ADMISSIONS


 a beginning freshman to be considered for
 admission to the lower division as a transfer
 student. The number of spaces available for
 lower division transfers is extremely limited.
 Students are encouraged to remain at their
 Florida community college until completion
 of the Associate of Arts degree or to transfer
 to a Florida community college to complete
 the AA degree. (See section, Admission as a
 Freshman.)

 Good standing: An applicant must be in
 good standing and eligible to return to any
 institution previously attended. A student
 who for any reason will not be allowed to
 return to an institution previously attended
 cannot be considered for admission to the
 University of Florida.

 Satisfactory record: An applicant must
 have an average of C or higher (as computed
 by the University of Florida) on all work
 attempted at each institution previously
 attended. No application can be considered
 until complete official transcripts of all the
 applicant's undergraduate work are in the
 possession of the Office of Admissions.
 An official transcript must be furnished from
 each institution attended regardless of
 length of attendance or credit earned. Offi-
 cial supplementary transcripts are required,
 as soon as they are available, for any work
 completed after making application. Since
 an average of C or higher is required for
 graduation from the University of Florida,
 one who has failed to maintain this average
 at another institution is not eligible for
 admission. Regardless of the average
 earned, courses completed at other institu-
 tions must reasonably parallel the curricu-
 lum at the University of Florida.

 Satisfactory conduct record: An applicant
 must present a satisfactory conduct record.
 Regardless of other qualifications, an appli-
 cant who has experienced serious or contin-
 uing difficulty with school or other
 authorities because of improper conduct
 may find his or her application disapproved.

Requirements for Admission to an Upper
Division College
 With the exception of beginning freshman
eligibility, an applicant for admission to an
upper division college must satisfy the require-
ments listed above for admission to the lower
division. By law, all applicants seeking admis-
sion to a program in teacher education must
submit scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test
(SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).
These scores should be forwarded to the Office
of Admissions as soon as possible after submit-
ting an application for admission. Some colleges
with enrollment quotas may require applicants
to submit test scores as a part of their selection
process. When test scores are required by an
upper division college, the applicant will be
advised directly by that college. In addition, the
following requirements also must be satisfied:


 Advanced standing credit: An applicant
 must present a minimum of 60 semester
 hours (or 90 quarter hours) of acceptable col-
 lege courses, not more than four semester
 hours of which are in military science
 and/or basic required physical education, as
 credit for advanced standing.
 Specific course requirements: An applicant
 must present the courses listed as required
 for admission by the upper division college
 of his or her choice, or acceptable substi-
 tutes, as part of the courses offered for
 advanced standing credit. (See appropriate
 college section of this catalog.) Upon recom-
 mendation by the upper division college, an
 applicant lacking some of the specific course
 requirements may be permitted to enroll in
 that college and complete them if all other
 requirements for admission are met; howev-
 er, such lower division courses will not
 reduce the number of credits required in the
 upper division for a degree.
 College Level Academic Skills Test
 (CLAST): By law, all applicants admitted in
 a degree-seeking status to an upper division
 college at an institution in the State Universi-
 ty System of Florida who have had the
 opportunity to take the test, MUST have sat-
 isfactorily completed it. Students transfer-
 ring to upper division programs from
 private colleges in Florida or from out-of-
 state colleges who have not had the opportu-
 nity to take the test, MUST pass the test by
 the end of the next term in which it is avail-
 able to them.
 All applicants must have completed two
 sequential courses of foreign language in
 secondary school or the equivalent of 8-10
 semester hours at the postsecondary level.

Admission as a Postbaccalaureate
Student

 When to Apply: Applications may be sub-
mitted up to one year in advance and applicants
are urged to apply as early as possible. Applica-
tions MUST BE SUBMITTED by the DEADLINE
established for the term. Some departments
have found it necessary to establish deadlines
for the receipt of applications and their support-
ing records that are earlier than the deadlines
established for the university and published in
the catalog. All applicants are advised to refer to
the application deadlines section of the universi-
ty calendar published in this catalog and to
check with the appropriate department regard-
ing departmental deadlines.
 Postbaccalaureate students may wish to
enroll in courses for any of the following rea-
sons:
 To earn teacher certification;
 To expand their academic background;
 To complete prerequisite courses for
 admission to graduate or professional study
 at some future date.
 To earn a second bachelor's degree.


 Application for admission as a postbaccalau-
reate student must be made to Office of Admis-
sions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida,
32611-2058, on forms supplied by that office.
Applications are referred to the appropriate
department for the admission decision. No
application will be considered unless complete
official transcripts) of all the applicant's prior
collegiate work are in the possession of the
Office of Admissions, and no transcript will be
considered official unless it is received directly
from the registrar of the institution at which the
work was performed. Official supplementary
transcripts) are required, as soon as they are
available, for any work completed after the
application was filed.
 Students who desire postbaccalaureate sta-
tus in the College of Education to obtain teacher
certification must provide the college with a
clear statement of certification goals as a part of
the requirements for admission. Interested stu-
dents should contact the College of Education
for further information.
 A student whose native tongue is not
English who applies for admission as a postbac-
calaureate student must submit acceptable
scores on Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of 550 is
required for admission.

Admission to the Graduate School
 Application for Admission.-Admission
forms and information concerning admission
procedures may be obtained from the Office of
Admissions, University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, 32611-2058. Prospective students are
urged to apply for admission as early as possi-
ble. For some departments, deadlines for receipt
of admission applications may be earlier than
those stated in the current university calendar;
prospective students should check with the
appropriate department. Applications which
meet minimum standards are referred to the
graduate selection committees of the various
colleges and departments for the admission
decision.
 To be admitted to graduate study in a given
department, the prospective student must satis-
fy the requirements of the college and depart-
ment as well as those of the Graduate School. In
some departments, available resources limit the
number of students who can be admitted.
 General Requirements.-The Graduate
School, University of Florida, requires both a
minimum grade average of B for all upper divi-
sion undergraduate work and acceptable scores
on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sec-
tions of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE). For some colleges and departments, and
in more advanced levels of graduate study, an
undergraduate average or GRE score above
those stated for the Graduate School may be
required. These criteria are on file in the office
of the Graduate School. Some colleges and
departments require a reading knowledge of at
least one foreign language. Exceptions to the
above requirements are made only when these
and other criteria including letters of recom-
mendation are reviewed and recommended by