Early Admission

Application Procedure

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS

• Only 11th graders can apply & will attend full time while a senior in high school   
• START APPLYING as early as SEPTEMBER of your high school junior year
• This is NOT for college FRESHMAN
• If accepted, you will not reapply after high school graduation. You will continue with USF as a bachelor's student.

MUST READ

• The Admission Office CANNOT help you with Early University Program questions.
• Call or email dualenrollment@usf.edu for any Early Admission information.
• The Early Admission process for students who are still in High School is different.  
• DO NOT call or email the USF admissions office.

                                                  Avoid errors on the application!

• Do not use your phone to apply! READ the directions to avoid errors. Use laptop/desktop google chrome. Do not use tablets or phones. Clear cookies/cache/history.
  
• DO NOT PAY the application fee and tuition/admissions deposit. Both will be waived.
  
• Select a USF Campus closest to you select degree seeking option and choose your college major.  NOTE:  The campus selected is where you as the student will attend orientation in person.
  
• Degree seeking applicants must establish residency by the same process as all applicants, please work with your parents or guardians when filling out the application. All applicants must establish RESIDENCY. (COMMON MISTAKE regarding the Driver’s License – put the ISSUE date NOT the renewal date of the Driver’s License). 
  
• Early Admissions students need to send all their Dual Enrollment transcripts to USF ON TIME to arrive by March 1st. Application process is not a form called "Dual Enrollment Disclosure." Students will order and pay for Dual Enrollment transcripts to be sent to USF from all post-secondary institutions  that they attended for dual enrollment courses. If the student only attended USF, this process can be skipped. The cost is not included in dual enrollment funds, dual enrollment funds only cover tuition and textbooks.
• STUDENTS MUST USE THIS LINK OR THE APPLICATION WILL NOT PROCESS. APPLY HERE:  USF “Degree Seeking” Application. When completing this application they will select the Fall Semester of their high school senior year.    
  When it asks, "Will you have graduated from high school prior to enrolling at USF?" say YES.  Then put the dates of when you graduate when the window opens.

FOLLOW THE APPLICATION STEPS BELOW

Early Admission (EA) Enrollment Overview:
As full time USF students, all Early Admission students will be supported by their high school counselor and have access to the learning resources available at USF.  They are university students and on their way to completing a degree as long as they stay in good standing.  USF Academic Advisors will be assigned after they are admitted.

High School Counselors / Homeschool Administrators will guide Early Admission students to select courses that complete their high school graduation requirement as well as serve the course of study for their intended college major. Students take 4-5 courses per semester as full time students starting in the fall of their senior year (12-15 credits). 

What Students Applying to Early Admission (EA) Must Do:

GET STARTED EARLY

• Apply as of September of your Junior year in high school to help meet deadlines.
• SEND test scores/transcripts on or before the March 1st review of your student records, which will be done by USF admissions.
• Application due dates are subject to change based on USF reaching maximum capacity. 

COMPLETE EARLY ADMISSION (EA) REQUIREMENTS

• Articulation Agreement: School Districts, Charter Schools, Private Schools and Homeschooled Administrators (Guardian) must have an Articulation Agreement.
• Apply while a junior in high school; attend full time your senior year of high school.
• GPA 3.8: Unweighted
• Foreign Language: 2 years complete 2nd level / 2 HS units
• TEST SCORES - not restricted to USF Testing Services:  
  • SAT: 1300, with at least 580 in Critical Reading
  • ACT: 29, with at least 29 in English
  • CLT:  38 Verbal + 38 Writing (V+W), 16 Quantitative (Q)
    • USF Testing Center for SAT or ACT
    • Sign up for tests here 
• Send official test scores to USF admissions from the testing center.
• Send official high school transcripts to USF admission from the high school.
• Send official college transcripts to USF admissions from the college.

APPLY

• Apply: Deadline is March 1st. Submit your USF Early Admission Application as a degree seeking student.
  • Tips: Don't pay application fee. 
  • Don't say "yes" to disciplinary issues, say "NO". 
• NET ID: Activate your NET ID, 3 days after applying (USF email won't work till accepted).
• EA Form 1: Submit the Early Admission Approval Form 1
  • Failure to submit FORM 1 will DISQUALIFY you from participation
• SCORES & TRANSCRIPTS: Submit official high school transcripts & official test scores to USF admissions.
  • Official tests scores must be sent to USF from the testing company.  Request scores be sent to USF using provided school codes:
    • 5828 as the school code for the SAT.
    • 0761 as the school code for the ACT.
    • Select Univ. of South Florida in drop down for CLT
    • It usually takes 3-5 weeks for test results to arrive.
  • If unofficial transcripts and test scores are emailed to dualenrollment@usf.edu while waiting for acceptance, these DO NOT replace required official transcripts & test scores needed by admissions.
• EA Form 2: Submitted by a school counselor / Homeschool Parent Administrator after acceptance. Early Admission Approval Form 2
  • Confirms applicant's readiness, includes needed courses for high school graduation.
  • Ensures USF admission receives official high school transcripts (partial official).
• USF Academic Advisor: A USF academic advisor will be assigned once accepted.
• ORIENTATION: Students must sign up for ORIENTATION after being accepted so they can register. This is mandatory.  Select your home campus for orientation. See ARCHIVUM in your student portal.
• ONCE ACCEPTED: You must check your USF email regularly, sign up for orientation, work with your assigned USF academic advisor and your high school counselor.
• Medical History Form and web Submission to Student Health Services (SHS)
• Check Student Account: Complete PGAP (parent guardian approval) if you see this on your student portal.  

