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Guide 06 · Florida Transfer

Choosing the Right Major Before Community College

The decision that sets every other transfer decision.

[OUTLINE — to be expanded] This guide will cover the following sections. Body content is forthcoming; section headings reflect the final structure.

Choosing the Right Major Before Community College

The detailed body of this guide is in the editorial queue. The final structure will follow the section headings below — each section will run 200-400 words of clinical, plain-language analysis, with citations to the Florida Common Prerequisites Manual, FloridaShines, and the specific transfer policies of UF, UCF, FSU, USF, FIU, and the New Ivies.

Sections in this guide

  • Why the major question must precede the school question
  • Major exploration tools for high school seniors
  • How limited-access majors change the calculus
  • When to declare, when to lock, when to pivot

What you can do in the meantime

If you'd like an audit of where you stand against the topics above, schedule a Transfer Audit. We will return a written semester-by-semester plan covering each item that applies to your record.