Information for Transfer Students

Transfer students are encouraged to see a psychology advisor (Room 135 in the Psychology Building) either before transferring or very soon after arriving. Here are some of the typical questions that we are asked:

What are the minimum requirements for transferring into the psychology major?

Please visit the Admissions Office website at http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/ugrad/trapprocess.html for information about requirements.

Coursework that is often recommended is:

1. Introductory (or General) Psychology
2. A biology course (usually cell biology)
3. Statistics I (STA2023 or equivalent)
4. Precalculus (MAC1147, or MAC1140 & MAC1114 or equivalent)
5. Any other psychology course

Note that psychology is a limited-access major, which means that students must maintain at least a 2.8 GPA.

What courses will count toward the psychology major requirements?

1. Acceptance of any course required for the major except introductory psychology is handled through the Psychology Advising office.
2. Students transferring from community colleges can count up to 9 credits toward the major, whereas students transferring from four-year institutions can count up to 18 credits toward the major.
• Introductory Psychology taken at any other college will fulfill the PSY 2013 requirement and will count toward 3 of these credits.
• One 2000-level course can count toward 3 of these credits.
• If deemed equivalent to a UF psychology course, another 2000-level course will be counted as a 3000-level foundation course at UF and count toward 3 of these credits.
3. Students transferring from four-year institutions may be able to substitute particular upper-division courses for Foundation-level or other psychology elective courses.
• If the course was taken at another Florida SUS campus, and the prefix and last three digits match the Foundation-level course here (e.g., DEP x053), then the course will automatically be counted as a Foundation course.
• The Psychology Advising office has a list of other possible substitutions. For courses not on this list, students can contact the appropriate faculty member within the department who regularly teaches the particular course to be substituted. Students should first obtain a form for this purpose from the Psychology Advising office. They should be prepared to describe the course, either through a syllabus, course catalog, or oral description. If the course is judged by the faculty member to be an acceptable substitute for the Foundation course, the psychology advisor will then be able to apply this course as counting toward the major.
4. To determine whether a mathematics or biology course taken elsewhere will satisfy the psychology degree requirements, see a psychology advisor. Courses automatically accepted include BSC XX05, XX06, XX07, XX08, and XX10. Math courses MAC 1114, 1140, and 1147 are accepted for part or all of the UF psychology requirement. Math courses such as “College Algebra” are not. Occasionally, other courses are acceptable.
5. To determine whether a statistics course taken elsewhere will satisfy the requirement for STA 2023 and/or 3024, see the undergraduate coordinator in the Statistics Department, 102 Griffin-Floyd Hall. A form for this purpose is available at Psychology Advising and will be completed by the undergraduate coordinator of statistics.

What courses should I take when I first come to UF?

Obviously, it depends on the courses for which you are getting transfer credit. Generally, most transfer students enroll in:

1. Foundation-level courses
2. STA 3024 to complete the Statistics requirement
3. The laboratory course (either the general lab PSY 3213L or one of the specialized 4000-level labs).

Completing these requirements early will allow students time to get involved in senior-level coursework and in individual work classes such as PSY 3912 (supervised research).