Freshman Admission

The Office of Admissions coordinates all freshman admission for the University of Florida This is a competitive process and only a limited number of spaces are available. The MAE department has no direct input to the freshman admission decisions. We encourage you to visit the Office of Admission web site for more information.

Transfer Admission

Students may transfer to the MAE department from a variety of other programs, including other departments at UF, other universities and community colleges. The following general criterion are used to evaluate students for transfer admission:

• A minimum 3.0 overall GPA (see note below)
• A minimum 2.5 GPA in critical tracking courses
• A grade of C or better in each critical tracking course (max of two attempts in each course)

Our critical tracking courses are:

• CHM2045 Chemistry 1
• Science Elective (CHM2046, BSC 2010 or PHY3101)
• MAC2311 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1
• MAC2312 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 2
• MAC2313 Analytical Geometry and Calculus 3
• MAP2302 Differential Equations
• PHY2048 Physics 1
• PHY2049 Physics 2

Special Notes for Community College Transfers

Community College transfer students should have completed at least 6 of the 8 critical tracking courses prior to enrolling at UF and also have earned the AA degree prior to enrolling at UF. We encourage community college transfer students to apply during their last semester of study before earning the AA degree. Community college students who have completed the AA degree but have completed less than 6 critical tracking courses may be required to remain at the community college to complete these courses prior to enrolling at UF.

Note: Please note that these admission critierion are subject to revision without notice. The MAE department (in conjunction with the College of Engineering) recently raised admissions requirements on overall GPA from 2.7 to 3.0. Additional admission criterion related to foreign language requirements, CLAST exam, etc. are published in the UF undergraduate catalog.

Online Admission Information is available at the general UF website for prospective students. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the College of Engineering Academic Advising Office or the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.