Undergraduate Transfer Admissions Requirements


  • Applicants must have earned 60+ transferable semester hours or an A.A. degree from the Florida College System, or 45+ transferable semester hours (beginning Fall 2012).
  • Applicants for the Applied Science program must have a completed A.S. degree from the Florida College System and required general education courses.
  • Selective Admissions Programs of Study: USF Sarasota-Manatee requires all transfer applicants to meet the GPA requirements for the following selective admissions programs of study:
Limited Access Programs of Study Minimum Overall Transferrable GPA
College of Business 2.50
College of Education 2.50

A.A. Degree Recipients or 60+ Transferable Hours

Upper-level applicants with an 60+ transferable semester hours or an A.A. degree from a college or community college within the Florida College System will be considered for admission with a 2.0 or higher postsecondary GPA in a non-selective program of study.

You will need to submit the following to be considered for admission:

  • Application for admission
  • Non-refundable $30 application fee
  • Official transcript from each college or university attended* (current up to time of application).
  • Any college or university work that was completed at a non-U.S. institution must be submitted along with a course by course Foreign Credential Evaluation from a Credential Evaluation Service.
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS scores, if applicable. For more information, see language requirements.
  • Must have any prior legal conduct issues cleared with the University before an admissions decision can be made. For additional information on prior conduct visit the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities website for Admissions Prior Conduct.

45-59 Transferable Hours (beginning Fall 2012)


All the above requirements as well as:

  • A 2.0 (or 2.5 for limited access programs) transfer GPA on all previous transferable college coursework, in addition to being in good academic standing at the last post-secondary institution attended.
  • Official high school transcript(s)
  • Minimum of a 2.5 unweighted High School GPA
  • Minimum test scores of:
              SAT Critical Reading 460, SAT Mathematics 460, SAT Writing 440

    •           OR 
              ACT Reading 19, ACT Mathematics 19, ACT English/Writing 18