Graduate

All students who are admitted and matriculate at USF must submit one (1) complete official transcript from institutions of higher learning they attended where a bachelor’s or higher degree was awarded. Applicants should also include official transcripts from any institution where they completed graduate work (such as graduate certificates). 

To expedite processing for their application, applicants are strongly encouraged to use their online application to upload unofficial copies of their transcripts, which may include documents such as mark sheets, completion certificates, and diploma supplements.

Any offer of admission granted using unofficial transcripts/documents will not be finalized and future enrollment will be blocked until USF receives official paper transcripts/documents in a sealed envelope from the Office of the Registrar where the applicant attended school.

The university reserves the right to request any additional transcripts that may be needed to evaluate the application.

Please note:

• Final transcripts must show that the required degree was earned prior to enrolling in the graduate program at USF. If the prior degree has not been completed by the start of the graduate program, the applicant must contact Graduate Admissions to defer admission to a future semester.

• All transcripts must be in English. It is the applicant's responsibility to have transcripts/documents translated and evaluated* before submitting them as part of their graduate application packet. If you are applying while still completing a degree, you must submit transcripts of at least six (6) semesters of completed undergraduate work. Final transcripts/certificates showing that the bachelor's degree was awarded prior to graduate matriculation will be required if an applicant is admitted and enrolls, but they are not necessary if the applicant is not admitted.

* All foreign transcripts/documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. We will not accept documents signed by a notary or any other person with no educational affiliation. Some graduate programs require a course-by-course evaluation from a foreign transcript evaluation service.

You must submit the credential evaluation directly to the Office of Admissions at the following address. All documents issued by the service that performs the evaluation must include a copy of the original document, along with an English translation (if necessary).

University of South Florida
Office of Admissions
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC 1036
Tampa, FL  33620

For your convenience, we have listed several credential evaluation services. Additional recommended services can be found at www.naces.org.

• Academic Evaluation Services
• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
• Josef Silny and Associates, Inc.
• SpanTran Evaluation Company

GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

All applicants to programs requiring the GRE* should submit GRE test scores earned within five (5) years of the desired term of entry. Official scores should be submitted to USF directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS), but applicants may provide unofficial copies of their test scores to expedite processing for their applications. If admission is granted using unofficial scores, admission will not be finalized until official scores from ETS are received. The institution code for USF is 5828.

*In special cases, the GRE requirement may be waived at the discretion of individual graduate programs. Please contact your program of interest directly for additional information.

GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test)

Applicants to programs in the College of Business should submit GMAT* scores earned within five (5) years of the desired term of entry. Official scores must be submitted to USF directly from the Graduate Management Admission Council, but applicants may provide unofficial copies of their test scores to expedite processing for their applications. If admission is granted using unofficial scores, admission will not be finalized until official scores from ETS are received.

The following are the institution codes for USF administered by Pearson VUE: 

• VP9-M4-23 PhD Business Administration
• VP9-M4-04 Executive MBA
• VP9-M4-97 MBA, Full Time
• VP9-M4-80, MBA Part Time
• VP9-M4-01 MBA, Sarasota-Manatee Campus
• VP9-M4-25 MBA, St. Petersburg Campus
• VP9-M4-18 Master of Accountancy
• VP9-M4-67 MA in Economics
• VP9-M4-86 MS in Finance
• VP9-M4-17 MS in Management
• VP9-M4-66 MS in Management Information Systems
• VP9-M4-40 MSM in Marketing
• VP9-M4-74 MRSE in Real Estate
• VP9-M4-48 MS in Entrepreneur in Applied Technology
• VP9-4J-76 Health Administration, College of Public Health

*Applicants may not have to submit a GMAT if they have taken the GRE. Please contact your program of interest directly for additional information.

Applications From the European Higher Education Area

USF accepts applications from prospective graduate students with undergraduate degrees from countries that subscribe to the Bologna Process. Applicants with three-year degrees from universities in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) may be considered for admission to graduate majors, at the discretion of the department (or equivalent) and college that offer the major and with the approval of the Office of Graduate Studies, under the following condition: Official documentation is presented to demonstrate that a three-year degree (at least 180 ECTS) has been awarded prior to USF matriculation by an institution within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), defined by the Bologna Declaration of 1999. Where applicable, diploma supplements should be included with transcripts and other documents required to demonstrate degree completion. An up-to-date, official listing of Bologna signatory countries may be found at www.ehea.info.

Non-Bologna Institutions

Transcripts for applicants from non-Bologna Accord institutions must be accompanied by an evaluation of the bachelor's degree by an independent third-party member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Confirmation of the baccalaureate degree as equivalent is required and will be jointly determined by relevant major faculty, the Office of Admissions, and the Office of Graduate Studies. 

To demonstrate English proficiency, international applicants from non-English speaking countries must provide a minimum score of:

• IELTS - 6.5
• PTE-A - 53
• TOEFL (iBT - 79; PBT - 550)
• GRE Verbal - 153
• Duolingo – 110

If you are from an English-speaking country, you are not required to submit TOEFL, IELTS or PTEA scores.

NOTE: Successful completion with a grade of "B" or higher in the equivalents of ENC 101 and ENC 102, as outlined on the Florida Department of Education Statewide Course Numbering System, at a U.S. regionally accredited institution can be used to waive the English Proficiency requirement. These course equivalencies are at the discretion of the University of South Florida.

• Antigua
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Barbuda
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Botswana
• Canada, except Quebec (French)
• Cayman Islands
• Commonwealth Caribbean
• Dominica
• England (UK)
• Fiji
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Ireland (UK)
• Irish Republic
• Jamaica, Republic of
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Malawi
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Northern Ireland (UK)
• Papua New Guinea
• Rwanda (if secondary school completed after 2009)
• Scotland (UK)
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• South Africa (if Afrikaans is not listed as native language)
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent & the Grenadines
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Trinidad
• Tobago
• Uganda (UK)
• United Kingdom
• United States, except Puerto Rico
• Virgin Islands
• Wales (UK)
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe