USF 2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 69-71

Undergraduate Admission to the College of Arts and Sciences

Admission to the College of Arts and Sciences is open to students who have been accepted to the University of South Florida and who declare a major in a particular field. Liberal Studies, Mass Communications, and Social Work are limited access degree programs and have additional requirements listed under “Departments and Programs.” Although Communications, Biology and Psychology are not limited access programs, they do have restrictive admission requirements.

Undergraduate students must submit a formal application for admission into the College. This usually occurs during orientation and advising for new students. This application is available online for current students at http://www.cas.usf.edu/declare/. Students preparing for a science or mathematics career must plan their courses carefully because of the sequential nature of the science curricula. Students seeking entrance into a health professional school or the medical technology internship program require specialized counseling, therefore, immediate application for admission into the College is strongly recommended.

Information on admission criteria, departments, majors, programs, counseling and other services of the College may be obtained from the Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies (BEH 201), College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, or visit our web site at http://www.cas.usf.edu.

General Requirements for B.A./B.S./B.S.W. Degree Within the College of Arts and Sciences

1. Complete at least 120 accepted semester hours, 124 for Mass Communications, with a USF cumulative gpa and an overall gpa of 2.00.

2. Maintain major gpa of 2.00 in USF coursework. Note: In English and Mass Communications students must have a 2.500 major gpa in USF coursework; Social Work requires a 2.75 major gpa in all coursework (USF and transfer coursework counted toward the major), and the Biology major with a concentration in Marine Biology requires a 3.0 major gpa in USF coursework.

3. Complete the Foreign Language Entrance Requirement if entering USF fall semester, 1987 or later. Students pursuing a B.A. degree must complete the Foreign Language Exit Requirement.

4. Students enrolling in a college in January, 1983 or after must satisfy State Rule 6A-10.30 (Gordon Rule) concerning computation and communications. Transfer students who enter the University of South Florida with 60 or more semester hours from a regionally accredited institution are considered to have met the communications portion of the Gordon Rule.

5. Complete Liberal Arts Requirements (for more information, see section titled “Liberal Arts Requirements.”)

   General Education Requirements 36 hours credit:
   Six (6) hours credit in English Composition
   Six (6) hours credit in Quantitative Methods
   Six (6) hours credit in Natural Sciences
   Six (6) hours credit in Social Sciences
   Six (6) hours credit in Historical Perspectives
   Three (3) hours credit in Fine Arts
   Three (3) hours credit in African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or Asian Perspectives

   Exit Requirements 9 hours credit
   Six (6) hours credit in Major Works and Major Issues
   Three (3) hours credit in Literature and Writing

6. Elective Physical Education is limited to 2 semester hours.

7. ROTC is limited to 9 semester hours.

8. When double majoring, a maximum of 2 courses or 8 hours may be used to satisfy requirements between majors. Students should check with the college when pursuing more than one degree.

9. Maximum of 20 hours of S/U option. S/U contracts must be negotiated in writing within the first three (3) weeks of the term. None of the 20 credits may be taken in the student’s major unless S/U is the only grading option. English 1101 or 1102 may not be taken S/U.

10. The Audit option is available only during the first 5 days of classes; none permitted later.

11. Complete at least 9 semester hours at a Florida public university in the Florida State University system during summer terms if entering USF with fewer than 60 semester hours.

12. “D” grades are not acceptable in the major and supporting sciences for all natural sciences majors (Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Math, and Physics). “D” grades are not acceptable for the major area in Anthropology, Communication, Communication Sciences and Disorders, English, Geography, Gerontology, History, Humanities, Mass Communications, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. Only one “D” is allowed in the major for Criminology. (Important! All grades including “D”s and “F”s are used to calculate gpa’s for students in the College of Arts and Sciences.)

13. Complete all major course requirements.

14. Complete a minimum of 48 hours of upper-level courses (numbered 3000 or above). Lower-level course work from 2-year or 4-year schools, though equivalent to a 3000-level course at USF, does not meet this requirement.

15. Thirty (30) of the last 60 semester hours must be completed at USF to fulfill the residency requirement.

16. Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Criminology, Economics, English, Gerontology, Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences, Mass Communications, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology have established minimum major course hours to be taken in residency at USF. See the department section of the catalog for these credit-hour requirements. In addition, all students who have majors outside the natural sciences must take a minimum of 80 hours outside of the major department.

17. Students must satisfy CLAST (College Level Academic Skills Test).

Turn in your graduation application to BEH 201 during the 1st to the 4th week of the semester in which you plan to graduate.

Note: The College of Arts and Sciences will not accept graduation applications from potential baccalaureate students who have previously been denied graduation three times. Upon the third denial, the students will be informed in writing that they may only reapply with documentation that they have met all outstanding baccalaureate graduation requirements.

DEPARTMENTAL MINOR

Minors generally require half as many hours as required for the major. In order to help students develop some concentration in elective work taken in conjunction with their chosen major, the College of Arts and Sciences offers minors in the following: Africana Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Biomedical Physics, Chemistry, Classics, Communication, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Criminology, Economics, English, Environmental Policy, French, Geography, Geology, German, Gerontology, History, Humanities, International Studies, Italian, Mass Communications, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Russian, Sociology, Spanish, and Women’s Studies.

Certain restrictions apply to students earning a minor: (a) students may not use courses in the major for the minor, unless approved by the department offering the minor; and (b) ISS majors may not earn a minor in any of the cognate areas incorporated in their contracts. In some departments, S/U grades within the minor curriculum are not countable. Specific requirements for the different minors appear under the departmental summaries listed under “Departments and Programs.”

Baccalaureate-Level Degree Programs

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webcat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2006

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