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University of Florida
Transfers.

Limited access. Departmental review. One-major policy. Prereqs completed before enrollment.

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01The UF reality

Admissions decisions are made by individual colleges and departments. Meeting university minimums does not mean meeting departmental competitiveness.

02The one-major policy

Students apply to exactly one major. Changing majors after admission is highly unlikely. The major you apply with is, in practice, the major you graduate with.

03Prerequisites must be completed before enrollment

Not after. UF reads the application against the Common Prerequisites Manual entry for your specific major. Missing prereqs are not deferred — they are disqualifying.

04Limited-access majors

What they are, how to recognize them in the Common Prerequisites Manual, and how their competitive bands compare to the university's stated minimums.

05Timeline

When to apply (spring/summer cycle for fall entry), what's due when, how the rolling read actually works.

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