USF 2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 43

Admission to a College

All newly-admitted students must be advised initially by an academic advisor. All undecided students are assigned to the Center for Academic Advising for purposes of advising until a choice of major is made. At that time, he/she may enter the college containing the major department. Undecided students may remain in this classification until a maximum of 90 semester hours is earned. After that time, a major must be selected. New transfer students who have completed 90 or more hours may remain undeclared for a maximum of two terms following initial USF entry.

Change of Major

All undergraduate students desiring to change their major should consult the Advising Office in the old and new college(s) of their interest.

College Policies For Academic Progress

Colleges may determine and implement standards of academic progress for undergraduate students (majors in the college) in addition to those established by USF. Students who do not meet the academic standards of progress set by their colleges will be placed on probation and may be disenrolled. The college dean is responsible for implementing standards of academic progress and for notifying students of their probationary or disenrollment status.

Colleges may restrict the course selections and the number of hours a student may take which do not apply toward completion of degree requirements. Students who exceed this limit may have part or all of their registration canceled.

Colleges are responsible for publicizing and students are responsible for knowing their college’s policies for academic progress.

USF 2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 52

Academic Residence

Candidates for graduation must have completed at least 30 hours of the last 60 hours of their undergraduate credit in USF courses. The approval of the dean of the college granting their degree must be secured for any transfer credits offered for any part of these last 60 hours.

Exceptions to the above rules are students who are enrolled at other universities on approved exchange programs, cooperative education students enrolled in other institutions (prior approval having been secured from their USF advisors) while on their training periods, and students taking correspondence work from the University of Florida. CLEP credit does not count toward academic residency.

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Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2000