University of South Florida

Graduate Certificate Application Process:
Applying to a Graduate Certificate program is a three-step process.

Apply
Fill out the Departmental Approval form online, then, print, sign and submit to Graduate Certificates. (If you have difficulty opening this link, please update your .pdf software using the Adobe Reader 8 icon in the right-hand column.)

Enroll
Use the FACTS Online Non-degree Enrollment Form if you are new to USF or have not taken a course at USF within the last 12 months.

Submit
If you wish to take classes on campus, you must submit the Immunization Health History Form form prior to registration.
Please fully read the Instructions prior to completing the form.

Strategies for Applying
to a Graduate Certificate

Visit the Graduate Certificate information page. Review the admission and course requirements for the desired certificate. Print the certificate information page and keep handy for use when checking the course schedule to see which graduate certificate classes are offered for a given semester.

Call or e-mail the department contact to confirm that the certificate fits your academic needs, to determine eligibility for admission, or to find out if the department has any additional requirements for admission.

Department Approval Form Package
Submit the Department Approval Form with letter of interest, resume, and other documents as stated under "Admission requirements" and "Application process" on the Graduate Certificate information page.

• Official transcripts, showing receipt of the requisite degree should be sent, signed and sealed, directly to Graduate Certificates in SVC1072.
  
  
• Students who received the requisite degree from USF are not required to submit transcripts.
  
  
• Graduate students who submitted official transcripts showing the requisite degree with the Graduate Admission application do not need to re-submit transcripts.
  
  
• International students who do not hold the required degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution must submit translated transcripts along with a letter from a qualified foreign transcript evaluation service certifying equivalency to the U.S. degree.
  
  
• If applying to multiple Graduate Certificates, submit a separate Department Approval Form, letter of interest and resume for each. 

Notification of Admission:
Applicants will be notified in writing of acceptance or denial into a graduate certificate program. Admission into a graduate certificate does not imply future admission to a graduate degree program.

Mail all Departmental Approval forms, transcripts and attachments to:
Graduate Certificates
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave., SVC1072
Tampa, FL 33620

FACTS Online Enrollment Form
Are you new to USF, or returning after a 12-month lapse? In addition to submitting the Departmental Approval package above, complete the FACTS Online Non-degree Enrollment Form. (Click sample to view the information needed for the on-line enrollment form).

Submission of the Non-degree Enrollment form will allow USF to establish a student account and U-ID number in OASIS, the university's on-line registration system. Also use this form to re-activate an existing account and U-ID if you haven't taken a course at USF in the last 12 months.

• You must have an active student account AND complete the Departmental Approval package in step one in order to be considered for admission to a Graduate Certificate program.
   
• International students who do not have a Social Security number should use nine zeros (000000000) to log in to the application.
   
• Make sure to select the desired Graduate Certificate as the "intended program" when completing the    On-line Enrollment form.
   
• There is an application fee of $30.00 to enroll. You may pay the fee by credit card or e-check.

  ALL APPLICATION FEES SUBMITTED ARE
  NON-REFUNDABLE.

Immunization Health History Form
As a pre-requisite to registration, the State University System of Florida requires all students born after 1956 to present documented proof of immunity to Measles and Rubella. Submit the Immunization Health History Form with proof of immunization if you were born after 1956. Florida law also requires that all admitted Florida university students be aware of memingococcal meningitis and hepatitis B, two diseases that may be prevented by vaccination. Please review the Instructions at USF's Student Health Services web site for information.
 

• Returning students need not re-submit proof of immunization if prior proof is on file in the USF Student Health Services’ Immunization Office. Contact 813-974-4056 if you are unsure if your immunization record is on file.
  
  
• International students who will be entering the U.S. while enrolled in either on-campus or on-line courses at USF must provide proof of health insurance to USF. If an international student is not on a student visa, only proof of insurance coverage is required. If an international student is on a student visa, specific coverages are required. For additional information, please review the Student Insurance page, or call 813-974-5407 or e-mail insurance@shs.usf.edu.

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