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Master’s degree students are eligible for federal financial aid. Students seeking federal student loans must complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible. UF’s Federal School Code is 001535. Graduate certificate students and non-degree seeking students are not eligible for federal financial aid but may be eligible for private loans. Please contact our financial aid advisor about possible private student loan eligibility.
Students are accepted in the fall, spring and summer semesters. Courses are offered year-round as well.
All courses are a full semester long, although credit hours may vary by course.
No. Our master’s degree and graduate certificate programs are open to anyone with a science background and a bachelor’s degree from one of the institutional accreditors (or international equivalent) found in the “Accreditation” section at https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/. These programs can prove beneficial for many different medical professionals and professional school applicants (i.e., medical, dental, nursing and physician assistant).
No. All courses are asynchronous and can be completed at students’ convenience, though there are deadlines to ensure course completion in the semester.
No. You can complete these programs entirely online with no campus visits required.

 

On the left-hand menu of the e-Learning login page (http://elearning.ufl.edu/) there are links to tutorials to get you familiar with the Canvas course management system which houses all the content for our online courses. If you need technical assistance during the course, please contact the UF Computing Help Desk. You will need your Gator Link ID. You can access the UF Help Desk when you log into the e-learning website. You can reach them seven days a week (hours vary and they are closed on holidays).

If you are a student with a disability and would like to request disability-related accommodations, please contact the instructor and the Disability Resource Center as soon as possible. The Disability Resource Center is located in 001 Building 0020 (Reid Hall). Their phone number is 352-392-8565, (711 TTY/FRS). For more information, see the Disability Resource Center website at https://disability.ufl.edu/. The Disability Resource Center will begin the process to assist you.
All course communication is done through your UF webmail account, powered by Office 365.

  • To check your UF webmail account, go to www.outlook.com/ufl.edu and use your GatorLink Username and Password to log on.
  • Please make sure you are checking your email regularly for course updates and messages.
After you complete the application and course registration process, you can access online courses by logging into UF’s e-Learning website at any time. Go to http://elearning.ufl.edu/ and select “e-Learning Login” to enter your Gatorlink username and password. You will not be able to access your course until the start date listed in the course registration materials. Some course content will not be immediately available to you. Instructors may open and close access to lessons according to the schedule posted in the course syllabus.

If you are a master’s degree student and you have graduate credit from another institution, you may transfer up to, but no more than, 9 credits to fulfill credit at the University of Florida within your master’s program. Only master’s students are eligible to transfer credits into their program at the University of Florida from another institution and the coursework must meet the following criteria:

  • The course(s) must be graduate-level
  • The course(s) cannot have contributed to a bachelor’s degree in any way
  • The course grade(s) must be B or higher (B- grades or lower and Pass/Fail coursework are not eligible for transfer of credit)
  • The course(s) must be completed at a regionally accredited US college or its international equivalent
  • The course(s) must be no older than seven years by the term of your anticipated date of graduation from the University of Florida

If you meet these criteria, and would like to request a transfer of credit from another institution, email COM-graduateeducation@ufl.edu with the following information:

  • The name of your previous institution
  • The course name/number from your previous institution
  • The term/year the course was completed
  • The course in our program for which you think the credits will satisfy
  • A copy of your transcripts (unofficial is fine); or a notification that we already have them on file
  • A syllabus for the course that you would like to transfer from
No. The BCPM GPA pertains to the biology, chemistry, physics and math courses a student took as part of their undergraduate degree. This degree is graduate coursework and is not factored into a BCPM GPA. The courses completed in the master’s degree in medical physiology and pharmacology are “BCPM relevant” as it is all biology-related coursework.
Our online students have access to many of the same resources that are available to students who attend on campus. These include:

These programs work on a rolling admissions basis, so there is no set date by which applicants are notified of their acceptance. How long it takes depends in part upon the volume of applications being processed at any given point during the cycle. Applications are not usually reviewed until the semester prior, as high numbers of applications require that those for the upcoming semester are prioritized over those applying further in advance. For example, a student applying for a fall semester would be reviewed the previous May/June at the earliest.  You can choose to accept or decline admission through the Check Status page. 
You can check the status of your application materials by following these instructions: 

  • Step 1: Visit the page titled Our Decision Process. 
  • Step 2: Select “Check Status”. 
  • Step 3: Log in with your Coalition/CollegeNet credentials or your UF GatorLink username and password. 
The programs are designed to be completed at your own pace. While each program takes a different amount of time to complete based on the number of credits required, you have seven years to complete each program after being admitted. 

Our suite of online medical sciences programs offers an excellent foundation for those planning to attend a professional school after earning their credential. These programs are also ideal for professionals already working in healthcare or education who want to advance their skills and enhance their expertise in their current roles.

For more information on potential career options, please check out this page.

Multiple choice question (MCQ) exams are administered via the online proctoring service: ProctorU.  

Most, but not all, courses will have weekly assignments due. We provide ‘suggested timelines’ that are intended to be guides for our students to follow. The guidelines ensure that students do not fall too far behind on their coursework.  

You will have access to all faculty associated with the program via telephone, email, discussion chats and/or Zoom. Affiliated faculty and the program directors are happy to write letters of recommendation for students who perform in the top 25% of the program.  

There are no standardized test scores (including the GRE) required for admission. For more information, please review the admissions page. 

Our master’s degree in anatomical sciences education requires three letters of reference and a statement of purpose. Letters of recommendation and personal statements are not required for our other programs. However, master’s degree applicants are required to submit a current CV or resume. Please see our admissions page for more information. 

 

Our programs use a blend of eBooks and physical textbooks. You’ll have free access to the eBooks through a VPN connection with the UF Health Sciences Library. For those who prefer physical textbooks, the total cost is typically a few hundred dollars for the entire program. 

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