Transfer
Students seeking a challenging academic foundation will find a variety of programs to meet their career objectives at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The University offers 54 bachelor's degrees, 29 master's degrees, three professional degrees, and 12 doctoral programs in a wide range of academic areas.
Office of Transfer Student Services is here to assist you on your educational journey as you transition from your current educational institution to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Our staff provides assistance and oversight to include: recruitment, transfer admissions advising, transfer orientation, curriculum maps, direction for campus resources, priority registration and scholarships for eligible students.
The FAMU IGNITE Transfer Program lights your path to successfully earning a bachelor's degree from the beginning to the end. The program will connect you to caring advisors, compassionate professors, and successful alumni. You will have access to nationally renowned internships and professional development opportunities as well as study abroad programs and global training experiences.
The Ignite Transfer program goes beyond the statewide articulation agreement and provides increased access to students who graduate with an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida College System (FCS) Institution. This collaboration between FAMU and the FCS provides greater clarity regarding pathways to completing a bachelor's degree by guaranteeing admission and clearly outlining, via curriculum maps, the required courses for graduation or degree completion.
Application Deadlines
| Semester | Application Availability | Application Deadline Date |
| Fall 2023* | June 15, 2022 | June 15, 2023** |
| Spring 2024* | March 1, 2023 | November 1, 2023 |
| Summer 2024* | August 1, 2023 |
March 1, 2024 |
| Fall 2024* | August 1, 2023 | May 1, 2024 |
*Applications submitted after the deadline may be considered for a future term.
**Extended deadline date.
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Application Deadlines
| Semester | Application Availability | Deadlines |
| Fall 2023* | June 15, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| Fall 2024* | August 1, 2023 | February 1, 2024 |
*Applicants must also submit a departmental application. Contact the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences regarding departmental application admissions process, availability, and deadline. The College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences does not accept transfer applications for the spring semester or summer terms.
School of Nursing
Application Deadlines
| Semester | Deadlines |
| Fall 2023 | May 1-15, 2023 | Department Application Period |
| Spring 2024 | October 1-15, 2023 | Department Application Period |
| Fall 2024 | May 1-15, 2024 | Department Application Period |
Applicants must also submit a departmental application. Contact the School of Nursing regarding departmental application admissions process.
Application Materials
- Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended (including dual enrollment and transit course work)
- Official final transcripts from high school; if applicable
- Official Home school transcript or GED transcript, if applicable
- Official Redesigned SAT [code: 5215] or ACT [code: 0726] score, directly from agency
- Official AICE, AP, CLEP, IB, and TOEFL/IELTS scores, if applicable
- $35 nonrefundable application fee
- Completed online application
Returning Students
If you previously attended FAMU as an undergraduate degree-seeking student, you must submit a readmissions application. Access the readmissions application.
Transcript Submission
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University accepts electronic transcripts through the schools statewide and/or countrywide system (SPEEDE, FASTER, Parchment/Naviance, eScrip-Safe, Clearinghouse, Credential Solutions, SCOIR, and Xello.).
- Mailed in the school official sealed envelope through a certified postal service or carrier.
Please Note: Any transcript or GED transcript submitted by fax, copied, student copy, not signed, not in the school official sealed envelope, or emailed from an account other than the electronic schools statewide and/or countrywide systems indicated above is deemed unofficial and will cause a delay in your application being processed in a timely manner.
If you will have fewer than 30 transferable semester hours of college coursework (12 or more earned after high school graduation) by the time you enroll at FAMU, you must:
- Have a 2.50 GPA on a 4.0 system for all college-level academic courses attempted, as calculated by FAMU
- Be in good academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA) and be eligible to return as a degree-seeking student to the last institution attended
- Minimally meet the first-time-in-college high school academic GPA and a minimum score for the Redesigned SAT [code: 5215] or ACT [code: 0726]
- Minimally meet the first-time-in-college high school unit admission requirements
- Demonstrate competency in a foreign language, world language or American Sign Language equivalent to at least the second high school level (e.g. Spanish 2) or the second elementary course at the college level (e.g. SPN 1211 – Beginning Spanish II)
- Meet the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL (code: 5215) Internet-Based score of 80 or Paper-Based score of 550 or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6, if applicable
If you will have 30 or more but fewer than 60 transferable semester hours of college coursework (12 or more earned after high school graduation) by the time you enroll at FAMU, you must*:
- Have a 2.50 GPA on a 4.0 system for all college-level academic courses attempted, as calculated by FAMU
- Be in good academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA) and be eligible to return as a degree-seeking student to the last institution attended
- Minimally have successfully completed (with a "C" grade or higher) at least one English composition course and one college-level mathematics course, each consisting of three semester credit hours
- Demonstrate competency in a foreign language, world language or American Sign Language equivalent to at least the second high school level (e.g. Spanish 2) or the second elementary course at the college level (e.g. SPN 1211 – Beginning Spanish II)
- Meet the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL (code: 5215) Internet-Based score of 80 or Paper-Based score of 550 or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6, if applicable
*Students not meeting all of these requirements must meet the requirements for transfer students with fewer than 30 transferable semester hours.
If you will have 60 or more transferable semester hours of college coursework (12 or more earned after high school graduation) by the time you enroll at FAMU, or if you will have earned an A.A. degree or state-articulated A.S. degree from a Florida public community/state college or university, you must:
- Have a 2.00 GPA on a 4.0 system for all college-level academic courses attempted, as calculated by FAMU
- Be in good academic standing (minimum 2.0 GPA) and be eligible to return as a degree-seeking student to the last institution attended
- Meet the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL (code: 5215) Internet-Based score of 80 or Paper-Based score of 550 or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6, if applicable
High school students participating in dual enrollment and other acceleration programs who are on track to earn an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from a Florida College System (FCS) or Florida State University System (SUS) institution and who do not meet the requirements of Board of Governors Regulation 6.004 may be considered for admission as either a first-time-in-college (FTIC) freshman or as a potential A.A. transfer student. At the upper-division level review, you must meet the college/school major prerequiste course and minimun grade point average requirements. Effective 2024.
Students who receive their high school diploma and participated in dual enrollment and other acceleration programs and is not on the track to earn an associate in arts (A.A.) degree from a Florida College System (FCS) or Florida State University System (SUS) institution at the same time, is required to complete the first-in-college freshman application and meet the first-time-in-college criteria for the term in which you seek admissions.
All offers of admission are tentative if you have high school or collegiate coursework in progress. Final admission is dependent on receipt and review of your final transcripts. Admission offers are subject to cancellation if your final coursework does not meet admission requirements.
Our Orientation office will contact you concerning your attendance at a one-day orientation program. At Orientation you will meet with an academic advisor who will review transferred course work and help you plan your class schedule. You will also meet with other transfer students as well as faculty and staff who can assist you as you make this important transition.
