UNF Admissions Office

Send the following documents to the UNF Admissions Office (AO):

Bldg. 2
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, S
Jacksonville, FL 32224-4567
(904) 620-2624

1. Completed Graduate "Application for Admission" and a $30 application fee. Fee not required for UNF graduates.

2. Official Copies of transcripts from all institutions previously attended.

3. Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores: GRE registration booklets available in AO. The GRE is administered on the computer at either the Academic Testing Office in Bldg. 2(620-1973) or at Sylvan Learning Center in Jacksonville, call 1-800-GRE-CALL for more information or visit the GRE web site at www.gre.org.

(You must attend courses the semester in which you are being admitted, if you do not attend, you will be canceled and then must reapply the following semester.)

**When all transcripts and test scores are received, a graduate referral from the AO is sent to the Office of  Academic Advising in the COEHS.

 Medical Compliance

Student Health Services

Send to Health Services prior to registration for first term:

Bldg. 14/Rm 1504

(904) 620-2900

4. Completed Health Form

Advising Session

Stop by the OSS during walk-in hours:

Office of  Academic Advising

Bldg. 9/Rm 2305

(904) 620-2530

5. See an advisor for a tentative Program of Study (make sure you sign the POS) and a list of any prerequisites needed. You will need a signature to register for graduate level courses until you are admitted into the graduate program.

6. Mental Health Counseling majors must verify completion of prerequisites with an advisor in the OSS. MHC requires 12 semester hours of sociology and/or psychology with a grade of A or B that includes a course in abnormal or personality psychology.

**ONLY 3 GRADUATE COURSES MAY BE TAKEN BEFORE BEING FULLY ADMITTED INTO THE PROGRAM **

Office of  Academic Advising

Send the following documents to the Office of  Academic Advising (OSS):

Bldg. 9/Room 2305

College of Education

4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, S

Jacksonville, FL 32224-2676

(904) 620-2530

7. Exception Policy Letter: applicants with less than a 3.0 in last two years of baccalaureate degree and less than 1000 on the GRE must petition for an exception to the admission policy. See an advisor in the OSS for more information.

8. Three original letters of recommendation on LETTERHEAD (Counseling and Educational Leadership majors must use forms obtained in the OSS or online through the graduate studies office).

9. Copy of current Florida Teaching Certificate or Statement of Eligibility.

10. Mental Health Counseling (MHC) program only: A personal goal statement and a resume should be turned in by the deadline. The deadline is in mid-April for fall term admission. Contact the department at 620-2838 for more information and application materials.

11. For Elementary and Special Education Initial Certification majors, students who have not met the GRE requirement of 1000 must take and pass all four parts of the CLAST exam or GK.

12. School Guidance Track only: Submit an application portfolio. The deadline is in mid-April for Fall term admission. Contact the department at 620-2838 for more information and application materials.

13. Educational Leadership Majors: A letter from your principal or school board signifying that you have proof of a minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a public school.

Program Sponsor

Once admitted to a graduate program, you will receive a letter from the admissions office providing the name of your faculty program sponsor:

Official Program of Study

14. You are responsible for contacting your program sponsor to set up an appointment to finalize your Program of Study. Your faculty program sponsor is required to approve and sign your Program of Study once the program has been reviewed. Only faculty sponsors can approve graduate transfer courses (up to six semester hours).

Office of Records and Registration

Bldg. 2

(904) 620-2620

15. Admitted graduate students and post-baccalaureate students will receive an appointment on the web for an assigned registration time. You may register on the web or in person at or after your scheduled day and time. If you do not receive an appointment, you must register during Open Registration. You can view a schedule booklet on the web at www.unf.edu/unfinfo/course-schedules.

16. Obtain permission for graduate courses from the OSS if you are prompted to do so by the registration system. You may call or stop by for electronic permission.

17. Override signatures (for closed classes) and/or permission signatures (classes marked with a black arrow in the schedule booklet).

• (904) 620-2610: Department of Childhood Education
• (904) 620-2930: Department of Exceptional Student and Deaf  Education
• (904) 620-2610: Department of Foundations and Secondary Education
• (904) 620-2990: Department of Leadership, Counseling and Instructional Technology

Change of Name or Address

18. Notify both the Office of Records and Registration and the Office of  Academic Advising in writing of a change of name or address.