Admission Requirements for Transfer Students

Lower-level transfer: Applicants with 36-59 transferable semester credit hours carrying a cumulative post-secondary GPA of 3.00 or better

Upper-level transfer: Applicant with at least 60 transferable semester credits or who has earned an AA degree from a Florida state college,    Both groups are required to carry a minimum 2.00 GPA and be in good academic standing at the last institution attended.

USF St. Petersburg accepts transfer credit from institutions that are regionally accredited at the time credits are earned or courses approved for transfer by the Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) from non- regionally accredited institutions.

USF St. Petersburg will accept applicants with between 36-59 transferable semester credit hours as lower level transfers who must meet all freshman and transfer requirements. They must submit:

• application for admission via FACTS.org - It's all academic
• non-refundable $30 application fee
• official high school transcript
• SAT or ACT scores on the official high school transcript or sent directly to USF by the testing agency
• official transcript from each college or university attended (current up to time of application) with cumulative post-secondary GPA of 3.00 for all transferable credit.

Students who will enter USF St. Petersburg with 60 or more transferable semester credit hours must submit:

• application for admission,
• non-refundable $30 application fee,
• official transcript from each college or university attended (current up to time of application)

Students who earn an Associate of Arts degree from a Florida public community college are guaranteed admission to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Students who expect to earn an A. A. degree should apply at least one semester prior to completing the degree and submit a partial transcript to USF. Admission to the University with an A. A. degree does not guarantee admission to limited access programs or majors.

Application Deadlines

Transfer students may apply any time of the year and are admitted on a rolling (continuous) basis.