Early University Programs

By Florida statute, dual enrollment students are part-time students who can take up to 11 credits per semester once they complete their initial 6 credits with a C. NOTE: First semester up to 6 credits; and thereafter, up to 11 credits.

Dual Enrollment (DE) is an acceleration program that allows public, charter, private school, and homeschool students from 6th to 12th grade who meet GPA and standardized testing criteria to participate. DE students can take up to 11 credits once they complee 6 DE classes with a C or better. Qualifying students are able to take post-secondary coursework (college credit) and simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma as a Non-degree seeking university student.

Early Admission (EA) allows public, charter, private school, and homeschool students from 12th grade who meet GPA and standardized testing criteria to participate as Degree-seeking students.  EA students take 12-15 credits per semester. The EA students need to apply the summer before their high school junior year.  

USF does not offer summer classes for dual enrollment.

Any qualified students from 6th - 12th grade are eligible to participate in dual enrollment regardless of age.  Students in 6th-8th grade need to have at least one high school level course before they apply to dual enrollment.

Private-school students are welcome to take part in the Dual Enrollment and Early Admission programs. The school head/principal must complete an articulation agreement first, and then the school counselor/student would follow process guidelines.

Home-school students are welcome to take part in the Dual Enrollment and Early Admission programs. The homeschool parent must complete an articulation agreement first, and then the homeschool administrator would follow process guidelines

USF follows the Florida Statutes and annual legislative changes for covering tuition, required textbooks, and fees.  Consult your school district, private school, charter school, or homeschool parent administrator for more information. For textbooks, review the Early University Programs website; required textbooks are covered, however, recommended books are not, nor are personal items, parking, or ID cards.

No, students need to be associated with a school district, private school, charter school, or be homeschool and registered in a school district in Florida.  Courses are offered on USF campuses, on-line, or in some public school district high schools. 

Yes, if students are registered with a school district or partner school (private, charter, homeschool registration) by the Fall or Spring deadline, they could take part in either early admission (students must start in the Fall) or dual enrollment (students can attend fall and/or spring). 

No, while some institutions in the state of Florida offer a career-focused dual enrollment experience, USF offers an academically-focused experience. Dual Enrollment offers the opportunity to take a wide variety of elective classes, general education courses, and degree program courses.

A good candidate for Dual Enrollment has met both GPA and testing requirements, and is ready for the academic rigor of a university course.

The high school counselors at a public or private school institution (charter schools or homeschool parent administrator) are the designated counselors of the students. These counselors determine student dual enrollment eligibility, monitor course selections with approval USF forms (such as course approval Form 2), and oversee student performance. Students should always work through their school counselors / homeschool parent administrator to approve courses and make sure high school gradution requirements are met.

USF does not have high school advisors/counselors dedicated to dual enrollment. The  program for which students are assigned an academic advisor is the Early Admission Program (senior year in high school) when they become a full time (12-15 credits) a degree seeking student.

Students should always work with their school counselors / homeschool parent administrator to approve their courses. The counselors / homeschool parent administrators know best which high school graduation requirements are needed to receive a diploma and which classes are equivalent in dual enrollment to meet that requirement.  High School counselors are guided by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) High School Equivalency List - to assist in students selecting courses which offer both high school and college credit.

School Counselors / Homeschool Parent Administrators are responsible for identifying qualifying students (GPA and testing requirements), guiding students through the application procedure, and meeting administrative timelines - such as submitting Dual Enrollment Informational Approval Form 1 and Dual Enrollment Approval Form 2: Course Planning. Counselors assist students in selecting courses.  Homeschool Parent Administrators must also submit official transcripts/test scores to dualenrollment@usf.edu 

Students must submit an online non-degree application and should follow all the guiding steps on the USF website under Application Procedure.  Informational Approval Form 1 should be submitted once per year to update student information, and Course Approval Form 2 is submitted by the school counselor / Homeschool Parent Administrator each semester; once for Fall courses, and once for Spring courses. Transcripts/test scores are only submiteed by Homeschool Parent Administrators. Residency and Immunization requirements are under the application procedure on the Dual Enrollment Webpage. Immunization Medical History Form must be submitted to student health services by all applicants in order to avoid medical history form or immunizaiton holds.  Please see Application Procedure.

Official transcripts are those that come directly from the institution to USF or from a Homeschool Parent Administrator who can complete the Homeschool Transcript Form (scroll to the bottom of the link "homeschools If a student's high school cannot send the official transcripts electronically, please mail them to: 
University of South Florida
Early University Programs
8350 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243

Please read about undergraduate admissions policies for accepting credits through accelerated programs. 

Dual Enrollment Approval Form 2: Course Planning alerts USF what type of school and in which school the student takes courses - this includes FLVS or virtual school. No additional communicaiton or alert is needed.

Early University Program recognizes the weighted GPA as listed on the official transcript from the school.

