Undergraduate

You must have successfully completed at least 67% of all credit hours attempted at your current and previously enrolled institutions. You must also meet the Florida Board of Governors minimums. A 2.50 transfer or postsecondary transferrable GPA (3.60 for nursing) is required.

• Transfer post-secondary GPA ≥ 2.5
• High school GPA ≥ 2.5
• High school units: 4 English, 4 math, 3 natural science, 3 social science, 2 foreign language
• Test score requirements:
  • SAT

    • Evidence-Based Reading & Writing ≥ 490

    • Mathematics ≥ 480
  • ACT
    • ACT Reading ≥ 19, ACT English ≥ 17, ACT Math ≥ 19
  • CLT
    • CLT Verbal Reasoning+Writing ≥38, Quantitative Reasoning ≥16

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official high school transcripts
4. Official college transcripts
5. Official SAT, ACT or CLT scores

International students from non-English speaking countries must meet SAT, ACT or CLT minimum scores to satisfy English proficiency requirement. Check Additional Requirements for International Students for full details on English proficiency requirements.

Find full details on how to apply to USF on our How to Apply page.

You are considered an upper-level transfer applicant if you have graduated from high school and obtained 60+ transferrable credits. You must have successfully completed at least 67% of all credit hours attempted at your current and previously enrolled institutions.

Please note:

• For each credit hour beyond 132 (for students in a 120-hour degree program), students will be charged double the tuition rate.
• For each credit hour exceeding 110% of the credit hours required for their degree program, students will be charged double the tuition rate.
• Students who have attempted 180 credit hours are no longer eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate (including federal student loans).

GPA requirements:

• C or better in college-level English composition course
• C or better in college-level math course
• With an Associate of Arts (AA) from a Florida College System institution
  
  • Transfer GPA ≥ 2.0
• Without an Associate of Arts (AA) from a Florida College System institution
  
  • Transfer GPA ≥ 2.3
• If you are from a non-English speaking country, you must also meet the minimum English test score requirements: 
  • TOEFL > 79
  • IELTS > 6.5
  • Duolingo > 110

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official college transcripts
4. Official IELTS, TOEFL or Duolingo scores (required only for students from a non-English-speaking country)

Find full details on how to apply to USF on our How to Apply page.

You are considered a second bachelor’s degree applicant if you have already completed and been awarded a bachelor’s degree. You are expected to take only those courses necessary to complete a degree within three terms.

Please note:

• For each credit hour beyond 132 (for students in a 120-hour degree program), students will be charged double the tuition rate.
• For each credit hour exceeding 110% of the credit hours required for their degree program, students will be charged double the tuition rate.
• Students who have attempted 180 credit hours are no longer eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate (including federal student loans).

 GPA requirements:

• With a USF bachelor’s degree
  • Bachelor’s GPA ≥ 2.0
• Without a USF bachelor’s degree
  • Bachelors GPA ≥ 2.5

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official college transcripts
4. Official IELTS, TOEFL or Duolingo scores (required only for students from a non-English speaking country)

Additional Requirements:

• You must submit official transcripts showing college or university coursework that you completed at any non-U.S. institution.
• All transcripts you submit must be in English.
  • As an applicant, you are responsible for having your transcripts/documents translated and evaluated before submitting them as part of your graduate application packet.
• On a case-by-case basis, you might be required to submit an official course-by-course Foreign Credential Evaluation from a NACES member evaluation service. 

Find full details on how to apply to USF as a second bachelor's degree-seeking student on our How to Apply page.

You are considered a Former Student Returning (FSR) applicant if you have previously completed degree-seeking coursework for credit at the University of South Florida.

FSR applicants must meet different deadlines than other transfer students. Please review the Transfer Admission Dates and Deadlines page to ensure your application is submitted on time.

Find admissions requirements and learn how to apply as a returning USF student on our Transfer Admission Requirements page.

Nursing programs have limited access.

1. Transfer students that meet minimum criteria will be admitted to USF as pre-nursing.
2. They must then submit a secondary application to the College of Nursing through NursingCAS. Please visit the College of Nursing website for complete details.

Please note: Second bachelor’s degree students applying for fall admission must submit an application to the Tampa campus. If admitted to the nursing program, these students will take their courses at the St. Petersburg campus.

USF may require a credential evaluation for all college or university transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S.

• All documents issued by the service that performs the evaluation must include a copy of the original document, along with an English translation (if necessary).
  • All foreign transcripts/documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation.
  • We will not accept documents signed by a notary or any other person that has no educational affiliation.

