Certificate Admissions

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

All Specializations (Except for Aging and Geriatric Practice)

• 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.

Aging and Geriatric Practice Admission Requirements

• Prior bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or degree deemed equivalent by the UF Office of Admissions
• A 3.0 upper-division GPA
• Official transcripts from every college or university attended
• $30 application fee

Additional Certificate Minimum Requirements: For International Applicants Only

English Language Requirements

All international applicants will be required to provide English Proficiency Test Scores and meet the minimum score requirements. Students from countries where English is the only official language, who have attended non-US institutions where the only official language of instruction is English, or who have earned a degree within the United States may qualify for an exemption at the discretion of the academic department. The university does not accept scores compiled from multiple tests to meet English proficiency requirements.

Minimum Acceptable Scores

• TOEFL (iBT & Home Edition): 4.5
  TOEFL Sub-Sections:
  • Reading: 4.0
  • Listening: 4.0
  • Speaking: 4.0
  • Writing: 4.0
• IELTS Academic: 6.5*
• UF ELI Exit Certificate

NOTE: TOEFL/IELTS scores are valid for 2 years from the test date. ETS will not provide score reports on exams older than 2 years and a new test would be required.

For the TOEFL, use school code 5812 when registering with ETS. Scores must be sent electronically by ETS as UF does not accept paper or unofficial copies. Make sure your scores arrive before the application deadline.

* UF is registered to receive IELTS scores using the IELTS Results Service E-Delivery. Scores should be sent to the University of Florida, which only accepts scores from this E-delivery service. UF does not accept paper Test Report Forms or unofficial copies of IELTS Test Report Forms from students. Applicants should contact the IELTS test center where they took the IELTS to request their official test results be sent to our account name: The University of Florida. An institution code is not required.