The NetID is a student's user ID at the University. Students, faculty, and staff are required to set up a NetID. The NetID allows students access to a variety of online services offered at the University.  It is also required so that students can send and receive official messages from USF about their course.  This NetID also grants student access to CANVAS which is the online learning platform for all USF courses.  Read More about resources students can access with their NetID. 

All steps for applying to Early University Programs are provided on the Website. Students must Submit an electronic application, then submit Approval Form 1, and then have their counselor / Homeschool Parent Administrator submit Form 2. Again, all the steps needed for submission are located on the Early University Programs website. 

After students are admitted, they will want to make sure that their residency is correct and immunization history is confirmed. Depending on the situation, students may need to get books from the USF Bookstore before the classes start as well.  See the website for further details under the Application Procedure.  

Orientation is required for Early Admission students (full time degree seeking college students and seniors in high school), but is not required for Dual Enrollment students part time non-degree seeking high school students ).   All students must log in, gain access to CANVAS, and take online Canvas tutorials before courses start.  

CANVAS is an online portal available to all USF students taking courses on USF campus, on a high school campus, or online. Read more about the USF Canvas learning platform.

Learn more about navigating Canvas through Orientation and this online tutorial . 

Yes. Students may re-apply if they have new information that would make them eligible.

Students and school counselors / Homeschool Parent Administrators will be notified by email. Parents will not be directly notified by USF of a student's admission status if attending a high school, but the high school counselor may reach out to the parent. All students must set up their NetID in order to receive USF admission notices, and their USF number (U#).

Counselors /Homeschool Parent Administrator can communicate with Early University Program staff to learn a student's admission status. After the first week of classes, a final draft of students' schedule will be sent to appropriate School/ School District Administrators/ or Homeschool Parent Administrator.

Students taking online or on USF campus courses will register themselves in Oasis for each semester (See tutorial on website on self-registration).  The Early University Programs office will register students taking high school campus courses only.  All other counselor approved USF courses the student is taking, whether online or on USF campus, must be self-registered by the student. 

New students will fill out Informational Approval Form 1, and counselors will fill out Approval Form 2: Course Planning each semester.  Students taking on high school campus courses will be registered by USF, and students taking online or on USF campus courses will self-register for those course.

New students to dual enrollment may take up to two (2) courses their first semester (6 credit hours).  New students must acquire six (6) credit hours with passing grades of C or above before they can register for an additional course. 

Continuing students may take 9-11 credit hours per semester which is three (3) courses including labs if applicable. No student can take more than three (3) courses in any semester. 

USF only allows students to register and take four (4) courses on a participating high school campus. Once the student reaches four (4) courses at their participating high school they can continue dual enrollment online or at a USF Campus. Students are allowed to take any modality combination such as, a high school campus course, USF online course, or a USF Campus course while dual enrolled. They do not have to wait until the four (4) courses on their high school campus are completed, they may add modalities as needed for their high school graduation requirements.

As provided above, students can earn up to sixty (60) USF credit hours over one's dual enrollment career using any modality combination such as, a high school campus course, USF online course, or a USF Campus course. For more information contact: DualEnrollment@usf.edu

Yes. Students can view courses on MY USF OASIS and Schedule Search.  Here they can see the course modality (onloine, on USF campus), CRN (course reference number), course title, course prefix and number.

USF does not limit what additional types of classes students take. However, individual schools and school districts may have additional rules about this.

Yes, students can register for any modality of a course. If they choose to take on USF campus or are participating in a public high school dual enrollment class, they must have their Medical History Form and Immunization documentation completed for Student Health Services.

Students may take a wide variety of USF courses. Students must meet GPA and prerequisites for the class seleced.  The FLDOE provdies a list of courses that correspond to high school credits.  Counselors and Homeschool Parent Administrators advise on students on course selections.  USF does not offer AA, however, it offers multiple course options which can be used to fulfill high school graduation requirements, prerequisites, Core GE requirements, and electives.

It depends on the course. The course would need to be a 3-credit course that is open to non-majors. Generally, students can take theoretical courses, but not performance (w/o departmental consent). See FLDOE list.

There could be a variety of reasons why students cannot register for a desired course. Common reasons: Full classes, student holds, prerequisites not met, permit needs.

1. LOG INTO THE MYUSF ACCOUNT: Students log into the MyUSF account using their NetID and password. Click the OASIS tab under "My Resources".
2. CLICK THE STUDENT TAB: Once students have clicked the "Student" tab, they should see a link for Registration. Within the Registration Tab, click "Registration Status".
3. REVIEW WHAT IS LISTED: students can check a list of holds on the Office of Undergraduate Studies’ website and should remove remaining holds as early as possible.

Each college/department at USF has a different process for providing departmental consent for certain courses. Email dualenrollment@usf.edu with your rationale for why you think an exception should be made and you will be advised on how best to proceed. Prerequisties and GPA must be met.

