Admission Information

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a minimum of 67% of all credit hours attempted at currently and previously enrolled institutions. In addition, you must meet the Florida Board of Governors minimums. A 2.50 transfer or postsecondary transferrable GPA (3.20 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

You will need to submit:

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

You can find full details on how to apply to USF as a lower-level transfer student on our How to Apply page.

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a minimum of 67% of all credit hours attempted at currently and previously enrolled institutions. In addition, you must meet the Florida Board of Governors minimums. A 2.50 transfer or postsecondary transferrable GPA (3.20 for nursing) is required.

• Transfer GPA ≥ 2.5
• 2 years of foreign language in high school and/or 2 semesters at the collegiate level
• C or better in college-level English composition course
• C or better in college-level math course

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official high school transcripts
4. Official college transcripts

You can find full details on how to apply to USF as a mid-level transfer student on our How to Apply page.

If you have graduated from high school and obtained 60+ transferrable credits USF considers you an upper-level transfer student. It is important to note that students will be charged double the tuition rate for each credit hour beyond 132 (for students in a 120-hour degree program) or 110 percent in excess of the hours required. Students who have attempted 180 credit hours are no longer eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate (including federal student loans).

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a minimum of 67% of all credit hours attempted at currently and previously enrolled institutions. A minimum transferrable GPA of 2.30 is required (except applicants with an AA degree from a Florida College System institution and a minimum transferrable GPA of 2.00).

• 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

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official college transcripts

You can find full details on how to apply to USF as an upper-level transfer student on our How to Apply page.

Applicants are required to have successfully completed a minimum of 67% of all credit hours attempted at currently and previously enrolled institutions.

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

It is important to note that second bachelor’s degree applicants are expected to take only those courses necessary to complete a degree within three terms. Students will be charged double the tuition rate for each credit hour beyond 132 (for students in a 120-hour degree program) or 110 percent in excess of the hours required. In addition, students who have attempted 180 credit hours are no longer eligible for financial aid as an undergraduate (including federal student loans).

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official college transcripts

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

• USF GPA ≥ 2.0
• Overall GPA ≥ 2.0
• In good standing and eligible to return to the last institution attended
• Minimum GPA for the declared major, prerequisites met, if applicable 

You will need to submit:

1. Application to USF
2. Application fee
3. Official college transcripts
4. ARC Petition

You can find full details on how to apply as a returning USF student on our How to Apply page.

• 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 that students have completed two units (two years) of instruction in a foreign language to be considered for admission. However, you may document proficiency in a second language to meet this requirement.

In Florida, the course number that is designated to indicate a foreign language waiver is 0791920 and has a course title of "Bright Futures Foreign Language Proficiency Waiver." For a listing of ways to document proficiency in a second language for a foreign language waiver, see the Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook. In the event you meet waiver requirements, you are encouraged to work with your guidance counselor to document the waiver on your transcript or via letter to the Office of Admissions.