Transfer Students

Transferring Credits

Those wishing to transfer graduate course work from another university will need to provide a syllabus and any other documents that describe the nature of the course taken. After consulting with your advisor about whether to seek a waiver, the approval of both the professor who teaches the course and the graduate program committee is required. University policy states that only eight transfer credits can count toward graduation, but there is no official limit on the number of departmental courses that can be waived (within reason).

Transferring a Master’s Thesis

Entering students who have completed a master’s thesis at another psychology department may request that the thesis be reviewed for acceptance at the University of South Florida. A committee of psychology faculty members will decide if it meets the department’s standards (e.g., a well-written and well-designed empirical study with rigorous data analysis). This process can begin only after you have been accepted into the program. If the masters thesis is accepted, students are allowed to transfer 30 credits from their masters program (if the courses are accepted by USF).