BHS CSD Program Information for Transfer Students » College of Public Health & Health Professions

Transfer applicants must complete the University of Florida Transfer Admissions application only.

The priority deadline for Fall 2025 is February 1, 2025.

Final Fall 2025 deadline: April 1, 2025

Decisions will be released by early June.

Minimum application requirements:

Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
Minimum 3.0 prerequisite GPA, with a C or better in all prerequisite courses
AA degree or 60 transferable credits (including general education and major prerequisites)
18,000 words of the writing requirement

Required prerequisite courses:

Biology (BSC1005/2005 or BSC1010/2010)
General Psychology (PSY1012/2012)
Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, or Physiological Psychology
Statistics 1 (STA2023)
Additional biological science (3 credits), Physiology (BSC2085 and BSC2086 with labs or BSC2093 and BSC2094 with labs) is highly recommended (or a course with BSC or MCB prefix)
Physical science (3 credits); must be physics or chemistry
Science lab (1 credit)

UG CSD Transfer Students Program Information-FAQ

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Students commonly are enrolled in, or still need to take prerequisite courses when they apply. In the prerequisite section of the CSD application, please indicate that you are “enrolled” for any prerequisite courses you are currently in, or identify the semester in which you expect to be enrolled in the prerequisite course. It is important to note that transfer applicants who have not completed all prerequisite courses at the time of their application must send updated transcripts to UF once those prerequisite courses are complete, and/or when their AA degree is earned.
All prerequisites must be complete prior to beginning the CSD program.
Yes, the CSD program will accept AP/IB/AICE credit for any prerequisite course. It is important to understand however that AP/IB/AICE credit may not satisfy prerequisite requirements for graduate school, so you may consider enrolling in a course for which you have earned AP/IB/AICE credit if the graduate program(s) you apply to require you have letter grades for their prerequisite courses.
While you will need to send your official transcripts for your UF application, we ask that you provide your unofficial transcripts with your CSD application. The timeline for the University to process an applicant’s transcripts vary. By including your unofficial transcripts in your CSD application, we can complete a preliminary review of your application in a timely manner.
Priority Deadline: February 1. Final Deadline: April 1.
No, the Communication Sciences and Disorders program does not admit students for the spring semester. Our program only admits students for fall terms.
If you miss the application deadline we will review late applications on a case-by-case basis but typically the class is filled by students meeting the application deadline.
The admissions committee evaluates applicants holistically. While there are minimum GPA requirements, competitive applicants usually average a 3.5 or higher overall GPA and prerequisite GPA. However, other factors are considered such as completing a large majority of their prerequisite courses, how involved the applicant is on campus or in the community, the applicant’s volunteer history, whether the applicant has a part-time or full-time job, and how clearly he or she articulates why they are interested in the health professions.
Although you are expected to meet the minimum GPA requirements, there are choices you can make to strengthen your application. If you did poorly in a course or courses that you normally are strong in, take a more advanced course or courses to show you can do the work. The admissions committee does take into account your pattern of performance over time.
If there is something you think it would be helpful for the admissions committee to know, then include an explanation with your application. The admission committee will consider that information in the context of the consistency of your performance in different semesters. If you are having medical or interpersonal issues affecting your academic performance, the most important thing you can do is get the right help. Be responsible and ensure you are addressing the issues creating the academic concerns. In addition, sometimes students have learning disabilities that are not diagnosed until college. If you suspect this might be part of any academic struggles, consult the Disability Resource Center.
Typically students are notified of admissions decisions within three months of the application deadline, with most decisions being released by mid-April. However, there are a variety of factors that affect the timing of notifications. For example, it is common for us to hold a large number of applications until spring grades are available.
The CSD program uses the Waitlist designation for two purposes. First, being placed on the waitlist can mean that we are enthusiastic about your application but we need more information before a final decision can be made. Because the application is due in spring semester, some applicants may be enrolled in, or not yet taken some prerequisite courses when they submit their application. Therefore we wait until we can review spring grades before making a final decision. Alternatively, applicants may be placed on the waitlist when they are applicants of promise but we have limited space. While students who are accepted to the BHS program rarely decline their offer, program spaces do occasionally open up for students on this type of waitlist.
We strongly encourage you to have a back-up plan; we generally recommend that transfer students apply to other schools that offer their majors of interest, and/or other majors at the University. If you are still interested in attending the University of Florida, you can review UF’s Transfer Application Dates to see the application deadlines for different UF programs.

Course Equivalencies

FLORIDA PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES	Developmental psych	abnormal psych	PHYSIOLOGY	BSC2005/BSC2010
Eastern Florida State College	DEP2004	CLP2140	BSCC2093 & BSCC2094	BSCC1005/BSCC1010
Broward College	DEP2004	CLP2140	BSC2085 with lab & BSC2086 with lab	BSC1005/BSC2010
College of Central Florida	DEP2004	CLP2140	BSC2085 with lab & BSC2086 with lab	BSC1005/BSC2010
Chipola College	DEP2004	CLP2140	BSC2085 with lab & BSC2086 with lab	BSC1005/BSC2010
Daytona State College	DEP2004	CLP2140	BSC1085C & BSC1086C	BSC1005/BSC1010C
Florida State College at Jacksonville	DEP2004	N/A	BSC2085C & BSC2086C	BSC1005/BSC2010C
Florida Keys Community College	DEP2004	CLP3160	BSC1085 with lab & BSC1086 with lab	BSC1005/BSC1010
Gulf Coast State College	DEP2004	N/A	BSC2085 with lab & BSC2086 with lab	BSC1005/BSC2010
Hillsborough Community College	DEP1004	CLP2140	BSC2085 with lab & BSC2086 with lab	BSC1005/BSC2010
Indian River State College	DEP2004	CLP2140	BSC2093 with lab & BSC2094 with lab	BSC1005/BSC2010

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