Transfer Services

Eastern Florida State College now offers 28 bachelor degree specializations in high-demand career fields. Explore the Bachelor's Degree options that provide a lower-cost option to earn the higher degree often needed for career advancement.

EFSC partners with the University of Central Florida to offer DirectConnect to UCF, which provides guaranteed entry* to UCF for Eastern Florida A.A. graduates and articulated A.S. degrees. (*Consistent with university policy. Limited- and restricted-access UCF programs may require an additional admission process and prerequisites). 

Complete the DirectConnect to UCF "Get Started" form and a UCF Connect specialist will help schedule an appointment with a UCF Success Coach. 

Explore UCF Degree Options.

Also ask about the agreement that can put EFSC A.A. degree students on course for automatic acceptance into nine engineering tracks within UCF’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and the agreement that can connect A.A. grads with UCF education-related bachelor programs.

Florida Institute of Technology is a top-ranked national research university located in Melbourne, FL just a short drive from all of EFSC’s campuses.

The university’s Florida College Connection program is a dual-admission program designed to help Florida high school graduates pursue an Associate in Arts degree from EFSC followed directly by a bachelor’s degree at Florida Tech. This program is open to all majors, and transfer scholarships up to Florida Tech’s full tuition are available to students who qualify.

An agreement also gives students in EFSC’s Organizational Management Bachelor of Applied Science program a path into Florida Tech’s SmartTrack MBA program when they reach senior level and maintain a 3.3 GPA.

Florida Tech encourages all EFSC students who plan to continue their studies as a transfer student to contact our transfer admission counselors, visit campus, and apply.

To ease the process for transfers from EFSC, Florida Tech’s course conversion charts are based on the EFSC common course numbering system.

Students who complete their Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree here at EFSC are guaranteed admission to a state of Florida public university under what's referred to as the 2+2 system. Students can apply to earn a bachelor’s degree from one of Florida's 12 state universities. Acceptance at a student's specific first-choice university bachelor program is not guaranteed as each program within Florida's universities have their own acceptance requirements.

Transfer or articulation agreements and the state's transfer process protect the credits earned by students during their freshman and sophomore years at Florida colleges such as EFSC, so you will be able to transfer to a Florida public university.

Be sure to review the catalog of the university you're interested in and check with its admissions team to be sure you will meet its requirements.

Students interested in transferring to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) should visit that state university's Transfer Services Website as soon as possible while an EFSC A.A. student so they can receive customized FAMU advising. They can also sign up for FAMU's IGNITE program, available to students before they have earned 30 credits at EFSC.

Through statewide agreements, once you've earned your A.A. degree, articulation agreements and the Florida College and University system's transfer process protect your credits earned at EFSC so you can continue your education at articulated private institutions.

Since Eastern Florida State College is regionally accredited, most courses will transfer to colleges and universities across the United States. As you plan your next steps, check the admission's guidelines at the institution you're interested in and follow their process for transfer students.