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College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE)

The PaCE program offers an additional pathway to UF for freshmen applicants with considerable academic potential and demonstrated scholastic success. Through this program, students begin their degree through UF Online and then transition to campus to complete their degree.


For more information about this program, visit the PaCE Admissions site and access frequently asked questions. For further information about college-specific questions contact Andrew Horvath, PaCE Academic Adviser, and South Florida-based Recruiter.

If you are interested in professional school, you can be a competitive applicant for medical, dental, and veterinary school through the PaCE program if you work closely with your advisor regarding where you should take your critical tracking courses. 

When you sign your PaCE contract, you are agreeing to meet a set of standards for the major you listed on your admission application in order to transition to campus enrollment after earning 60 credit hours. To transition successfully to UF, students must complete each of the following requirements:

  • A minimum of 60 credit hours (includes AP, AICE, IB CLEP, and dual enrollment).
  • A minimum of 15 credits through UF Online over a two-semester span.
  • The prerequisite (or critical tracking) courses for your specific major.
  • Earn a minimum 2.0 cumulative UF GPA.
  • Earn a minimum 2.0 cumulative UF GPA and 2.0 cumulative GPA at all other institutions attended

PaCE Majors in CALS

  • Agricultural Education and Communication

    Specializations

    • Agricultural Education (ED)
    • Communication and Leadership Development (CLD)

    Required Transition Courses

    • ED: BSC 2005; BSC 2005L; MAC 1105 or MAC 1140; SPC 2608 or AEC 3030C; one of: EDF3135, EDF 3110, EDF 3122, EDF 3132, or EDF 3210.
    • CLD: BSC 2005; BSC 2005L; MAC 1105 or MAC 1140; PSY 2012; AEC3033C or ENC 2210; SPC 2608 or AEC 3030C.

    *Both specializations require a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Agricultural Operations Management

    Required Transition Courses (students must complete 6 of 8 prior to transitioning)
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; MAC 1147 or MAC 2233 or MAC 1140 & MAC 1114; PHY 2004 or 2020; AEC 3033C or ENC 2210; SPC 2608 or AEC 3030C; ACG 2021; PSY 2012

    *Students must earn a C grade or higher in all transition/tracking courses.

  • Animal Sciences

    Specializations

    • Equine
    • Food Animal

    Required Transition Courses 
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014; MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & MAC 1114; STA 2023

    *Both specializations require a 2.0 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Botany

    Required Transition Courses 
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 1147 or MAC 2311 or STA 2023 (w/ C or better in all)

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Dietetics

    Required Transition Courses 
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & MAC 1114 (C+ grade or higher in all– see department for details on grade requirement.)

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Entomology and Nematology

    Specializations 

    • Biological Science of Insects (BSI)
    • Urban Pest Management (UPM)

    Required Transition Courses 

    • BSI: BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 1147 or MAC 2311
    • UPM: BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & MAC 1114; PHY 2004 & L or PHY 2020

    *Both specializations require a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Environmental Management in Agriculture and Natural Resources

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2005 & BSC 2005L or BSC 2010 & BSC 2010L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 2233; STA 2023; SPC 2608 or AEC3030C

    *Program requires a 2.0 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Environmental Science (B.A.)

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC2010/L; BSC2011/L; CHM2045/L; ECO2013; ECO2023; MAC1147 OR MAC1140 and MAC1114; PHY2004 OR PHY2020; STA2023; SPC 2608

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

     

  • Family, Youth and Community Sciences

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2005; BSC 2005L; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014; MAC 1105 or MAC 1140; PSY 2012; SYG 2000; STA 2023

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Food and Resource Economics

    Required Transition Courses
    MAC 2233; ACG 2021; ECO 2013; STA 2023

    *Program requires a 2.0 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Food Science

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 2311 (w/C or better in all)

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Forest Resources and Conservation

    Focus Areas

    • Environmental Pre-law
    • Forest Business Management
    • Forest Resource Management
    • Protected Areas Management
    • Recreation Resources Management
    • Urban Forestry
    • Watershed Science and Management

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; CHM 1030 or CHM 2045; MAC 1105; STA 2023; SPC 2608 or AEC 3030C; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014; ENC 2210 or AEC 3033C

    *This major requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Geomatics

    Required Transition Courses
    ECO2013 or ECO2023 or AEB2014, MAC2311 or MAC1114 and MAC2233, PHY2053 and PHY2053L or PHY2004 and PHY2004L, PHY2054 and PHY2054L or PHY2005 and PHY2005L, SPC2608 or AEC3030c, STA2023, approved computer programming (COP2800, COP2271 and COP2271L)

    *Requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Horticultural Science

    Specialization

    • Plant Biotechnology and Improvement (PBI)
    • Organic Horticultural Systems (OHS)
    • Science and Technology of Horticultural Crops (STHC)

    Required Transition Courses 

    • PBI: BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 2311; PHY 2048; PHY 2048L or PHY 2053 and PHY 2053L (w/C or better in all)
    • OHS & STHC: BSC2010; BSC2010L; BSC2011; BSC2011L; CHM2045; CHM2045L; MAC1147 or MAC1140 and MAC1114; and PHY2004 or PHY2020

    *All specializations require a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Marine Sciences

    Required Transition Courses 
    OCE 1001; BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 2311; PHY 2004; PHY 2004L

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Microbiology and Cell Science

    Required Transition Courses 
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 2311 (w/ C or better in all)

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Natural Resource Conservation

    Required Transition Courses 
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; CHM 1030 or CHM 2045; MAC 1105; STA 2023 or AEC 3030C; SPC 2608; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014; ENC 2210 or AEC 3033C

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Nutritional Sciences

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; CHM 2046; CHM 2046L; MAC 2311 (w/C or better in all)

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Plant Science

    Specializations

    • General Plant Science (GPS) 
    • Greenhouse and Landscape Industries (GLI)
    • Native Plant Conservation (NPC)
    • Plant Breeding and Genetics (PBG)
    • Plant Health and Protection (PHP)
    • Soil Management and Plant Productivity (SMPP)
    • Sustainable Crop Production (SCP)
    • Turfgrass Science (TS)

    Required Transition Courses

    • GLI, GLI, SCP and TS: BSC 2010 & BSC 2010L; BSC 2011 & BSC 2011L; CHM 2045 & CHM 2045L; MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & 1114; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014
    • PBG, PHP and NPC: BSC 2010 & BSC 2010L; BSC 2011 & BSC 2011L; CHM 2045 & CHM 2045L; CHM 2046 & CHM 2046L; MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & 1114; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014
    • SMPP: BSC 2010 & BSC 2010L; CHM 2045 & CHM 2045L; MAC 1147 or MAC 1140 & 1114; ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 or AEB 2014

    *All specializations require a 2.0 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Soil and Water Sciences

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2005 and BSC 2005L or BSC 2010 & BSC 2010L; CHM 2045 & CHM2045L; CHM 2046 & CHM 2046L; MAC 2311; PHY 2004 & PHY 2004L

    *Program requires a 2.0 GPA in transition/tracking courses.

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

    Required Transition Courses
    BSC 2010; BSC 2010L; BSC 2011; BSC 2011L; CHM 2045; CHM 2045L; MAC 2311; ECO 2023; STA 2023

    *Program requires a 2.5 GPA in transition/tracking courses.