Students
Transfer Experience
Welcome to the USF St. Petersburg campus, Transfer Students!
We are so excited to have you continue your journey in higher education with USF St. Petersburg campus. New Student Connections recognizes and appreciates the uniqueness of our transfer student population. We encourage you to take advantage of our various resources that will connect you to campus and help you transition into the Bull Family. We are thrilled you are here and look forward to seeing you at future events.
Transfer Resources
TRANSFER CHECKLIST
View the Transfer Experience checklist (Updated Checklist Coming Soon!)
Quick Links to Transfer Resources:
BullsConnect- Explore USF St. Petersburg campus events across campus and for transfer students
Academic Calendar - Stay informed on important dates deadlines from USF St. Petersburg campus
Financial Aid – Check your status and upload documents
Peer Coaching/Programming
Peer Coaching
The Transfer Peer Coaching program is a peer mentorship program that connects transfer
students with a student leader (PAL) on campus who has experienced first hand what
it means to Transfer to USF St Petersburg. Transfer Peer Advisor Leaders (PALs) are
experienced USF St. Petersburg campus transfer students who serve as part of the New
Student Connections team. All incoming transfer students who are transferring from
a Florida institution with an AA degree will automatically be assigned a Peer Advisor
Leader (PAL). However, all Transfer students can opt-in to the program and be assigned
a Transfer PAL! If you are a transfer student interested in the Transfer Peer Coaching
program and would like to be paired, email us at stp-newstudent@usf.edu.
Interested in becoming Transfer PAL? Check out our recruitment page for more details.
Transfer Times Newsletter
The Transfer Times is a newsletter aimed at providing transfer students with information about transitioning
to USF St. Petersburg, events on campus, and more. The Transfer Times Newsletter will
be posted on our Transfer Student Facebook Page and emailed out once a month.
Signature Programs
Transfer Welcome Night: Hosted during the Week of Welcome (WOW) at the beginning of each semester, Transfer Welcome Night aims to prepare transfer
students for their first semester at USF St. Petersburg. Transfer Welcome Night offers
spaces for students to meet the Transfer Peer Coaches, build community with other
Transfer students, and directly ask staff members any questions they need the answers
to in order to have a successful semester. New Student Experience staff will also
lead discussions surrounding topics on how to prepare for the upcoming semester.
Transfer Connections: Join us for Transfer Connections once a month to meet other transfer students, learn about USF St. Petersburg campus, and more! Be sure to register for a BullsConnect account to learn more.
Learning Journeys: Learning Journeys are faculty- or staff-led activities, focusing on an academic specialty,
hobby, or interest of the faculty or staff member. Geared towards second-year and
transfer students, Learning Journeys provide an opportunity for students to learn
more about potential career paths while getting to know faculty and staff outside
of the classroom.
National Transfer Student Week
This year we will celebrate NTSW from October 20-24, 2025! NTSW occurs the third week of October every Fall semester. Follow us on social media to see this year's line up and what transfer events are happening throughout the year.
See this year's events across all three campuses for National Transfer Student Week HERE
#transferstudentweek