You must submit the credential evaluation directly to the Office of Admissions at the following address.

University of South Florida 
Office of Admissions
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC 1036
Tampa, FL  33620

For your convenience, here are several credential evaluation services. Find additional recommended services in the NACES member directory.

• Academic Evaluation Services
• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
• Josef Silny and Associates, Inc.
• SpanTran Evaluation Company
• World Evaluation Services

Please note: USF does not guarantee that all coursework attempted at the post-secondary level will be transferable. Transferability is determined on a course-by-course basis.

If you completed secondary education in any country outside the U.S., you must submit the appropriate documents to confirm that you've completed that country's equivalent of graduation from high school in the U.S. Please include academic transcripts and exam results for all secondary work.

Equivalence: Generally, completion of secondary education will consist of 12-13 years of study. An diploma or graduation certificate is awarded at completion.

If you earned an IB diploma or certificate, you will need to submit an official International Baccalaureate transcript directly from the International Baccalaureate Organization.

Lower-Level Applicants:

International applicants from non-English-speaking countries must demonstrate English language proficiency by achieving the following minimum scores on one of the following standardized tests:

• SAT: Reading and Writing ≥ 490
• ACT: English ≥ 17, Reading ≥ 19
• CLT: Verbal Reasoning and Writing ≥ 38

We do not accept English proficiency tests such as TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or others as substitutes for these minimum test score requirements.

Upper-Level Applicants:

International applicants from non-English speaking countries must provide a minimum score on one of the following tests:

• TOEFL > 79
• IELTS > 6.5
• Duolingo > 110

Please note: Successful completion with a grade of "C" or higher in an equivalent of ENC 1101 Freshman Composition Skills I, as outlined on the Florida Department of Education Statewide Course Numbering System, at a U.S. regionally accredited institution can be used to waive the TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo requirement. These course equivalencies are at the discretion of the University of South Florida.

To be considered for admission, students must have completed two academic units of the same foreign language in high school or two semesters of the same foreign language or American Sign Language (ASL) in college.

• If you have already fulfilled this requirement before attending USF: Submit official transcripts showing your completed foreign language or ASL courses.
• If you haven't completed the requirement before attending USF: You may still be admissible, but must meet FLENT before you can graduate from USF.

Here are the methods to meet FLENT, as well as possible exemptions:

• Two academic units (years) of the same foreign language or American sign language in high school (9th-12th grades), or one academic unit (year) at level 2
• Two passing semesters of the same foreign language (e.g., SPN 1120 and SPN 1121) or sign language in college, earning no less than eight credit hours
• Successfully passing the USF Language Placement Test by placing into the third course or higher
• Passing College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Foreign Language subject test level 2
• One year of an Advanced Placement (AP) foreign language course in high school
• Advanced Placement (AP) Credit for two semesters (AP score = 4)
• Passing the Brigham Young University (BYU) Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services (FLATS) test

USF requires lower-level transfer applicants to submit official results for at least one college entrance exam (SAT, ACT or CLT). Currently, USF does not require or consider the optional essay section of the SAT or ACT during the admission or scholarship review processes. Similarly, SAT subject tests are not considered for admission or placement.

USF's code for SAT is 5828 and for ACT is 0761. Please select University of South Florida from the dropdown on CLT website.

• USF considers your highest submitted section scores across all SAT, ACT or CLT test dates.
• We make final admission decisions using only your highest cumulative scores.
• Each time you submit test scores to USF, we will update your record with any new high scores.

We strongly encourage you to submit your scores each time you take the SAT, ACT or CLT. Sending your scores each time you take a test allows us to consider you for all available enrollment-related opportunities — a huge benefit to you.

The Redesigned SAT was launched by the College Board in March 2016.

• USF will accept both the Original (pre-March 2016) SAT and the Redesigned (March 2016 and later) SAT for admissions.
• For admissions and scholarship purposes, we will concord any Original SAT scores to the Redesigned SAT scale.
• We will also superscore all administrations of the SAT.

Learn more about the Redesigned SAT on the College Board website.

No. We do not request an essay or personal statement to be evaluated for admission to USF. Any essay or personal statement that you submit will not be opened or reviewed.

All high school students, including those earning an A.A. degree through dual enrollment, must submit a freshman (first-year) application to USF by the freshman deadline. They are not considered transfer students. Only students who have earned 12 or more credits after high school graduation are considered transfer students.