Undergraduate Admissions

Transfer Applicants

International students are eligible to apply for admission to Florida State University as transfers if they have graduated from secondary school and have completed one or more semesters of full-time study at a post-secondary institution or university.

To apply for transfer admission, applicants must:

• Submit the online application and the application fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) in U.S. currency.
• Submit official or certified copies of all academic records from secondary school (in native language, accompanied by certified English translations).
• Have official transcripts sent directly from each college and/or university attended/attending (in native language, accompanied by certified English translations).
• Provide an official course-by-course evaluation of all academic records from each non-U.S. college and/or university attended/attending (no transfer credit will be awarded unless an evaluation has been submitted).
• Submit official ACT and/or SAT results, if entering FSU as a freshman or sophomore transfer student. It is recommended that junior and senior transfer applicants also submit official test scores.
• Meet the foreign language admission requirement by having two sequential years of one foreign language completed in secondary school or eight semester hours on one foreign language completed in college (or documented equivalent proficiency), if native language is English.
• Satisfy the Florida CLAST or an approved alternative.
• Submit an official TOEFL score (required of all applicants whose native language is not English).
• Meet the requirements for admission to the major/program of choice. In addition, limited access programs, teacher education programs, and programs requiring auditions generally require additional application materials.

Transfer Admissions Criteria

Applicants transferring directly after earning the Associate in Arts degree from a Florida public institution will receive priority consideration for admission, as long as they meet the foreign language admission requirement and the requirements for admission to their major/program of interest.

Junior and Senior applicants (60 or more semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must:

• Have at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative GPA on all college work attempted.
• Have at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA on all college work attempted at the last institution.
• Meet the State of Florida's foreign language admission requirement.
• Complete the Florida CLAST or an approved alternative.
• Meet the requirements for admission of the major/program of interest.

Freshman and Sophmore applicant's (12-59 semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must:

• Meet freshman admission criteria.
• Have at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative GPA on all college work attempted.
• Have at least a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA on all college work attempted at the last institution.
• Complete the Florida CLAST or an approved alternative.
• Meet the requirements for admission of the major/program of interest.

The Certification of Financial Responsibility Form is required supplementary information used for issuing your immigration form. Send the Certification of Financial Responsibility Form and all financial support documents to:

Florida State University
International Center
945 Learning Way
P.O.Box 3064240
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4240, USA

Transfer Credit

Transfer credit is awarded for coursework completed at an accredited (recognized) institution of higher learning. No credit is awarded for technical, vocational, or below-college-level coursework, or courses completed with grades below "D-." An official course-by-course evaluation is required for all academic records from non-U.S. institutions. We recommend the evaluation be done by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org/) or the International Education Credential Services provided by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (www.aacrao.org/).

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