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Non-Degree General Information

Students taking non-degree coursework in the medical physiology graduate certificate program may take up to 4 credit hours in non-degree status. Students taking non-degree coursework in the cardiovascular/renal physiology graduate certificate program may take up to 6 credit hours in non-degree status. Students taking non-degree coursework in the medical physiology and pharmacology master’s degree program may take up to 6 credit hours in non-degree status.

Courses are taken on their own and are not part of a larger program. However, students can transfer an allotted amount of credit hours toward the Graduate Certificate in Medical Physiology, Graduate Certificate in Medical Physiology with a specialization in Cardiovascular/Renal Physiology or Master of Science in Medical Physiology and Pharmacology. These credits will transfer if the student is admitted to the respective graduate program and if a grade of “B” or higher is earned.

  • Students pursuing coursework from the Graduate Certificate in Medical Physiology program in non-degree status must take GMS6440: Fundamentals of Medical Physiology (1 credit) prior to other courses.
  • Students pursuing coursework from the Graduate Certificate in Medical Physiology with a specialization in Cardiovascular/Renal Physiology program in non-degree status must take GMS6400c: Principles of Medical Physiology (6 credits).

There is no application fee for non-degree seeking students. Enrollment as a non-degree student does not guarantee admission to the program.

All courses taken as a non-degree seeking student are credit-bearing. Your official transcript will list coursework, course number, course title and grade received. The earned hours, hours carried and GPA will read as zero on your official transcript as those fields are only completed for UF degree seeking students.

If you are planning on transferring UF non-degree coursework to another institution for credit, it’s advised that you first verify with the other institution that the credit will be accepted.

Non-Degree Minimum Requirements

In order to apply for non-degree seeking courses, students must have:

  • A Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from one of the institutional accreditors (or 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, 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 Non-Degree Minimum Requirements: For International Students Only

The English language skill requirements for admission:

Restrictions

  • For students taking coursework in the medical physiology graduate certificate program, a maximum of 4 credits can be taken as a non-degree seeking student.
  • For students taking coursework in the cardiovascular/renal physiology program, a maximum of 6 credits can be taken as a non-degree seeking student.
  • For students taking coursework in the medical physiology and pharmacology master’s degree program or medical physiology and aging master’s degree program, a maximum of 6 credits can be taken as a non-degree seeking student.
  • A student who is already admitted to the University of Florida needs to contact us before an application is submitted.

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