USF 1998-99 Undergradutate Catalog - Pages 13 - 14

General Admission Policies

• 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 Admissions in Tampa.

• 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 must substantiate eligibility for admission before a second registration will be permitted. Receipt of final official credentials which fail to substantiate eligibility will result in rescission of admission, reclassification to non-degree status, and denial of continued enrollment in subsequent terms.

• Applicants who do not meet standard Board of Regents 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 GPA 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.

• An undergraduate applicant who is denied admission may be eligible to appeal and will be advised of applicable appeal procedures by the Office of Admissions.

• An application for admission or a residency affidavit submitted by or on behalf of a student which 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.

• All students entering the University with fewer than 60 semester hours of college level academic work are required to earn at least 9 semester hours during one or more Summer terms prior to graduation (see Summer enrollment requirements).

• All undergraduate transfer students admitted to USF must earn passing scores 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 and former students returning are required to participate in an Orientation/Academic Advising/Registration program on the USF campus where they will take all or the majority of courses in their first semester at USF. These programs are designed to help new students become acquainted with the University, choose courses, register for classes, and complete all other necessary procedures. New students receive Orientation/Academic Advising/Registration information after admission.

  NOTE: Prior to registration for classes which meet on campus, all students less than 40 years of age must submit acceptable proof of immunity to rubella to the Student Health Service. Students born after December 31, 1956 must also submit proof of immunity to measles. (See Immunization Policy.)

• Performance in courses taken as a non-degree-seeking (special) 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 (special) 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 (special) students.

Quota/Limited Access Programs

Undergraduates seeking entrance to quota/limited access degree programs must meet special program requirements in addition to requirements for admission to the University. While many quota/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 quota/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 quota/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 Regents and the Articulation Coordinating Committee, has established the following undergraduate programs as quota/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 Engineering; all degree programs in the College of Nursing and New College. 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, 1998

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