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STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (SUS)
INFORMATION
Updates
for the 2008-09 school year
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF)
Tampa & St. Petersburg campuses
www.usf.edu
- Honors College - if
you are on a "pre-med" track, you may be automatically
admitted to their 7-year medical program
- USF now has a
BS/PhD program in nursing
- USF is part of the
National Student Exchange (students can attend a partner school in
the U.S. for 1 or 2 semesters)
- $30 non-refundable
application fee - Prior to Dec. 31
- Admissions deadline is
03/01/09 (for current seniors)
but is 12/31/08 for scholarship consideration-
There is an enrollment deposit of $200 due on or before May 1, 2009
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (UF)
Gainesville
www.admissions.ufl.edu
- Statistics for the
freshman class of 2007: GPA 3.9 - 4.4, SAT 1200-1390, ACT 26-31
- On-line application
is REQUIRED this year
, $30 non-refundable application fee, July
1 - Nov 1, 2008- Deadline March 1
2009
- Priority
acpplication
deadline: Nov 1, 2008
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (UWF)
Pensacola
www.uwf.edu
- new residential
facility
- Division II
athletics
- Rolling admission -
response in approximately 1 week - Deadline 6/30/09
- $30 application fee
- John C Pace
Scholarship - 8 awarded - $5,000/year for four years (must apply for
scholarship by 2/01/09)
- SAT - will blend old and new
test scores
NEW COLLEGE (SUS HONORS COLLEGE)
Sarasota www.ncf.edu
- listed in Colleges
that Change Lives
- Freshman class of
2006: SAT 1240-1400, ACT 26-30, GPA 3.72-4.25
- no letter grades;
only pass/fail & written evaluations
- 1:11
faculty:student ratio
- required: 1 essay,
1 letter of recommendation
- online common application -
February 15, 2009 for scholarship
- April 15, 2009 - Funding NOT
Guaranteed
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU)
Miami www.fiu.edu
- Majors of note:
Hospitality Management, International Business
- Honors Program;
pre-med students automatically accepted to USF Medical School until
FIU completes their own Medical School
- $30 Application Fee
- Preferred Deadline - July 1 -
Nov 1, 2008
- Application Deadline - Space
available March 1, 2009
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY (FGCU)
Ft. Myers www.fgcu.edu
- Total # students -
8,316
- Service Learning is
required
- No enrollment
deposit
- Rolling admission: apply by
2/15/09 for fall ’09
consideration. For Scholarships: apply by 11/15/09
- New programs:
Engineering, Community Health, Criminal Forensics, Social Work
- Division II
athletics
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (FAMU)
Tallahassee www.famu.edu
- 12,500 enrolled
- Admissions: GPA
2.5+, SAT 1010+, ACT 21+
- IF 3.0+ GPA -
automatic admission, regardless of test score
- "Talented
20" - automatic admission
- Fall application - May 15
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (FSU)
Tallahassee
admissions.fsu.edu
- Admission deposit
due 5/01/08 AND orientation deposit required
- Students required
to have a computer
- Apply early - there
is a wait list
August - December- $30 application fee
- MUST declare a
major (new this year) when applying
- Minimum scores to
be considered: SAT verbal 480+, math 470+; ACT 19+, 21+, 19+, 19+
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (UNF)
Jacksonville
www.unf.edu/admissions/
- 14,000 students
- Majors of note:
Nursing, Jazz, Business, Education
- Freshman &
Sophomore advising strong
- Scholarship
opportunities
- Early Action Deadline 1/13/08
- Regular Admission 6/29/08
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (UCF)
Orlando
www.ucf.edu
- May 1 admission
- Preferred admission date fall
- Guidance Recommendation
required
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY (FIU)
www.fau.edu
- Priority application 2/15/09
- Prefer online
- Tuition deposit due $200, May
1
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