Graduate Catalog

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Admission to the Graduate School

How to Apply

To apply for admission: contact the academic unit of interest for information about admissions procedures. To find websites for academic units, visit http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/students/college-department-links.html. Applications that meet minimum standards are referred by Graduate Admissions in the Office of the University Registrar to the graduate selection committees of the various academic units for approval or disapproval. To be admitted to graduate study in a given academic unit, the prospective student must meet the requirements of the unit and the Graduate School. Admission to some programs is limited by the resources available.

Minimum requirements: an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution. Applicants must have a minimum grade average of B for all upper-division undergraduate work and scores that are acceptable for the program to which the student is applying on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). These scores must be used In the context of a holistic credential review process. Some academic units require a reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. Exceptions to the above requirements are made only when these and other criteria, including letters of recommendation, are reviewed by the academic unit, recommended by the college, and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Direct admission to the Graduate School requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Two copies of the official transcripts from all previously attended colleges or universities should accompany all applications: one for the academic unit and one for the Registrar. These transcripts must be received directly from the registrar of the institution where the work was done. Official supplementary transcripts are required as soon as they are available for any work completed after applying for admission.

Admission requirements of an academic unit are often more rigorous than the minimum requirements set by the Graduate School. Because of resource limitations, most academic units do not accept all qualified applicants.

UF is committed to creating a community that reflects the rich racial, cultural, and ethnic diversity of the State of Florida and the United States of America. The greatest challenge in higher education is to enroll students and hire faculty and staff who are members of diverse racial, cultural, or ethnic minority groups. This pluralism enriches the University community, offers opportunity for robust academic dialogue, and contributes to better teaching and research. The University and its components benefit from the richness of a multicultural student body, faculty, and staff who can learn from one another. Such diversity empowers and inspires respect and understanding among us. The University does not tolerate the actions of anyone who violates the rights of another. By policy and practice, the University embodies a diverse community. Our collective efforts lead to a University that is truly diverse and a University that reflects the U.S. population.

The University encourages qualified applicants of both sexes from all cultural, racial, religious, and ethnic groups. The University does not discriminate on the basis of marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission or access to its programs and activities. The Title IX Coordinator’s office is in 145 Tigert Hall (352)392-6004.

Admissions Examinations

Graduate Record Examination (GRE): In addition to the General Test of the GRE, some academic units encourage the applicant to submit scores on one or more advanced subject tests. Scores on all tests taken are considered for admission. Applicants with a previous graduate or professional degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited U.S. institution may be exempt from the GRE and undergraduate GPA requirements. Contact the academic unit for specific requirements.

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT ): Warrington College of Business Administration applicants may substitute satisfactory Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores for GRE scores. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) applicants must submit satisfactory GMAT scores (at least 465). Students applying to the executive Master of Health Administration program in the College of Public Health and Health Professions may substitute the GMAT for the GRE. For more information, contact Educational Testing Service, Princeton NJ 08540.

Graduate study in Law: Applicants must hold the Juris Doctor or equivalent degree. Consult the Levin College of Law catalog (http://www.law.ufl.edu/programs/) for the specific programs of interest.

Medical Immunization

When the admission application is approved, the student is sent a Proof of Immunization form to complete and return. Students cannot register until the Health Care Center receives and approves the form. For details visit http://shcc.ufl.edu/medical/immune.htm.

Computer Requirement

All students need ongoing access to a computer to complete their degree programs successfully. The University expects each student to acquire computer hardware and software appropriate to the degree program. Basic competency in using a computer is required for graduation; class assignments may require using a computer, academic advising and registration can be done by computer, and University correspondence is often sent by e-mail. All students are required to maintain access to Gatorlink email in order to receive official university communications.

The University offers limited access to computers through its computer labs, but most students are expected to purchase or lease a computer that is capable of dial-up or network connection to the Internet, graphic access to the World Wide Web, and productivity functions such as word processing and spreadsheet calculations. For details: http://www.circa.ufl.edu/computers. Most colleges have additional software requirements or recommendations. See their web pages for that information.

Conditional Admission

Students admitted as exceptions under the 10% waiver rule must present both an upper-division grade point average and their GRE test scores (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing) with their applications and meet all other criteria including excellent letters of recommendation from colleagues, satisfactory performance in a specified number of graduate courses taken as postbaccalaureate students, and/or practical experience in the discipline for a specified period of time.

For students granted conditional admission to the Graduate School, final admission decisions are deferred for 1 term until requisite examination scores or final records are available.

Students granted conditional admission need to have these conditions communicated to them by the academic unit admitting them. When these conditions are met, the academic unit must notify the student in writing, sending a copy to Graduate Student Records (106 Grinter 392-4643). Eligible course work taken while a student is in conditional status may apply toward the graduate degree.

Students failing to meet any condition of admission are barred from further registration.