UF Transfer Student Allotment Increases 25% for 2011-2012

by Jill Lingard

Transfer allocations for academic year 2011-2012 have been finalized. The campus goal for transfer enrollment is 3,000 students over Summer and Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 terms, up 25% from last year.

“As we look at our enrollment strategically and long term we find that we have the greatest capacity at the upper division,” explained Zina Evans, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Admissions. “In response, we are able to increase our transfer enrollment.”

The increase will have varying impacts on the transfer admissions process and requirements among UF’s colleges.

In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Lou Powers reports increased deadline flexibility and outreach to transfer applicants. “What we have primarily been able to do in response to our increased allotment for 2011-2012 is to get decisions to applicants sooner and to be more flexible with our deadlines (particularly fall, since it is so early—we have changed it from March 1 to April 1 for next year). We can also do more outreach to students who may not be competitive for the major to which they have applied, but qualify for others within our college.”

An increase of 50 transfer seats is allowing the School of Business to drop their preprofessional GPA transfer admission requirement from 3.7 to 3.5.

Emilia Hodge, Director of Santa Fe College’s Advisement Center, is pleased at this news. “Considering that a little over 12% of our AA degree-seeking students have declared business as their intended transfer major, with the majority indicating UF as their choice of upper-level institution, these welcome changes will increase the transfer opportunities for our students.” She also expressed appreciation for the efforts UF advisors make to apprise Santa Fe students of these changes through presentations to advisors and student groups, regular visits to the Advisement Center to meet one-on-one with students, and participation in Transfer Day and Gator Day college fairs.

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