How many graduate credits may I transfer?
*Master’s Degree*
Transfer of Credit - Only graduate (5000-7999) level work to the extent of 9 semester credits, earned with a grade of A, B+, or B, may be transferred from an institution approved by the Graduate School or 15 semester credits from postbaccalaureate work at the University of Florida. Credits transferred from other universities will be applied toward meeting the degree requirements but the grades earned will not be computed in the student’s grade-point average. Acceptance of transfer of credit requires approval of the student’s supervisory committee and the Dean of the Graduate School.
Petitions for transfer of credit for a master’s degree must be made during the student’s first term of enrollment in the Graduate School.
The responsibility rests with the supervisory committee to base acceptance of graduate transfer credits on established criteria for ensuring the academic integrity of course work.
*Doctoral Degree*.
Transfer of Credit - No more than 30 semester credits of a master’s degree from another institution will be transferred to a doctoral program. If a student holds a master’s degree in a discipline different from the doctoral program, the master’s work will not be counted in the program unless the department petitions the Dean of the Graduate School. All courses beyond the master’s degree taken at another university, to be applied to the Ph.D. degree, must be taken at an institution offering the doctoral degree and must be approved for graduate credit by the Graduate School of the University of Florida. All courses to be transferred must be letter graded with a grade of B or better and must be demonstrated to relate directly to the degree being sought. All such transfer requests must be made by petition of the supervisory committee no later than the third semester of Ph.D. study. The total number of credits (including 30 for a prior master’s degree) that may be transferred cannot exceed 45, and in all cases the student must complete the qualifying examination at the University of Florida. In addition, any prior graduate-level credits earned at the University of Florida (e.g., a master’s degree in the same or a different discipline) may be transferred into the doctoral program at the discretion of the supervisory committee and by petition to the Graduate School. In such cases, it is essential that the petition demonstrate the relevance of the prior course work to the degree presently being sought.