International Applicants

International applicants follow the same freshman application process as all other students. All freshman applicants receive equal, uniform comprehensive admission review irrespective of their secondary curriculum origin or citizenship. Applicants with coursework taken outside the United States should apply in advance of the stated deadlines due to the time it will take to process international credentials. If your secondary educational history includes coursework from outside the United States, you must submit the following required materials, unless you meet one of the exceptions to submit the Self-Reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS) outlined below.

Required Materials

High School Transcripts:

At least four full years of your most recent secondary school transcript(s), including courses in progress (first year grades, second year grades, third year grades, and final year schedule).
Both the native language of instruction and a word for word certified English translation (if the transcript is not issued in English by the school).
Unofficial transcripts are accepted electronically via the Gator Portal for the review process, while official transcripts and translations are required upon enrollment. All academic records must be received by the application option Materials Deadline.
If transcripts are provided by the Credential Evaluation Service, then students are not required to upload unofficial copies.

Credential Evaluations

In addition to the unofficial transcripts the University of Florida also requires the following for all non-U.S. coursework:

a course-by-course credential evaluation
with grade point average (GPA) calculation included

UF accepts evaluations from any current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. The credential evaluation must be received by the Materials Deadline. The credential evaluation service can provide the documents by mail or email:

Office of Admissions freshman@ufl.edu
Division of Enrollment Management
201 Criser Hall • PO Box 114000
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000

Standardized Test Scores

per Florida Board of Governors regulation 6.002, all first-year students must submit an ACT, CLT or SAT test. Scores can either be self-reported or sent officially from the testing agency and must be received by the application option Materials Deadline.

STARS (formerly SSAR)

Applicants who should submit the STARS:

Attend a high school regionally accredited in the United States with no international course work.
Attend a U.S. high school, and any previous international course works has been evaluated and added to the U.S. transcript.
Attend a DOWEA (Department of War Education Activity) school.
Attend an international high school that follows the standard U.S. grading system.

Applicants who should NOT complete the STARS:

Attended a secondary school located outside the United States that does not follow the standard U.S. grading system.

Required: At least three full years of your most recent secondary school transcript(s), including courses in progress (grades 9, 10 and 11 + senior schedule) in both the native language of instruction and a word for word certified English translation (if applicable). Unofficial transcripts are accepted electronically via the Gator Portal for the review process, while official transcripts and translations are required upon enrollment.