There's still time to apply for Fall 2020 study. Applications accepted until July 31. Interested in joining our local, part-time program this next spring? The deadline for this Spring 2021 start is October 1.
Start Your ApplicationThe application process is entirely online. You upload all of these items to your application account. Please do not mail items to USF.
It is feasible for students already in the United States to take some of our undergraduate CS courses as a visiting student. However, many of these courses have prerequisites and our undergraduate majors have registration priority. We cannot guarantee space in those courses, or admission into our program.
We prefer to see transcripts for required background courses from state-level universities or community colleges, but additional elective courses taken freely online at places like Coursera, Udacity, or EdX will help strengthen your application.
Experience with web, script, and markup languages such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, MySQL, or PHP will help strengthen your application. However, they do not count as high-level or object-oriented programming languages for the required background.
We do not have conditional admission at this time. Whether or not you have a formal CS background, you need to be prepared to take and pass the same set of core courses as everyone else if admitted.
No, applicants interested in switching programs must follow the same application procedure as everyone else. However, we will consider the courses you have already taken at another program in your application.
No, as a general rule we do not offer transfer credits for graduate courses. This is a university-wide policy.