2001 - 2002
Undergraduate Catalog

Admissions

• General Requirements
• Admission as a Freshman
• Advance Housing Payment
• Transfer Admission
• Placement in UF Courses
• Admission Information for Veterans Administration and Social Security Benefits
• Admission for International Students
• Readmission

Admission for International Students

Applying for Admission
Academic Records
Test Score Requirements
Notice of Admission

www.registrar.ufl.edu/international-admissions.html

Application Deadlines: Because of the time required to complete processing of the application and for the student to make visa and financial arrangements, deadlines have been established. The following schedule should be noted carefully:

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Applying for Admission

• All International Applicants must complete the international application. The application may be obtained online at www.registrar.ufl.edu/international-admissions.html or applicant should address a request to: Office of Admissions, P.O. Box 114000, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-4000, U.S.A.
• Submit a nonrefundable application fee of $20 (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank). An application will not be considered without the required application fee.
• Submit test scores. (See Test Score Requirements.)
• Complete a confidential financial statement.

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Academic Records

Consideration of an application cannot be given until ALL required credentials are received by the Office of Admissions. All documents must be accompanied by official English translations and become the property of the university. Credentials of applicants who do not enroll will be destroyed and cannot be returned or forwarded.

• Undergraduate applicants must submit official transcripts (or certificates) of all academic records or examination results for each year of study from the first year of secondary school and for all postsecondary or university-level work attempted. All documents must be accompanied by official English translations.
• Postbaccalaureate applicants must submit official transcripts of academic records, including degree statements for all university-level work. These documents must be accompanied by official English translations.

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Test Score Requirements

All international students seeking admission to UF are required to submit a satisfactory score of 550 or higher (or 213 on the computer based test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), except where noted below.

• International students whose native language is English or who have earned one year or more of university or college coursework in the U.S. or in a country where English is the official language, are not required to submit TOEFL scores, but must submit satisfactory scores on an appropriate admissions test.
• Students who enter the university as freshmen or sophomores (less than 60 hours of credit) must submit Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1) or American College Test (ACT) scores before their application for admission will be considered.

TOEFL information and registration forms are available at U.S. embassies and consulates, the United States Information Agency, U.S. educational commissions and foundations, Binational Centers, and many private organizations such as the Institute of International Education (IIE), America-Mideast Educational and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST), and/or African American Institute (AAI). TOEFL and SAT information is available on-line at www.ets.org or by writing to the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A. 08540. ACT information is available by writing to the American College Testing Program, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, IA, U.S.A. 52243.

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Notice of Admission

When an application for admission is approved, an official notice will be sent by the university. Admission is for a specific term. If a student is unable to enroll for the term indicated, the Office of Admissions should be informed immediately. If the student wishes to be considered for entrance to a different term, the Office of Admissions must be advised.

Under no circumstances should an applicant make plans to depart for Gainesville until official notification has been provided by the university. A student who comes to campus without a notice of admission does so entirely at his or her own risk. The student's presence on campus will not influence the decision for admission.

Because of the limited resources available in terms of faculty, staff and physical facilities, only those international students who submit superior academic records can be approved for admission.

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