Evening Courses

USF provides several options by which students may accelerate their progress toward completing the baccalaureate degree. These options recognize knowledge which has been acquired prior to or during attendance at USF and provide the opportunity to earn University credit. Options which may be used include the following:

Dual enrollment in USF classes is open to academically qualified students currently enrolled in public/private high schools who are recommended by their guidance counselor or principal and to home school students. During dual enrollment, high school or home school students may only take courses which are creditable toward their high school diploma.

Students wishing to be accepted as Dual Enrollment students at the University of South Florida must:

1. Be at least 16 years old at start of term, unless enrolled in a special summer program initiated by USF or a special course section involving only dual enrollment students;
2. Have proof of a minimum of 440 on SAT I V (Verbal) and 440 on SAT I Q (Quantitative); or a score of 17 on EACT English, 18 on EACT Reading and a score of 19 on EACT Mathematics; or appropriate placement test scores; and a TOEFL score, if applicable;
3. Have (a) completed the equivalent of the sophomore year, (b) achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (as calculated by USF), and (c) satisfied any course prerequisites; and
4. Provide a list of courses and the number of credits necessary to complete high school diploma from the school counselor or principal on school stationery.

All students interested in early admission or dual enrollment should contact the Honors College (FAO 274, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620) for complete information and student qualifications.

The Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program allows Florida residents age 60 and over to audit credit courses at the University of South Florida on a space-available basis—in most cases, without payment of tuition. You can explore your areas of interest or try something new. There are no prerequisites, no homework, no tests or term papers. Credit is not awarded. The waiver does not apply to Learning in Retirement, SeniorNet, Professional and Workforce Development, or other noncredit continuing education programs.

Registration for the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Program closely follows the end of the Drop/Add period; generally, on Monday or Tuesday of the 2nd week of every semester. The Registrar’s office dedicates an afternoon to Tuition Waiver registration: Senior Programs provides advising and assistance to students. Late registration is limited to within 24 hours of the designated date each semester. Waiver participants must register in person, and provide two forms of identification demonstrating eligibility. A Florida Driver’s License and a Florida Voters Registration card are ideal forms of identification; others may be substituted. Resident aliens must provide a copy of their green card to the registrar every term.

An articulation agreement, in effect since April 13, 1971 and later adopted by the Florida Legislature in statute form as Florida law, governs an effective and orderly transfer of Florida community college students into the State University System (SUS).

The agreement defines and establishes the Associate of Arts degree from a Florida public community/junior college as the basis for all articulation rights. Among these guarantees, the following are central to the transfer process:

Admission into the State University System

1. A.A. graduates will be granted admission to a university within the SUS, but not necessarily to the university or program of choice.
2. A.A. graduates will have the same opportunity to enroll in a university limited access program as the native university student.
3. Upon transferring to a state university, A.A. graduates will be awarded at least 60 credit hours towards the baccalaureate degree, exclusive of occupational courses and basic required physical education courses.
4. Credits that are part of the A.A. degree earned through articulated acceleration mechanisms, such as dual enrollment, International Baccalaureate, early admission, advanced placement and credit by exam, will be transferable to the state university.
5. As participants in the Statewide Course Numbering System, receiving institutions must accept all courses taken at the transfer institution if the courses at each institution have the same prefix and the same last three digits of the course number.
6. The university catalog in effect the year the A.A. degree student first enrolled at the community college will remain in effect for the student’s entire program, provided the student maintains continuous enrollment as defined in that catalog.
7. Once a student has completed the general education core and this fact is noted on the transcript, regardless of whether or not an A.A. degree is awarded, no other state university or community college to which the student may transfer can require additional courses to the general education core.

Included in these transfer guarantees is the right of appeal. Students may appeal to the university and to the Statewide Articulation Coordinating Committee. Students who have questions or want more information about the articulation agreement should contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies.