TOEFL For applicants whose native tongue is not English, a satisfactory score on TOEFL (Testing of English as a Foreign Language), with a “satisfactory” taken to mean 550 or better (or 213 or better on the computer based test conversion score). GRE A minimum score of 304 on the GRE (1100 on the old scale, with 163 on the verbal portion [650 on the old scale]) and a writing sample is also required. 4) 

PS An essay of three to five double-spaced, typewritten pages identifying the applicant’s goals and particular interests pertinent to the three available fields of study (this essay is extremely important and applicants should attend to it carefully) Fee $30 application fee RL Three references from persons competent to evaluate the applicant’s potential for graduate work Transcript For the department, please send the statement of purpose, a writing sample, three letters of recommendation, along with a copy of the Graduate School application, transcripts, and test scores directly to the department’s graduate secretary (transcripts and test scores need not be official) P.O. Box 117410, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl 32611.