If no seats are available, a student cannot register for that particular class. A list of optional courses are approved by the high school counselor and submitted on the Dual Enrollment Approval Form 2: Course Palnning document. This list includes backup options that their counselors or homeschool parent administrator approve. For courses on a USF campus, students should pay close attention to the course times and location to make sure they can attend.  All course submissions require a 5-digit CRN (course reference number); this is available on Schedule Search.

Yes, students can have their counselor submit additional course options.  A student is only allowed to take two (2) courses their first semester, and three (3) courses their subsequent semesters, after having completed 6 credits with a C or better. Students will have through the USF drop/add deadline to add or drop courses.  Every change must be approved by the school counselor and submitted on Dual Enrollment Approval Form 2.

If a student has missed one or more a semesters, they must update their application, or reapply. Students do not have to apply every semester if they are continuing without having missed a semeser.  Counselors must submit Approval Form 2 each semester.  

Students may withdraw from courses between the second and tenth week of the semester. Withdrawn courses are noted with a “W” grade on the transcript, but it does not affect the GPA (after drop/add week - the first week of each semester). Students who withdraw may not continue to attend class and may not attend USF dual enrollment for one semester after withdrawing unless they pass an additional USF dual enrollment course that same semester with a C or better. If continuing at USF, all undergraduate students will be limited to a total of five course withdrawals while enrolled as a degree-seeking or a non-degree seeking undergraduate student. 

Students should go through their school counselors / Homeschool Parent Administrator - who should then notify EUP - if they plan to withdraw. EUP will attempt to loop in school counselors if it appears a student has not consulted their counselor.

Students who receive a “C-“, “D”, “F”, or “W” in any given course as designated on the USF transcript, will not be eligible for dual enrollment the subsequent, eligible semester. After that, the student could retake the course in the summer mini-semester if offered or at the discretion of the EUP director.

Students work with their school counselors to create their schedule. Based on their requests they may have classes online or in-person. In some programs, some classes me be available at the high school campus.

1. LOG INTO THE MYUSF ACCOUNT: Students log into their MyUSF account using their NetID and password. Click the OASIS tab under "My Resources."
2. CLICK THE STUDENT TAB: Once students have clicked the "Student" tab, students should see a link for their course schedule.

Students must maintain a 2.0 USF GPA to maintain in the program. 

After students are registered, they can go to the bookstore website. The required materials for every USF course are published online by each of the USF campus Follett bookstores at least 45 days before the start of the semester. Students will be charged for any recommended textbooks they select.  Only required textbooks are covered at this time. Please review textbook information.

Yes. The USF email is the official email of record for the university. Students setup their USF email at the same time they setup their NetID. Two to 3 days after submitting the online, non-degree application.

USF will provide a grade report to all schools at the end of each semester, which allows schools to add the dual enrollment class's grade to their HS transcript. If students need an official transcript it can be ordered online via the Registrar's Office.

After the final grades being posted, EUP will provide a grade report to the district/school's dual enrollment liaison.

The syllabus of every course explains how the grade is determined and students receive a midterm average. It is the responsibility of the student to inform counselors and parents if they are struggling in class(es). Students may view and/or print their final grades and transcripts directly from their OASIS account. Many, but not all in progress grades may be tracked through the Canvas system.

USF has a First Day Attendance policy making it mandatory to attend courses on the first day of the semester or first day of class. Failure to attend a course could result in the course being dropped from a student's registration. For more information, check out the online orientation on Canvas.

Dual enrollment students cannot take honors classes as they are permitted specifically for full-time students in that college. However, eligible early admission students may join the Judy Genshaft Honors College but it is not required.

While EUP is always here to serve our students and schools, we do ask schools to choose 1-2 school administrators to serve as a liaison to USF. This liaison would receive general information and would be the spokesperson for the department/school. EUP staff still may reach out to specific counselors in regard to specific student questions.

Students are the primary stakeholder in their education, and therefore, should be the ones to reach out to faculty. Parents, however, can help coach students on how and what questions to ask. It is highly likely that if a parent reaches out without including the student, the reply will bring the student into the communication.

This would depend on the event, organization, etc. There are many USF community events that are open to Early University students, but some may be limited.

For students taking classes online or in-person, there is nothing that designates a dual enrollment or early admission student from any other USF student. They will not receive any special treatment.

The goal of the dual enrollment program is to give students an opportunity to immerse in a college experience. Therefore, outside of message boards in the online orientation, USF does not sponsor other dual enrollment social events.

No. Student housing is not available to dual enrollment students, as they are part-time. However, it is available to early admissions students, if they so choose.

Students have access to most USF resources such as tutoring, career counseling, Student Accessibility Services, etc. However, some resources may be restricted due to being supported by student life fees.