African American Studies: Complete a minimum of three courses from the following: AMH 2010, AMH 2020, POS 2041, SYG 2000, SYG 2010, ANT 2410 or any AFA prefix course. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
African Languages: Complete AKA 1130 and AKA 1131, SWA 1130 and SWA 1131, WOL 1130 and WOL 1131 or YOR 1130 and YOR 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer any African languages, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a 2.5 on all attempts of any African language courses you have completed.
Anthropology (BA): Complete 3 Anthropology Courses OR 2 Anthropology Courses and STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Anthropology (BS): Complete 3 Anthropology courses OR 2 Anthropology courses and STA 2023 AND 3 science foundation courses from: BSC 2010/2010L, BSC 2011/2011L, CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/CHM2046L, MAC 2311, STA 3024, PHY 2053/2053L, PHY 2054/2054L, PHY 2048/2048L, PHY 2049/2049L. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Arabic: Complete ARA 1130 and ARA 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer Arabic, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a 2.5 on all attempts of Arabic courses to be competitive.
Astronomy (BA): Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, PHY 2048 w/lab, and PHY 2049 w/lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Astrophysics (BS): Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, PHY 2048 w/lab, and PHY 2049 w/lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Biology (BA): (This specialization is designed for biology majors interested in a career in science education and interdisciplinary fields such as environmental or biotechnology law, science journalism, and bioscience management. This degree is not meant for biology majors seeking admission into professional medical schools.) Complete MAC 1147 (or MAC 1140 and MAC 1114) or higher MAC course; CHM 1030 and CHM 1031 or CHM 2045 w/ lab and CHM 2046 w/ lab; BSC 2010 w/ lab; and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 average on all attempts of these courses.
Biology (BS): Complete MAC 2233* or MAC 2311, CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, and BSC 2010 w/ lab, BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.8 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 average on all attempts of these courses.
*Please be aware that most graduate or professional schools that require calculus prefer or require MAC 2311 rather than MAC 2233. In addition, please be aware that if you complete MAC 2233 instead of MAC 2311 prior to enrollment, you must complete MAC 2311 by the end of your first term of enrollment at UF since MAC 2311 is required for the Biology(BS) major at UF.
Botany : Complete MAC 1147 (for general botany track) or 2311 (for botanical research track), CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, BSC 2010 w/ lab, and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Chemistry: Complete CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, MAC 2311, and MAC 2312. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.75 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. (However, the most competitive applicants have also completed either the physics or organic chemistry sequence and have B’s or better in all of the courses that apply to the major.)
Chemistry-Biochemistry: Complete MAC 2311, CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, BSC 2010 w/ lab, and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.75 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. (However, the most competitive applicants have also completed either the physics or organic chemistry sequence and have B’s or better in all of the courses that apply to the major.)
Chinese: Complete CHI 1130 and CHI 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer Chinese, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of Chinese courses to be competitive.
Classical Studies: Complete two Latin, Greek or Classics courses. (If your college does not offer the above, we will look for related humanities or history courses that focus on the ancient world.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Computer Science: Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, and PHY 2053 or 2048 w/ lab. Students are also strongly encouraged to complete PHY 2054 w/ lab or PHY 2049 w/ lab to avoid splitting the sequence and prior programming experience is helpful. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Related Majors: Computer Science Online, Mathematics, Statistics
Criminology: Complete STA 2023 and any 3 additional courses from: CCJ****, CJL***** or CJE**** prefixes, AMH 2010, AMH 2020, ANT 2000, ANT 2410, ECO 2013, ECO 2023, PHI 2010, PHI 2630, POS 2041, POS2112, PSY 2012, SYG 2000, or SYG 2010. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.75 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Dual Languages: Complete a beginning level language sequence in an African Language (Akan, Swahili, Wolof, Xhosa or Yoruba), Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or equivalent proficiency. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. Note: Dual Language majors must select their second language from the list above (or either Haitian Creole or Vietnamese). Students are not required to complete courses for the second language prior to transfer; they may begin their second language courses after transfer to UF.
Economics: Complete ECO 2013, ECO 2023, MAC 2233 (or 2311), and STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
English: Complete two, 2000 Level English courses. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
French and Francophone Studies: Complete FRE 1130 and FRE 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer French, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of French courses to be competitive.
Geography – BA: Complete one Geography course (GEA1000 not acceptable); and either GEO 2200 w/ lab or STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Geography – BS: Complete one Geography course (GEA1000 not acceptable); and either GEO 2200 w/ lab or STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Geography – Environmental Geosciences – BA: Complete GEO 2200 w/ lab, GLY 2010C, and STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Geography – Medical Geography in Global Health – BA: Complete one Geography course (GEA1000 not acceptable); and either GEO 2200 w/ lab or STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Geography – Medical Geography in Global Health – BS: Complete one Geography course (GEA1000 not acceptable); and either GEO 2200 w/ lab or STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Geology (BA): Complete two (if offered*) from: any GLY, OCE 1001, or ESC 1000. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses and general education math courses to be competitive. *If your institution only has one of the approved courses then a three hour general education math course (including MAC 1105, MAC 1140, MAC 1147, STA 2023) may be used in lieu of one of the Geology courses listed above.
Geology (BS): Complete one general introductory course from: *GLY 2010C, GLY 2030C or any 1000-2000 level GLY, OCE, or ESC course AND a historical geology course if offered (GLY 2100C or GLY 3105C or 3000 level geology course). *
GLY 2010C is recommended as it is a prerequisite for many upper-level GLY courses at UF. In addition, you must have one related course from: CHM 2045/2045L, MAC 2311, or PHY 2004/2048/2053 including the associated lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Geology (Environmental Geosciences/BA): Complete GEO 2200, GEO 2200L, GLY 2010C and STA 2023. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
German: Complete GER 1130 and GER 1131 or equivalent proficiency.
(If your college does not offer German, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of German courses to be competitive.
Hebrew: Complete HBR 1130 and HBR 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer Hebrew, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of Hebrew courses to be competitive.
History: Complete a minimum of two History courses.
(If you complete more than three, be aware that UF’s history department will only accept nine hours of 1000-2000 level history courses toward this major.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
International Studies: Complete two of the following: INR 2001 (international relations), REL, 2300 (world religions), GEA 1000 (world geography) or the equivalents
AND a beginning level foreign language sequence (preferably a language of the region of the world in which you wish to focus at UF). In addition to the above, complete 3 additional courses from the following list: any non-American history, ANT 2410, ARH 2050, ARH 2051, CPO 2001, ECO 2013, ECO 2023, GEO 2500, LAS 2001 LIT 2110, LIT 2120, SYG 2000. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Italian: Complete ITA 1130 and ITA 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer Italian, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of Italian courses to be competitive.
Japanese: Complete JPN 1130 and JPN 1131 (or equivalent proficiency). (If your college does not offer Japanese, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of Japanese courses to be competitive. See 2009’s Japanese graduate, Denton Clark’s,
Student Spotlight.
Jewish Studies: Complete HBR 1130, HBR 1131 (or equivalent proficiency) and 1 additional Jewish Studies course.
(If your college does not offer the above, you must meet with the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) in the Jewish Studies department at UF to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Linguistics: Complete two semesters in a foreign language sequence (preferably a non-Romance or non-Germanic language) or two Linguistics courses. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.75 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Marine Sciences: Complete MAC 2311, CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, BSC 2010 w/ lab, and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Complete OCE 1001 if offered at your college. Must typically have a minimum 2.8 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 average on all attempts of these courses.
Mathematics:Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313 and MAP 2302 (if offered). Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Meteorology – General Atmospheric Sciences: Complete MET1010 (if offered), MAC 2311, MAC 2312, CHM2045 w/ lab, and PHY2048 w/ lab. Students are also strongly encouraged to complete MAC2313 and PHY 2049 w/ lab prior to transfer to avoid splitting the sequences between institutions. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Meteorology – Broadcast Meteorology: Complete MET1010 (if offered), MAC 2311, MAC 2312, CHM2045 w/ lab, and PHY2048 w/ lab. Students are also strongly encouraged to complete MAC2313 and PHY 2049 w/ lab prior to transfer to avoid splitting the sequences between institutions. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Microbiology and Cell Science: Complete MAC 2311, CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, BSC 2010 w/ lab, and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Philosophy: Complete two Philosophy courses. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Physics (BA/BS): Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046, PHY 2048 w/ lab, and PHY 2049 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Political Science: Complete STA 2023 and 3 Political Science courses from: POS 2041, INR 2001, CPO 2001 or POT 2002. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Portuguese: Complete POR 1130 and POR 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer the above, you must meet with the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Psychology: Complete MAC 1147 (or MAC 1140 and 1114); BSC 2005 or 2010 (or equivalent—usually a cell biology—as determined by the
Psychology Department); STA 2023; and PSY 2012. Must typically have a minimum 3.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have Bs or better on first attempts (including Ws) of these courses.
Psychology-Behavior Analysis: Complete MAC 1147 (or MAC 1140 and 1114); BSC 2005 or 2010 (or equivalent—usually a cell biology—as determined by the
Psychology Department); STA 2023; and PSY 2012. Must typically have a minimum 3.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have B’s or better on first attempts (including W’s) of these courses.
Religion: Complete two Religion courses. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Russian: Complete RUS 1130 and RUS 1131 or equivalent proficiency. (If your college does not offer Russian, you must contact the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of Russian courses to be competitive.
Sociology: Complete two Sociology courses. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.75 GPA on all attempts of all Sociology courses (and statistics if attempted) to be competitive. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to complete SYG2000 as one of their two Sociology courses. Prospective applicants are also strongly encouraged to complete STA2023 prior to enrollment at the University of Florida. If not completed prior to transfer, STA 2023 must be successfully completed in the first term at UF with a grade of a C or better while maintaining a major GPA of 2.75.
Spanish: Complete SPN 1130 and SPN 1131 or equivalent proficiency.Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 average on all attempts of these courses.
Spanish and Portuguese: Complete Spanish through SPN 2200 or equivalent proficiency and POR 1130-1131. (If your college does not offer POR classes, you must meet with the undergraduate coordinator (see
LLC Languages) in this major to determine if this is an appropriate major and to develop a graduation plan with an expected graduation date.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Statistics (BA): Complete MAC 2311 and MAC 2312. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses.
Statistics (BS): Complete MAC 2311 and MAC 2312. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses but with no grade below “B” in MAC 2312.
Sustainability Studies: Complete two from: BSC 2011, GLY2010, SYG 2010 and also recommend EVR 1001/2001 or ESC 1000. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Women’s Studies: Complete two Women’s Studies or related courses. (If your college does not offer Women’s Studies courses, we will look for courses from other departments such as anthropology, English, and sociology that focus on gender issues.) Must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive.
Zoology: Complete MAC 2311, CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, BSC 2010 w/ lab, and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must typically have a minimum 2.8 overall GPA to be competitive. Must typically have a minimum 3.0 average on all attempts of these courses.
Thank you for your interest in transferring to one of the majors in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Florida (UF). As the largest and most diverse college at UF, we offer over 40 majors from which to choose. (Please note that transfer students cannot apply directly to the Interdisciplinary Studies majors.) The course numbers listed above are UF course numbers and generally adhere to the Florida Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) where if the prefix (first three letters) and the last three digits of the course number are the same, then the course is considered equivalent. If you are transferring from outside the SCNS, you can refer to Transferology (https://www.transferology.com/school/ufl) to check course equivalencies that are already determined. If your transfer institution does not have courses evaluated in Transferology, you may be required to provide course syllabi during your transfer application review process.
For a list of application deadlines and anticipated decision dates for upcoming semesters, please see the transfer application deadlines on the UF Admissions Office website. Please make sure you have a completed application checklist and submit your most recent grades as soon as they are available. You can check the status of your application at any time. Keep in mind that your application has to be reviewed by both the Admissions Office and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and this process can take time as we do receive a large volume of applications each semester. Feel free to contact us at CLASTransfer@advising.ufl.edu or (352) 392-1521 if you have any questions throughout the process, particularly if you have any new information that might be helpful to our Admissions Committee.
Join us for Weekly Zoom Chats with College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Transfer Admissions advising on the following days and times:
- Mondays: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (Except 11/11, 12/23, & 12/30)
- Tuesdays: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. (Except 12/24 & 12/31)
- Tuesdays: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. (Except 12/24 & 12/31)
- Wednesdays: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (Except 11/27, 12/25, & 1/1)
- Thursdays: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (Except 11/28 & 12/26)
- Thursdays: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. (ONLY on 11/7, 11/14, and 11/21
- Fridays: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Except 11/29, 12/6, & 12/27)
The information provided above indicates the minimum criteria needed to be considered for each CLAS major. Meeting these criteria will typically make you a competitive applicant for admission. Certain majors (e.g., biology, chemistry, economics, and psychology) are especially competitive due to the large number of applications received for these majors. However, sometimes an alternative major can also work well with your educational goals and career objectives. Therefore, we encourage you to consider other majors in CLAS if you are not competitive for your first choice major. However, please be aware that junior transfer students are expected to pursue the major to which they are admitted. So be sure that the major for which you apply is the major you wish to pursue to graduation.
Please note that it is not necessary to have completed all of these courses at the link above in order to submit an application. However, all courses must be completed prior to your first term at UF. We recommend that at least one-half of the courses for your desired major be completed by the time you apply for admission and that you list the additional courses you are taking as “in-progress” on your application. Send an updated transcript at any point in the process that you have additional grades.
Academic advisors are also available to talk with you about your choice of major.
