Transfer Requirements & Deadlines

The requirements stated below are standards for admission to USF. Please be aware that admission to the academic program may include additional requirements. For more information on admission to the academic program, visit the Undergraduate Catalog

Terminology

• Lower-Level (LL) Transfer = 12-29 hours of transferable credit including in-progress
  • Must have some completed post-secondary work
• Mid-Level (ML) Transfer = 30-59 hours of transferable credit including in-progress
• Upper-Level (UL) Transfer = 60+ hours of transferable credit including in-progress

 Completion Ratio

All transfer students must have a courses completion ratio ≥ 67%. Completion ratio is the percentage of courses completed versus attempted

 Lower-Level (LL) Transfer

• Transfer GPA ≥ 2.5
• High School GPA ≥ 2.5
• High School Units: 4 English, 4 Math, 3 Natural Science, 3 Social Science, 2 Foreign Language.
• Final High School Transcript
• Must submit official SAT/ACT/CLT scores
• If HS GPA is ≥ 2.5 and < 3.0
  • SATR ≥ 24, SATWL ≥ 25, SATM ≥ 24, OR
  • ACTR ≥ 19, ACTE ≥ 17, ACTM ≥ 19
• If HS GPA is ≥ 3.0
  • SATR ≥ 24, SATWL ≥ 25, SATM ≥ 24, OR
  • ACTR ≥ 19, ACTE ≥ 17, ACTM ≥ 19, OR
  • C or better in
    • college-level English Composition course and
    • college-level Math course

 Mid-Level (ML) Transfer

• Transfer GPA ≥ 2.5
• 2 years of foreign language in high school and/or 2 semesters at the collegiate level
• Final High School Transcript
• C or better in college-level English Composition course
• C or better in college-level Math course

 Upper-Level (UL) Transfer

• 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

Second Baccalaureate (SB) Transfer

• Final University Transcript
• With a USF Bachelors’ degree
  • Bachelors GPA ≥ 2.0
• Without a USF Bachelors’ degree
  • Bachelors GPA ≥ 2.5

 Former USF Student Returning (FSR)

• 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, pre-requisites met if applicable

 

Nursing Admissions

	Spring	Summer	Fall
Transfer Students	No Admission	No Admission	Tampa Campus Minimum 3.6 Transfer GPA
V-CARE Students  (Military medics & corpsmen only)	No Admission	No Admission	Tampa Campus Minimum 2.9 Transfer GPA
Second Bachelors Degree Students  (students with a first bachelor’s degree only)	Sarasota-Manatee Campus Minimum 3.0 GPA	Tampa Campus Minimum 3.0 GPA	St Petersburg Campus Minimum 3.0 Transfer GPA

Nursing programs are limited-access. Transfer students meeting minimum criteria will be admitted to USF as Pre-nursing.  They must then submit a secondary application with the College of Nursing through NursingCAS.  Please visit the College of Nursing website for complete details.  

• Second Bachelors Degree students applying for Spring admission submit an application to the Tampa campus but, if admitted to the Nursing program, take their courses at the Sarasota-Manatee campus
• Second Bachelors Degree students applying for Fall admission submit an application to the Tampa campus but, if admitted to the Nursing program, take their courses at the St Petersburg campus

Common Admission Deadlines

	Term	App Available	App Priority Deadline	Transcript Submission Priority Deadline	App Completion Deadline	Admission to USF Deadline
Upper Division	Fall	September 1	December 1	January 15	February 1	March 1
V-CARE	Fall	September 1	December 1	January 15	February 1	March 1
Accelerated Second Degree – Tampa	Summer	September 1	December 1	January 15	February 1	March 1
Accelerated Second Degree – St. Petersburg	Fall	September 1	February 1	May 15	June 1	July 1
Accelerated Second Degree – Sarasota-Manatee	Spring	February 1	July 1	August 15	September 1	October 1

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 to be considered for admission.  If you already have fulfilled this requirement, submit official transcripts showing the foreign language or ASL courses completed. Refer to the following bullets for methods to meet the requirement and possible exemptions.  Students who have not met FLENT at point of admission may still be admissible, but must meet FLENT before graduating from USF.

• 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, https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/world-languages/language-placement-testing/index.aspx.
  
  
• Passing College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Foreign Language subject test level 2, https://www.usf.edu/undergrad/transfer-student-success/transfer-resources/transfer-policies.aspx
  
  
• One year of an Advanced Placement (AP) foreign language course in high school
  
  
• Advanced Placement (AP) Credit for two semesters (AP score = 4), https://www.usf.edu/undergrad/transfer-student-success/transfer-resources/transfer-policies.aspx.
  
  
• Passing the Brigham Young University (BYU) Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services (FLATS) test, https://info.flats.byu.edu/.