Resident Transfer Credit

Students transferring from a Florida college system institution with an Associate of Arts degree will enter The University of Tampa with junior standing (minimum 60 credit hours) and all general education requirements will be satisfied. The general education requirement is defined as all Baccalaureate Experience requirements with the exception of the Writing Intensive Component. Students may only transfer a total of 64 credit hours from a two-year institution.

Credit is transferred for only those courses completed with a grade equivalent to a “C” or higher. Students who earn credit on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis may not transfer those credits unless documentation is received stating that the grade is equivalent to a “C” or higher.

Credit earned at a two-year institution is limited to 64 credit hours. Credit at the 300/400-level from a two-year institution will not be deemed equivalent without department approval at The University of Tampa.

Credit is not granted for coursework taken at institutions in the United States that are not fully accredited by a regional accrediting association. While the UT GPA reflects grades earned only at The University of Tampa, transfer grades will be used in the calculation of graduation honors (refer to the Graduation Honors section of this chapter for full details).

The acceptance of credit is limited to that of a liberal arts nature. Credit earned in vocational, technical or terminal-type courses is not acceptable, unless the equivalents of such courses are offered at UT. Supporting documentation may be required by the registrar to facilitate the transfer of credits.

Transfer students may waive the 11-hour minimum credit requirement for either the social sciences or humanities component of the UT Academic Experience by applying credit earned at another institution(s), provided they have earned a minimum of 17 transferred credit hours prior to matriculation at The University of Tampa.

A transfer student may satisfy the social science or the humanities component of the General Curriculum requirements by (respective to each component) (1) transferring three separate courses totaling a minimum of 9 credit hours, or (2) transferring at least two separate courses, totaling a minimum of 6 credit hours and successfully completing at least 3 additional credit hours of coursework at UT. At the time of admission, credits earned more than six years previous, at UT or at other institutions, will be evaluated on an individual basis by the appropriate department head to determine if the credit is valid toward the current major.

All courses must satisfy the requirements of the UT Academic Experience set forth in the UT catalog. The decisions for transferring courses and credit hours to the University are made by the transfer coordinator in consultation with the Associate Dean of the Baccalaureate Experience and the appropriate academic department chair(s).