Pharmacy is for the PharmD program. In addition to their upper-level programs, the College of Pharmacy offers the first-year admitting program in pharmaceutical sciences.
***Please note Preferred Admissions to Taubman College is for the Architecture program only. Applicants will receive their Taubman College decision as part of the Regular Decision process and are not considered for Early Action. However, any Art & Design, LSA, or Engineering dual-degree application submitted with the Taubman College application will receive Early Action consideration if completed by the Nov. 1 deadline.
****Please note Preferred Admission students will apply to the School of Information program during their first year and begin the program in their sophomore year.
*****In addition to applying via the Preferred Admission process, first-year students may alternatively choose to apply directly to Ross on the Common App.
Any questions regarding requirements and selection criteria for preferred admission should be directed to the Preferred Admission school or college to which you have applied. Preferred admitting units include: