Academic Advising Center

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 have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

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.

Astronomy (BA): Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, PHY 2048 w/lab, and PHY 2049 w/lab. Must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Astrophysics (BS): Complete MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, PHY 2048 w/lab, and PHY 2049 w/lab. Must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Specializations in General Botany; and Botanical Research. Botany :Complete MAC 1147 (for basic botany track) or 2311 (for preprofessional botany track), CHM 2045 w/ lab, CHM 2046 w/ lab, BSC 2010 w/ lab, and BSC 2011 w/ lab. Must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Specializations in Ancient Language; Classical Civilization; Modern Greek; Teacher Certification. 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 have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Specializations in African Languages; Arabic; Chinese; Dual Languages; French and Francophone Studies; German; Hebrew; Italian; Japanese; and Russian. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 – Geographical Science and Sustainability – BA

Complete GEO 2200 w/ lab 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.

For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Specialization in Environmental Geosciences; or no specialization. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

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 (BA in Environmental Geosciences): 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.

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.

Specializations in Spanish; Portuguese; or Spanish and Portuguese. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

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.

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.

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.

Specialization in Legal History; or no specialization. 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 have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Concentrations in Liberal Arts; and Hebrew Language. 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 have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Complete two semesters in a foreign language sequence (preferably a non-Romance or non-Germanic language) or two Linguistics courses. Must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.75 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Specializations in General Atmospheric Science; Applied Meteorology, Hazards, and Global Change; and Broadcast Meteorology. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

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 – Applied Meteorology, Hazards, and Global Change: Complete MET1010 (if offered), MAC 2311, MAC 2312, CHM2045 w/ lab, and PHY2048 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.

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.

Philosophy: Complete two Philosophy courses. Must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Specializations in Medical Physics; Nanoscience; Optics; or no specialization. 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 have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Religion: Complete two Religion courses. Must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.

Concentrations in Health Equity and Social Justice; International Perspectives on Gender; Race, Power, and Social Justice; Theories and Politics of Sexuality; or General concentration. 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 have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA to be competitive. Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on all attempts of these courses to be competitive. For complete information about the major, see the UF Catalog.