Records

For further information on the forgiveness policy or incomplete grades,
contact Brenda Cline  (321) 674-8117.

For further information on transcripts, send an e-mail to Transcripts or
contact Michelle Wucik  (321) 674-7402.

Incomplete Work

An I is given when a course cannot be completed because of circumstances beyond the student’s control. The I indicates the course work is qualitatively satisfactory and there is a reasonable expectancy that completion of the remaining work would result in a passing grade. The instructor must provide a statement of the work to be completed to the head of the academic unit. The student must complete the work at the earliest possible time but before the beginning of the seventh week of the following semester, unless an earlier deadline is established at the time the I is recorded and the student is notified of this fact. A waiver of the six-week limitation requires written permission of the cognizant dean. The I will automatically become an F in the seventh week unless an approved waiver has been filed with the registrar’s office.

Forgiveness Policy

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.

Undergraduate Change of Major

During their studies, students receive exposure to a number of different academic subjects, and some are attracted to programs different from their initial choices. A change of major is possible if the student submits a Change of Major/Minor, Change of Site or Dual Degree form that is approved by the new academic unit head. After a change of major, courses unrelated to the new program will not be used in computing the student’s cumulative GPA. However, all earned grades and credits remain on the transcript.

Following a change of major, the degree requirements in the new major may be based on either the student’s original catalog, or the catalog in effect at the time of the change of major, or on a catalog between those two, subject to the approval of the academic unit head, as indicated on the submitted change of major form.
 

Transcripts - Static

All courses taken at Florida Tech are indicated in chronological order on the student’s academic transcript. A request for a transcript may be made in writing to the Office of the Registrar, Records Unit, with the appropriate fee enclosed, by logging on to the PAWS network or by fax to the Records Unit at (321) 674-7827.

Students with holds on their accounts will not be able to order transcripts online. Each transcript requested is $5. Transcripts take an average of 3–5 days to process, except during times of high volume (holidays and the end of a semester). During these times, transcript requests may take 7–10 days.

Transcripts are sent by standard mail. You may choose, at your own expense, to have them sent through another carrier (FedEx, Priority Mail, etc.)

Transcripts will not be released to anyone whose financial obligations have not been satisfied.