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University of South Florida

University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620-9951

Official telephone: (813) 974-2011
Website: www.usf.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in May, June, July, August, and December.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of six to 10 weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business/marketing, social sciences, health professions/related sciences
Majors with the lowest enrollment: area/ethnic/gender studies, philosophy/religious studies, foreign languages/literatures/linguistics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 88%
Student:Faculty ratio: 24:1
Total faculty: 910 men, 824 women
Full-time faculty: 674 men, 534 women
Part-time faculty: 236 men, 290 women
Graduation rate: 67% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in all majors.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, health professions, humanities, technologies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • African-American Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Audiology/Speech Pathology
  • Biology
  • Biology/Physical Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Computer/Information Sciences
  • Criminology
  • Dance
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Early Childhood
  • Economics
  • Economics General
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English Education
  • Environmental Science/Policy
  • Finance
  • Fine/Studio Arts
  • Foreign Language Education
  • French
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History
  • Hospitality Management
  • Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Italian
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communications
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing/R.N.
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physics
  • Political Science/Government
  • Psychology
  • Public Health, General
  • Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric/Composition
  • Russian
  • Science Education
  • Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Statistics
  • Visual/Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Anthropology
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Audiology/Speech Pathology
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business Administration/Management, General
  • Chemical/Physical
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Criminology
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Economics, General
  • Education Leadership/Administration, General
  • Engineering, General
  • English
  • English as a Second Language
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Geography/Environmental Sciences
  • Geology
  • Gerontology
  • History, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Marine Science
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Oceanography
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Rhetoric/Composition
  • School Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Adult/Continuing Education
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Art History
  • Athletic Training
  • Audiology/Speech Pathology
  • Bioethics/Medical Humanities
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration/Management/General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • City/Urban Community/Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
  • Counselor Education
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminology
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Early Childhood
  • Economics, General
  • Education/Teaching of Gifted/Talented
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • English Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
  • Environmental Health Engineering
  • Environmental Science/Policy
  • Finance
  • Fine Arts/Studio Art
  • Foreign Language Education
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geography
  • Health Services Administration
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • Human Services/General
  • Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
  • Information Sciences/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Journalism, Other
  • Kinesiology/Exercise Science
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts/Sciences
  • Library/Information Science
  • Linguistics
  • Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Mass Communications
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Medical Informatics
  • Music Education
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Oceanography/Marine Science
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics
  • Political Science/Government
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Reading/Language Arts Education
  • Real Estate
  • Rehabilitative Counseling
  • Religious Studies
  • School Psychology
  • Science Education
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Social Work
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Speech Communication/Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Teaching Education
  • Trade/Industrial Teacher Education
  • Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Foreign language exams.

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