Admission Requirements for Transfer Students

(Freshmen, click here; International students, click here.)

Beginning with Fall 2008, USF will require all transfers with 60+ transferable hours—including A.A. transfers from Florida community colleges—to meet the GPA requirement for their intended major. Applicants for Athletic Training, Business, Communications, Education, and Engineering must have a 2.50 transfer GPA; applicants for Mass Communications must have a 2.75; applicants for Architecture and Liberal Studies must have a 3.00; and, applicants for Nursing must have a 2.50 with an A.S. in Nursing or a 3.00 with an A.A.

USF no longer will admit transfers with fewer than 36 transferable hours, as national and institutional data suggests that students who transfer this early are less likely to succeed academically. For those with 36 to 59 hours, USF will require a 3.00 transfer GPA, again based on data related to transfer student success in the classroom. For other transfers with 60+ hours (including FLCC transfers without an A.A. or A.S. degree), USF’s regional campuses in St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland will continue to consider applicants with a 2.00 transfer GPA, while USF Tampa now will require a 2.50 transfer GPA. We expect this last requirement to increase on the Tampa campus to a 2.75 starting in Summer 2009 and a 3.00 in Summer 2010. As these changes in transfer criteria are implemented, USF will continue to assist transfer students in their efforts to identify the best academic fit within the USF System.

Meeting minimum requirements, however, does not guarantee admission to USF. In addition, limited access programs may require a higher GPA or completion of specific prerequisites. Transfer admission criteria is subject to change without notice based on space availability.

USF accepts transfer credit from institutions that are regionally accredited at the time the credits are earned.

Students who will enter USF with fewer than 60 transferable semester credit hours must meet all freshman and transfer requirements. They must submit:

• an application for admission,
• a nonrefundable $30 application fee,
• an official final high school transcript,
• SAT or ACT scores, including the SAT essay and ACT writing, sent directly to USF by the testing agency (click on freshman requirements above for details), and
• an official transcript from each college or university attended (current up to time of application).
• A TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language) may be required for applicants whose native language is not English.

Students who will enter USF with 60 or more transferable semester credit hours must submit:

• an application for admission,
• a nonrefundable $30 application fee, and
• an official transcript from each college or university attended (current up to time of application).

Students who earn an Associate in Arts degree from a Florida public community college receive priority consideration for admission to the University of South Florida. Students who expect to earn an A.A. degree should apply at least one semester prior to completing the degree and submit a partial transcript to USF. Admission to the University with an A.A. degree does not guarantee admission to limited access programs or majors.

Students who earn an Associate in Science degree from a Florida public community college should talk to a transfer counselor regarding transfer credit.

Degrees earned at institutions other than Florida community colleges will be evaluated on a course by course basis.

Application Deadlines -

Transfer students may apply any time of the year and are admitted on a rolling (continuous) basis. Applications and supporting academic credentials (transcripts/test scores) must be received by the deadline dates listed below. You may check the status of your application at any time.

International Applicants outside the US

*In order to be considered for Undergraduate Admissions' transfer scholarships, you must apply by April 1. Transfer applicants who apply to USF after the above deadlines will be given admission and scholarship consideration on a space-available basis.

Applications received after these deadlines will be given admission consideration on a space-available basis.

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