Certificate Admissions
Requirements Transfer of Credits Application
Certificate General Information
Upon completion of the courses required for the certificate programs, students will receive a University of Florida certificate from the College of Medicine. Students must maintain a grade of C or better in all courses to be eligible to earn their certificate.
Certificate Minimum Requirements: For All (Domestic and International) Applicants
- A Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from one of the institutional accreditors (or four-year international equivalent) found at https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/accreditation
- A strong science foundation with a minimum of five full-semester courses related to biology, biological sciences, chemistry and/or physics
- An upper-division GPA of 2.0 (C grade) or better. To calculate what your upper-division GPA is, please use the following form: Upper Division GPA Worksheet.
Additional Certificate Minimum Requirements: For International Applicants Only
The English language skill requirements for admission:
- If your native language is not English, or if you graduated with a bachelor’s degree from a non-English speaking country, you will need to take and submit your TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or other Graduate Council-approved English language skills test scores.
- Non-English speaking countries are those which are not included in the Graduate School’s list of English speaking countries.
- To be admitted to a certificate program, the applicant must score the following on the TOEFL:
TOEFL Exam Type Required Score Paper-based 550 Computer-based 213 Internet 80
Transferring Course Credits
Up to, but no more than, 4 credit hours of coursework taken as a UF non-degree student can be applied toward the Graduate Certificate in Medical Physiology.
Up to, but no more than, 6 credit hours of coursework taken as a UF non-degree student can be applied toward the following graduate certificate programs:
- Graduate Certificate in Cardiovascular/Renal Physiology
- Graduate Certificate in Medical Human Anatomy
- Graduate Certificate in Medical Anatomy and Physiology
- Graduate Certificate in Anatomical Sciences Education
Coursework from another university cannot be accepted for credit toward a certificate.
In order for credits to be applied towards a certificate, the following criteria have to be met:
- The student must be formally admitted to the certificate program.
- The non-degree coursework grades must be a B or higher.
- The coursework taken as a non-degree student must pertain to the certificate program the student is admitted to.
Application Information
Master's Degree Programs
(No GRE required and can be completed in as little as one year)Graduate Certificate Programs
(Can be completed in as little as one semester)Application Procedure
- Complete the Application Intent form
- Complete the Graduate Application
- Send your transcripts
Learn More About the Program
Click below for details about UF’s Medical Physiology online program.
