USF 2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 10 - 11
All official transcripts, test scores, and any other required credentials must be received directly from the issuing agencies. It is the applicant’s responsibility to initiate the request for credentials to the issuing agencies and to assure their receipt by the USF Office of Undergraduate Admissions in Tampa, or St. Petersburg for students enrolled on that regional campus. (See “Minimum Requirements for Admission” below for information concerning required documentation.)
All credentials and documents submitted become the property of USF. The originals or copies of the originals will not be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another institution, agency, or person.
An applicant admitted on a provisional basis must submit the requested missing credentials, such as official final transcripts or test scores, which substantiate eligibility for admission before a second registration will be permitted.
Applicants who do not meet standard Department of Education minimum admission requirements may be admitted to the University on academic probation. Students admitted on probationary status must accumulate 30 semester credits and maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 grade point average (GPA) each term enrolled with no single term GPA below a 1.0 before the probationary status is removed. (A term GPA below 2.0 in the first term of enrollment results in permanent academic dismissal.) Advising is mandatory prior to registration. Failure to meet these conditions results in permanent academic dismissal from the University.
Performance in courses taken as a non-degree-seeking student will not qualify an applicant for admission as a degree-seeking student. Similarly, courses taken as a non-degree-seeking student will not be utilized in determining an applicant’s grade point average for purposes of admission.
A non-degree-seeking student who has been dismissed from USF is not eligible for admission to USF as a degree-seeking student at the undergraduate level. If extenuating circumstances contributed to the academic dismissal and the student meets other admissions requirements, a request for waiver of this rule may be submitted to the Faculty Committee on Student Admissions. This rule does not apply to a student who has earned a degree from a regionally accredited institution subsequent to academic dismissal.
Freshman and undergraduate transfer applicants denied admission to USF as degree-seeking students will not be permitted to enroll as non-degree-seeking students.
Receipt of final official credentials that fail to substantiate eligibility will result in rescission of admission, reclassification to non-degree status, and denial of continued enrollment in subsequent terms.
An undergraduate applicant who is denied admission may be eligible to appeal and will be advised of applicable appeal procedures by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
An application for admission or a residency affidavit submitted by or on behalf of a student that contains false, fraudulent, or incomplete statements may result in denial of admission, further registration and/or degrees awarded.
The University may refuse admission to a student whose record shows previous misconduct not in the best interest of citizens of the University community.
Effective September 1, 1976, all students entering USF with fewer than 60 semester hours of credit are required to earn at least 9 semester hours of credit prior to graduation by attendance during one or more summer semesters. The University may waive the application of this rule in cases of unusual hardship. A student who wishes to have the rule waived must complete a "Request for Waiver of Mandatory Summer Enrollment Form" available in the Office of the Registrar. After submission of the form to the Office of the Registrar, the student will be notified by mail of the action taken.
Students are exempt from the summer requirement provided they have earned 9 or more credits from one of the acceleration mechanisms listed below prior to matriculation at an SUS institution. There is no provision for partial credit that would allow students to complete in summer enrollment only the difference in credits between the required 9 semester hours and the number of credits less than 9 that they completed prior to matriculation. (Approved acceleration mechanisms include: Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Dual Credit, Early Admission, Advanced International Certificate of Education, and credit from the Florida Virtual School.
The requirement may be fulfilled only by attending one of the universities in the State University System: University of South Florida, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida and University of West Florida.
All undergraduate students admitted to USF must earn passing scores, meet exemption criteria or qualify for a waiver on all four sections of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) prior to receiving an A.A. certificate or baccalaureate degree from the University. Transfer students entering USF with fewer than 45 transferable semester hours must take CLAST during the term in which 45 semester hours will be completed. Transfer students entering USF with 45 or more transferable semester hours must take CLAST the first term it is offered after initial enrollment.
Prior to beginning classes, all new undergraduate students (FTIC/Transfer) are required to participate in Orientation on the USF campus in which they are admitted. Orientation sessions are designed to assist new and returning students with their transition into the University. During the University Orientation students are made aware of the following: college overviews and requirements for their degree program; general University policies and services; and student activities and campus life. In addition, academic advising and registration for classes are all part of the orientation process.
All new/returning students will receive Orientation information after admission.
Prior to registering for classes that meet on campus, all students born after 1956 are required to present documentation of proof of immunity to MEASLES (Rubeola) and RUBELLA (German Measles). (See Immunization Policy.)
Undergraduates seeking entrance to limited access degree programs must meet special program requirements in addition to requirements for admission to the University. While many limited access programs admit students only at the junior level, some programs admit students for the freshman or sophomore years. The admission criteria and procedures for limited access programs at USF furnish equal access to A.A. degree holders from Florida public community/junior colleges, transfers from other SUS institutions, and USF students of equivalent status. Transfer applicants with 90 or more transferable semester hours who are seeking admission to limited access programs must meet the grade point average requirement specified by the program to be eligible for admission to USF.
USF, with approval of the Board of Education and the Articulation Coordinating Committee, has established the following undergraduate programs as limited access: Liberal Studies, Mass Communications, Social Work, and the B.A./M.A. Program in Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences; all degree programs in the College of Business Administration; all degree programs in the College of Education; all degree programs in the College of Engineering; all degree programs in the College of Nursing. The admissions requirements for these degree programs may be found with other program information in appropriate sections of this catalog.
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Effective Date: Semester I, 2007
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