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Florida Tech will transfer credit for courses taken at another
university that is accredited by a major regional accrediting
association in the United States.
Credit is granted on a course-by-course basis. The courses taken must be equivalent
to those given at Florida Tech in course content and hours, and you must have
received a grade of C or better. Courses for transfer must have been completed
within the last 10 years prior to Florida Tech enrollment. Credits from international
colleges and universities are only transferred if the international college
or university is listed in the Handbook of International Universities.
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An unofficial transfer of credit evaluation (UTCE) is performed by the Office
of Admission upon admission. A UTCE is an estimation, by admission personnel,
of the credit you will be granted. UTCEs are conservative in their estimates
and may reflect a higher number of elective credit if admission cannot directly
match courses to those offered at Florida Tech. UTCEs are performed on credits
being transferred from U.S. colleges and universities only. An “official” transfer
of credit evaluation for US colleges and universities is completed by the Office
of the Registrar after receipt of the $300 tuition deposit. It is a more
detailed evaluation performed by the academic units responsible for the equivalent
Florida Tech courses. Once a student is enrolled, the official transfer
of credit is reported on the students transcripts in terms of equivalent Florida
Tech course identifications.
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It depends; Florida Tech's degree requirements are very specific for each major,
you may receive credit for courses that are not applicable toward your desired
degree.
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Credit is not awarded for courses listed on a transcript without a grade, or
courses carrying grades but no credit hours. Credit is not awarded for vocational/technical
courses, correspondence courses, experiential learning or military experience.
Credit is not awarded for courses completed more than 10 years prior to Florida
Tech enrollment. Credit is awarded for courses taken at accredited colleges
and universities only.
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Florida Tech offers credit for CLEP “Subject” examinations. The
minimum score must be above the recommended percentile as published by the
American Council on Education. Florida Tech offers credit for AP
examinations,
and credit for International Baccalaureate
examinations . Florida Tech cannot
honor the amount of credit given for these exams at a previously attended
college or university.
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College credit for prior flight certificates and ratings will be awarded by
Florida Tech after an evaluation by our flight training department. It is a
university policy and a FAA requirement that we have complete records of all
flight student training, including an evaluation of prior flight experience.
Students with prior flight experience will take a multiple-choice written exam,
will have their logbooks evaluated and will be given a flight-check ride to
determine flight proficiency. Based on the results of the evaluation, students
will be awarded Advanced Standing credit commensurate with their current
flight proficiency. If you have done training at a FAA Part 141 flight school,
it is recommended that you supply, to our School of Aeronautics, copies of
your Part 141 flight training syllabi and graduation certificates to help speed
the evaluation process. It is also recommended that you provide copies of all
flight certificates and ratings, copies of the last two pages of your logbook
and a copy of your current flight medical certificate.
Grades and grade points are not transferable. Once you matriculate to Florida
Tech, your transcripts will indicate transfer courses. Your GPA starts new
at the completion of your first semester at Florida Tech.
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Make sure you have sent to Florida Tech your final official transcripts from
every college or university you attended prior to Florida Tech. Copies stamped "Issued
to Student," even delivered in a sealed envelope, cannot be accepted for transfer
credit evaluation.
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All official transcripts and documents must be submitted to the Registrar
prior to the completion of the first semester of enrollment at Florida Tech
to be considered for transfer credit awards. Request for additional transfer
credit must be made before the end of the second semester. Requests for Advanced
Standing must be submitted to the appropriate academic unit head no later
than 45 days after initial registration.
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