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Transfer Success Specialists

Transfer Success Specialists assist and support undergraduate students who have transferred from a state/community college or another four-year institution with the aspiration of completing their first bachelor’s degree at USF. Transfer students are assigned to Transfer Success Specialists in cohorts once they enroll at ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏand remain with their assigned specialist through graduation.  

Transferring can be a complex process, and transfer students often balance other roles and responsibilities as they are navigating a new institution and working toward graduation.  With this in mind, we know that transfer students experience unique circumstances and barriers that may impact their degree progression. Our specialists work individually with transfer students to provide academic options, resources, and strategies for academic success through proactive and timely outreach.  We seek to engage and understand students’ strengths as a means of assisting them with developing a personalized plan that promotes their academic success.  

Key Collaborators

Transfer Success Specialists value and welcome partnerships that enhance institutional student engagement to better support transfer students’ unique needs. Our team collaborates with multiple offices, faculty, and staff to ensure that transfer students receive the right support at the right time.  Transfer Success Specialists work collaboratively with Transfer Advisors to better understand the transfer student experience and develop strategies that support students through their academic journey.

Initiatives

Our team aims to leverage institutional data and research to develop creative and innovative strategies that enhance transfer student success.  Transfer Success Specialists are also involved with retention and graduation initiatives tied to institutional and state Finish in Three metrics, ultimately with the goal of a three-year graduation rate for transfer students entering ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏwith an Associate in Arts from a Florida institution.