Students choosing to attend a community college for two years before transferring to the College of Science and Liberal Arts should be guided by articulation agreements where they exist. The detailed curriculum plan for the desired program should be consulted for more specific guidance. If possible, prospective students should review their community college curriculum periodically with an appropriate university faculty member. Some of the courses normally taken in the first two years of the program of interest may be unavailable at some community colleges. As a result, it may take one or more semesters in addition to the normal two years following community college graduation to complete the desired bachelor s degree program.
Every effort is made to make space for new transfer students in closed sections, if necessary.
Transfer students can usually be registered for a full schedule of courses that are tailored to their immediate academic needs. Exceptions, when they occur, are usually the result of the student having completed all course work in some disciplines, such as mathematics and the humanities, without having started course work in other essential areas, such as physics or chemistry. Courses taken at other fully accredited colleges and universities in the United States or at recognized universities abroad are carefully and thoroughly reviewed for possible award of transfer credit. Except for a student transferring from a Florida community college or other college with which the university has an articulation agreement, the student must provide college catalogs containing descriptions of all courses taken. Course outlines or syllabi are also helpful in assuring that all earned transfer credit is received.