Transfer Applicants

Determine if the major/program of interest has additional admission criteria, e.g., prerequisites, GPA requirement, application deadlines, etc.

Apply online and select the Panama City Campus Transfer application. (Note: If the applicant selects Transfer, the application will be reviewed for FSU Tallahassee transfer admission).

The student applying must request that official transcripts be sent to FSU Panama City. Transcripts are considered official when they bear an official seal and signature and are sent from the issuing institution directly to FSU Panama City.
The following transcripts are required application materials:

• Official high school transcript.
• Official college/university transcripts from each institution attended. (Transfer credit posted on the records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from the original institutions).

College coursework from a non-U.S. institution must be evaluated by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

If you are unsure of how to order your transcripts from previous or current institutions, please contact the school’s respective registrar’s office directly for assistance of the process.

Florida State University Panama City accepts electronic transcripts submitted through databases such as Parchment, FASTER, eSCRIP-SAFE, etc. Electronic transcripts can be addressed to admissions@pc.fsu.edu.

Your official transcripts can be mailed in a sealed envelope (from the issuing institution) directly to Florida State at the address below:
Florida State University Panama City
Office of Admissions & Records
4750 Collegiate Drive
Panama City, FL 32405-1099

First year and sophomore applicants (12-59 semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must submit official ACT (#0734) and/or SAT (#5219) results for every test taken. Since the highest combination of scores is always considered, FSU Panama City recommends submitting all test results.
Junior and senior applicants (60+ semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) are generally not required to submit ACT and/or SAT test scores; however, the Office of Admissions will contact the applicant if test scores are needed.

Submit all AICE, AP, IB, or CLEP results if you have earned college credit through one of these accelerated mechanisms. (Please refer to the testing service’s website for detailed information on ordering score reports).

This form is located within your Application Status Check after the application has been submitted

All transfer applicants must have demonstrated satisfactory academic progress.Typically, students will be charged double the tuition rate for each credit hour beyond 132 hours for a normal 120-semester hour degree program. 

Excess Credit Hour Surcharge

In 2009, the Florida Legislature implemented a new law (Section 1009.286, FS) to encourage students who enroll in a state university to complete the baccalaureate degree program as efficiently as possible. It established what is commonly referred to as an "Excess Credit Hour Surcharge" by charging an additional student payment to those students who do not complete the baccalaureate degree in a timely fashion. Accelerated coursework (AICE, AP, IB, CLEP, and dual enrollment) taken while in high school are not calculated in this hour count. For more information on the excess credit-hour surcharge, please refer to the Registrar's Office.

First year and sophomore applicants (12-59 semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must:

• have a strong academic high school profile that is indicative of success at the college level. Very few students with less than a 3.0 academic GPA will be admissible.
• have a minimum GPA of 2.00 on all attempted college courses. In calculating your GPA, we use all attempted courses (including D's, F's, and WF's) from every college you have attended. If a course is repeated, we will use both grades. 
  NOTE: The best indication of your potential academic success at Florida State University is your calculated transfer GPA. Very few students with less than a 3.0 calculated GPA will be admitted.
• be in good academic standing and have at least a 2.0 calculated GPA on all work attempted at your last institution.

Junior and senior applicants (60+ semester hours of transferable credit as determined by the Office of Admissions) must:

• have a minimum GPA of 2.00 on all attempted college courses. In calculating your GPA, we use all attempted courses (including D's, F's, and WF's) from every college you have attended. If a course is repeated, we will use both grades.
  NOTE: The best indication of your potential academic success at Florida State University is your calculated transfer GPA. Very few students with less than a 3.0 calculated GPA will be admitted.
• be in good academic standing and have at least a 2.0 calculated GPA on all work attempted at your last institution.

Applicants who have received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from a Florida public institution immediately prior to transferring, receive priority consideration for admission provided the application and all supporting documents are received in the Office of Admissions by the deadline.

NOTE: Applicants who graduate from high school and who will receive an AA degree at the same time must meet the first year admission requirements AND the major requirements when submitting the admission application.

All transfer applicants must have satisfied the state of Florida's world language admission requirement at either the high school or college level. At the high school level, students must have earned two sequential units of high school credit in one world language (e.g. Spanish I and Spanish II) or American Sign Language. At the college level, students must have completed through the second elementary/beginning course of one world language or American Sign Language (or documented equivalent proficiency).

All transfer applicants must have demonstrated college-level proficiency in English and mathematics prior to being considered for admission. You can demonstrate proficiency by having a minimum of three semester hours of approved college-level English composition and a minimum of three semester hours of approved college-level mathematics with no grade below "C". Please be aware that many majors will require that you complete 6 credit hours in each of these areas (depending on the amount of transfer credit you will have earned before enrolling at FSU). Detailed information about specific admission criteria by major can be found in the Panama City campus Academic Program Guide.

All transfer applicants must select a major. In addition to meeting general University requirements, you must also meet the criteria established for admission to your selected major. General University admission requirements are listed on this page, but you should refer to the Academic Program Guide for detailed information. The Panama City campus Academic Program Guide provides a detailed program description, an academic map, and a link to your department of interest. Because major requirements often include specific course requirements, it is crucial that you provide us with all AP, IB, AICE, or CLEP exam results so that we have a complete record of all the course credit you have earned.

A limited-access program utilizes selective admission to limit program enrollment. Limited-access status is justified when student demand exceeds available resources (student/faculty ratios, instructional facilities, equipment, or specific accrediting requirements). Criteria for selective admission include indicators of talent, performance, creativity, or ability to complete the program's required work. Admission to such programs is governed by the Articulation Agreement and the State Board of Education administrative rules.

For a number of degree programs, access is limited at the upper-division level to those students meeting certain additional criteria. These additional criteria are applied equally to students that will have earned 52+ credit hours at the time of enrollment in FSU, AA degree transfers from Florida public institutions, and rising juniors at Florida State University.

A number of different colleges offer limited-access programs. For specific admission requirements to a particular department or college, refer to the appropriate section of the Panama City campus Academic Program Guide.

Up to 45 semester hours of credit can be awarded by taking AICE, AP, IB, or CLEP tests and achieving appropriate scores.* To receive credit, official test scores must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions. Credit will be awarded only once for the same subject, whether from credit by examination, dual enrollment, transfer credit, or FSU course credit. Credit awarded for dual enrollment or transfer courses takes precedence over credit by examination.

Students enrolled in college coursework prior to graduation from high school (dual enrollment) may be awarded college credit. An official college transcript will be required for the posting of credit. We will not post college credit from a high school transcript.

* Subject to change. Legislation calls for an annual review to determine the appropriate examination scores and courses for which credit is to be granted