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Please familiarize yourself
with the contents of the University Catalog, the Schedule
of Classes and the Student Handbook. The catalog contains
detailed information about academic policies.
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You are responsible for knowing university
academic policies, your class schedule, your instructors and their
office hours, and for regular attendance and satisfactory performance
in all classes for which you are registered. See the University
Catalog for a full explanation of the attendance policy.
Undergraduate students are
placed on academic probation when their cumulative grade point
average is less than a 2.00 (C). Probationary students are limited
to a maximum semester enrollment of 15 credits. See the University
Catalog.
Academic dismissal occurs at the
end of each semester and the summer term. Students on academic
probation will be dismissed if the university academic standard
has not been met. This standard is based on accumulated credit,
including transfer credit, credit by examination, and all credit
attempted for which a grade was received (A–F and P, but not including
official course withdrawals). See the University
Catalog.
Undergraduate
Academic Dismissal
See page 28 of the 2007–2008 University Catalog for more information about this policy.
Master's
and Doctoral Students Academic Dismissal
See page 35 of the 2007–2008 University Catalog for more information about this policy.
An incomplete
(I) is given because of circumstances beyond
student control. Students have until the
end of the sixth (6th) week of the following
semester to complete the work unless the
faculty member specifies an earlier date.
A waiver of the six-week limitation requires
permission of the respective dean. The incomplete
will automatically become an F unless an
approved waiver has been filed in a timely
manner with the Office of the Registrar.
It is a student responsibility to establish
and maintain contact with the faculty member.
See the University
Catalog.
Students may officially withdraw
from the university by completing a Change
of Registration Status form and an exit interview
questionnaire. Students receiving financial aid must check
with the Office of Financial Aid to learn how the withdrawal will
affect their financial aid status. See the University
Catalog.
Final grades
are posted at the end of each semester to
students' academic records, and may be accessed
electronically on their PAWS accounts. Students
who do not have access to a computer may
request in writing at the Registration Center
that their grades be mailed to them. These
grades become part of the permanent academic
record and transcript, and are not subject
to change except on authorization of the
instructor, academic unit head or program
chair, and appropriate dean. The university
does not release grades prior to the posting
of final grades. Grades and academic
standing are not released over the telephone.
Students may view and print
out their grades by going into the PAWS
system and entering their TRACKS ID
and password. Students who still prefer
to have their grades mailed, may come to
the registration center, fill out a form,
and receive grades through the U.S. mail.
These grades become a part of the official
student permanent record and are not subject
to change, except on authorization from
the instructor, academic unit head and respective
dean.
During the eighth week of classes, students not
making satisfactory progress in 1000-level courses are notified
of their status by mail.
The forgiveness policy is a system by which an undergraduate student may repeat an undergraduate course with only the last grade received for this course (this grade may be an F) used in the cumulative grade point average, and in evaluating the fulfillment of graduation requirements. However, both the last grade and the grade in which the forgiveness policy was applied will be calculated for determining graduation honors. All grades received in any course, including those retaken under the forgiveness policy, are retained and recorded on the transcript. Credits where the forgiveness policy has been applied to a course will be removed from both the term and overall GPAs.
An undergraduate student is allowed to apply forgiveness to undergraduate courses a maximum of five times during his or her Florida Tech career. No forgiveness is allowed for subsequent retakes above the maximum of five; all subsequent grades are averaged into the cumulative grade point average. A student attaining 90 or more credit hours may not apply the forgiveness policy to 1000- and 2000-level courses. The forgiveness policy does not apply to graduate courses, even if taken by an undergraduate student, or to undergraduate courses taken by a graduate student.
A Request to Retake a Course form must be completed for every course retaken under the forgiveness policy. This form is due in the registrar’s office no later than Friday of the 12th week of classes to be applied that semester. This form is a binding agreement between the student and Florida Tech. Once applied to a repeated course, forgiveness cannot be reversed.
The certification of transfer credit
is done in deposit paid date order from official transcripts bearing
the correct seals and duly authorized administrative signatures
from all former higher education institutions. The Registrar's
Office coordinates this process, certifies courses without respect
to the major, and provides notice of official certification. The
application of transfer credit to the degree program is a responsibility
of the academic unit. Students may be requested to supply relevant
catalog and/or course descriptions to the Registrar's Office. See
the University Catalog.
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Students with credit from universities
outside the United States must provide an official English translation
of all courses appearing on the academic record and, if necessary,
of course descriptions and syllabi. The Registrar's Office must
certify and validate the international university governing body,
grading policy and length of the academic calendar as preliminary
steps in the certification process. Certification is done by deposit
date order. See the University
Catalog.
Credit is only considered for Military Course Completions and only when listed on an official American Council of Education (ACE) SMARTS or AARTS transcript. Credit is awarded based on ACE recommendation and Florida Tech transfer credit policy. Credit is considered for DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) and CLEP subject area exams through DANTES listed on an official DANTES transcript. Credit it awarded based on ACE recommendation and Florida Tech transfer credit policy.
Credit is awarded for the College
Board Advanced Placement Program (AP) examinations. The appropriate
credit is entered on the permanent academic record as a transfer
course. See the University
Catalog.
The process
for changing majors is explained in the
University
Catalog. Students needing
more information about changing majors may
contact Brenda Cline in the Records Office.
Students may change their major by
filling out the Change of Major form and by getting the appropriate
signatures.
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Problems occur when students
are unaware of and/or do not follow university academic
and financial policies as stated in the University
Catalog, and want exceptions to such policies. These
requests are usually not granted, as it is a student
responsibility to be knowledgeable in these matters.
The academic regulations, financial policies and student
responsibilities are enacted to create an environment
that maximizes learning.
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