 DEADLINES FOR EARLY ADMISSION (EA)

• Student submits ALL requirements for Early Admissions to be received by March 1st.
• All transcripts and admission documents must be received by March 1st.
• Student can submits Judy Genshaft Honors College Application and online application by March 1st of their Junior Year. Follow the JGHC timeline (additional application process).
• All USF Partners request Articulation Agreements by May 15th to support upcoming Junior status students applying in the Fall for Early Admissions-Dual Enrollment during their Senior Year.
• Only Homeschool Administrators / Parents must submit proof of homeschool registration in a school district or PEP award to dualenrollment@usf.edu(Provide letter from the district, confirmation of registration or Award Letter)
• Early Admissions students need to send all their Dual Enrollment transcripts to USF. This is a process, not a form called "Dual Enrollment Disclosure Form."
• Students will order and pay for college transcripts to be sent to USF from all institutions  that they attended. If the student only attends USF, this process can be skipped.  The cost is not included in dual enrollment funds, dual enrollment funds only cover only tuition and textbooks.

                     

LOOK UP COURSES

LOOK UP COURSES: Use Student Self Services found under MyUSF at the top right of the USF Homepage located under resources.  Work with your high school counselor to make sure required courses to graduate high school are included in the FORM 2 - your additional courses will be selected with your USF Academic Advisor once accepted. Your communication with the high school counselor will assist that counselors/homeschool administrators to complete submission of the Early Admission Approval Form 2. Make sure it says EA (early admission) at the top of the form.

• Student Self Services is in your student portal. Click here for a tutorial on how to look up courses in Student Self Services.

WHAT SCHOOL COUNSELORS/ADMINISTRATORS MUST DO

• EA FORM 2: The school Counselor/ Homeschool Parent Administrator submits the Early Admission Approval Form 2. Located on the forms page under EARLY ADMISSION-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS ONLY.  The Approval Form 2 is submitted for planning purposes for fall semester and spring semester
  • Submission is done after confirming  the U# is established, verifying that the student’s standardized test score and GPA meet the requirements for Early Admission, and asserting the student’s overall readiness for academic success in full-time college-level courses.
  • For semester course planning, the course selections are verified for availability by the student in the Student Self Service or using the Staff Schedule Search.
• Residency and Immunization will need to be confirmed as policy, counselors can assist students as needed. 

HOMESCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ONLY

• Fill out the transcript form. Submit Transcripts (course name, prefix, number, grade, high school credits 0.5 or 1 credit per class) via email to admissions@usf.edu. Please include the student U# in the subject line of the email.
•  Submit proof of homeschool registration in a school district or provide a PEP award to dualenrollment@usf.edu. (Letter from the district, confirmation of registration or Award Letter)

ALL COUNSELORS

• ALL COUNSELORS:  OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SENT to USF Admissions from their school district, homeschool, charter school, or private school.  
• ALL COUNSELORS: Students / testing center must send OFFICIAL TEST SCORES to USF Admissions. 
• Remind students to register for the campus ORIENTATION once they are accepted and to take the Canvas tutorial  tab once they have access to the learning platform. This is found under MyUSF on the homepage under learning.  Note: without campus orientation students will not be able to register.
• Remind Students to log into Canvas the first day of the school week, AND the FIRST DAY OF CLASS to ensure the course is available in Canvas. They must post something on the discussion board such as Hello! to be counted for attendance. If not available, the student must be added to the course. After Drop/Add week, students cannot be added or dropped from registered courses without penalty and it is the student’s responsibility to check their courses.
• Remind students that they can also log into Canvas one week prior to the course to ensure the course is available; this will not count toward attendance.
• USF students will be using STUDENT SELF SERVICES tab (video tutorial here).

COURSE REGISTRATION BY STUDENTS

Student Self Services tab for students.

• The student should check their My USF Student Self Service, MyBullsPath, Canvas, to ensure everything is completed to include the courses registered. Students should check their USF email regularly.
• Students must log into Canvas the day of the first course meeting to ensure the course is available in Canvas and they are not dropped from the course.  If not available, the student must be added to the course.  After Drop/Add week, students cannot be added or dropped from registered courses without penalty, and it is the student’s responsibility to check their courses.
• Students must also check their schedules to ensure there are no classes that they do not want on their schedule.  Students should drop UNWANTED classes during drop/add week to avoid holds in billing. This applies to all students who have decided not to attend USF for that term as well.