Why Should I Complete My A.A. Before Transferring From a Florida Public Institution?

Receiving your A.A. from a Florida public institution ensures special benefits guaranteed under the statewide Articulation Agreement. The following are some of the advantages of receiving your A.A.:

• Priority in admission to state universities;
• Acceptance of at least 60 credit hours toward the baccalaureate degree; no additional general education core requirements;
• Acceptance of all courses taken at your institution, if the same course with the same course number is offered at UCF;
• Transfer of all accelerated programs (CLEP, AP, IB, early admission, and dual enrollment courses) within the A.A.; official test scores must be sent to receive UCF course credit;
• Advance knowledge of selection criteria for limited access programs; equal opportunity with UCF native students to enter limited access programs; and,
• All grade forgiveness awarded under the A.A. will be honored.

If you do not complete an A.A. at a Florida public community college or university, you must complete UCF’s general education requirements, which may be considerably different from your previous institution’s requirements. In addition, no grade forgiveness will be honored. All attempted credits will be averaged into your GPA for admission purposes. If you have met all the A.A. requirements except the CLAST, you should have General Education Requirements Met placed on your transcript to assure getting credit for meeting General Education and Gordon Rule requirements. Without this statement you must satisfy UCF’s general education requirements and Gordon Rule courses. If your grade point average falls below a 2.0 (without grade forgiveness), you will not be admitted.