Selective Admissions Programs of Study
USF requires all transfer applicants with 60+ transferable credits - including A.A. degree recipients from the Florida College System - to meet the GPA requirements for the following selective admissions programs of study:
| Programs of Study | GPA with FLCC A.A |
GPA Without FLCC A.A. |
| Architecture | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Athletic Training | 2.80 | 2.80 |
| Business | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Communications | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Education | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Engineering | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Liberal Studies | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Mass Communications | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Nursing (60+ credits) |
3.65 | 3.65 |
| Nursing (Earned A.S. degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution) |
2.50 - A.S. in Nursing | Not Applicable |
If you are a Florida College System transfer student applying to Athletic Training, Business Administration, Communications, Education, or Engineering programs of study, you will be considered with a 2.50 GPA or higher with an AA degree or a 2.75 GPA of higher without an AA degree.
If you are a Florida College System transfer student without an AA degree and applying for a program of study not listed above, you will be considered with 2.75 GPA or higher.
If you are a Florida College System transfer student with an AA degree and applying for a program of study not listed above, you will be considered with 2.00 GPA or higher.
If you are interested in changing your program of study to a program of study not listed above, please complete the Application Update Form and mail or fax it to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Students with Disabilities
Per a consent agreement with the US Department of Education’s Department of Civil Rights, the University of South Florida is unable to provide consideration of a student’s disability prior to an admission decision. Although USF provides a full range of excellent services to qualified students with disabilities, we may accept documentation and consider any form of physical or learning disability only on appeal of an initial denial decision. Prior to that time, we must return any disability documentation to the applicant.
Under certain circumstances, however, if denied admission, students with disabilities may be able to appeal to the Faculty Committee on Student Admissions to substitute particular coursework for the standard requirements. Within 30 days of your denial, you must submit an appeal letter and provide official documentation demonstrating that your failure to meet standard admission requirement for academic units is directly related to your disability.
