USF 1997-98 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 52
Commencement ceremonies at USF (Tampa) are held three times a year: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
To receive information regarding the Commencement ceremonies, students must submit an application to graduate. Information regarding the ceremony will be mailed to the students during the term in which they should participate. If information is not received, the student should contact the Office of the Registrar. Graduate students (masters, specialists, and doctorates) will not participate in commencement exercises until all requirements for such degrees have been fulfilled.
In order to graduate, a student must submit an application for the bachelor's degree, graduate degree, or associate of arts certificate to the Office of the Registrar. This application must be submitted in the term of expected graduation by the deadline noted in the academic calendar. If a student applies for graduation and is not approved, a new application for degree must be submitted by the deadline in a new term. In order for the degree statement to appear on a student's academic record, the student must file the aforementioned application whether or not participation in the commencement ceremony is desired.
The application for the bachelor's degree is available from the student's college advising office. The application for a graduate degree is available from the Office of the Registrar or the student's college advising office. The application for an associate of arts degree is available from the Center for Academic Advising in Academic Support and Achievement.
The application must first be certified (signed or stamped in the section, "Office Use Only") by the student's college (Center for Academic Advising for the A.A. degree). The college retains one copy, and the student must submit the remaining copies to the Office of the Registrar prior to the graduation application deadline. Inquiries concerning approval or denial of graduation should be made to the appropriate college or to the Center for Academic Advising in Academic Support and Achievement.
It is the student's responsibility to clear all "I" grades (incompletes) in courses required for graduation and to provide official transcripts of all transferred course work needed for graduation at least 3 weeks prior to the end of the term in which he/she expects to graduate.
A student applying for a second undergraduate major must do so within the same deadline set for applying for a degree.
A student applying for a minor must:
For purposes of honors recognition at the ceremony, students must have a 3.500 GPA before the term in which they plan to graduate to have honors recognized publically at the commencement ceremony.
A baccalaureate candidate must first have an overall GPA for all work attempted at USF on the standard grading scale of a 3.500 or higher to be considered for honors. In addition, transfer students and USF students who have post-secondary work elsewhere to be eligible for honors must have a GPA of 3.500 or higher when combined with all work attempted at other institutions (including developmental classes). The forgiveness policy at USF or other institutions will not be applicable in computing the GPA for honors nor are plus/minus grades awarded at other institutions.
In addition, each dean has the option to select on the basis of exceptional achievement 1% of the college's graduates or 1 student per semester for graduating with distinction.
Please note, for purposes of honors recognition at the ceremony, students must have a 3.500 GPA before the term in which they plan to graduate to have honors recognized publically at the commencement ceremony.
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The student's academic record shall not be changed after the student has graduated.
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Effective Date: Semester I, 1997
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